English-Portuguese translations for painting

• pintura
  Refiro-me à música e à pintura. I have in mind music and painting.
  As pinturas rupestres mostram mamíferos no Sara e cabras dos Alpes em Lascaux. Rock paintings illustrate mammals in the Sahara and ibex at Lascaux.
  Mais valia estarmos hoje a debater aqui pintura abstracta. We might just as well be discussing abstract painting today.

Definition of painting

• An illustration or artwork done with the use of paint
• The action of applying paint to a surface
• The same activity as an art form

Examples

• The Mona Lisa is one of the most famous paintings
• The outside of the old house would benefit from some painting
• Some artists, like Michelangelo, excel in both painting and sculpture

Related words

• paintinglike
• wall-painting
• painting by numbers
• painting knife
• painting medium
• painting in somber tones
• oil painting
• action painting
• watercolor painting