English-Spanish translations for painting

• pintura
  Me refiero a la música y la pintura. I have in mind music and painting.
  Las pinturas rupestres muestran mamíferos en el Sáhara e íbices en Lascaux. Rock paintings illustrate mammals in the Sahara and ibex at Lascaux.
• cuadro
  El cuadro de simboliza el sol, el calor y la libertad. The painting symbolises sun, warmth and freedom.
  Señora Presidenta, le agradezco a la señora Comisaria que nos haya presentado un cuadro tan rico en luces y sombras. Madam President, I am obliged to the Commissioner for painting a picture that is very rich in light and shade.
  Sin embargo, para los cristianos ortodoxos, un icono no es sólo un cuadro religioso; y tampoco es, por definición, un objeto religioso. Yet, for Orthodox Christians, an icon is no mere religious painting - and it is not, by definition, a religious object.
• pintado
  El panorama que trazo no es tan negro como el que han pintado algunos oradores. The picture I am painting is not as black as that painted by certain speakers.

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