Thesaurus results for OIL PAINTING

oil painting

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Definition of oil painting

as in painting

a picture created with oil paint hung a beautiful oil painting of the bay on the living room wall

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Recent Examples of oil painting The memories, artwork, belly laughter, handmade jewelry, oil paintings, sculptures, costumes, and all around joie de vivre live on. — Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 15 June 2026 The memories, artwork, belly laughter, handmade jewelry, oil paintings, sculptures, costumes and all around joie de vivre live on. — Brenton Blanchet, PEOPLE, 15 June 2026 Spielberg even has one of her oil paintings hanging in his office. — Huntley Woods, Entertainment Weekly, 11 June 2026 An oil painting on the wall behind him portrayed a ship on the high seas, sailing straight toward the viewer. — Kevin West, Travel + Leisure, 9 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for oil painting

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Must-see paintings include Botticelli’s Birth of Venus, Raphael’s Madonna of the Goldfinch, and Caravaggio’s Bacchus.

— Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 8 July 2026
Through a series of acrylic paintings, Gardner explores intimate connections between parents and children, partners and siblings, inviting viewers to identify themselves within his signature faceless figures.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026