wall painting

noun

: fresco

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Each of the six buildings was built between 1600 and 1700 and some of the original design details have endured—like the grand staircase in the lobby and the Maurer Room, a meeting room that features original 18th-century wall paintings. Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 June 2026 Online’s Zuri Hall on the carpet, Wonders explained that the look was directly inspired by a recent trip to Pompeii, where she was struck by ancient Roman wall paintings from around 200 B.C. Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 5 May 2026 Archaeologists also found human skeletal remains — believed to belong to monks — along with wall paintings and architectural features. Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 8 Apr. 2026 Those myths were conveyed through performance, sung in the great halls of the elite, recited at festivals all across the ancient world, staged at the theatre to large audiences, and displayed on wall paintings, mosaics, vases, and sculptures that adorned both sacred sanctuaries and city-states. Literary Hub, 27 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for wall painting

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First Known Use

circa 1688, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of wall painting was circa 1688

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