Synonyms of paintings

paintings

noun

plural of painting

as in canvases

a picture created with oil paint

the Mona Lisa is a haunting painting of a woman with a most mysterious smile

Synonyms & Similar Words

• canvases
• murals
• frescoes
• watercolors
• oils
• drawings
• panoramas
• masterpieces
• oil paintings
• etchings
• sketches
• acrylics
• gouaches
• diptychs
• pastels
• aquarelles
• triptychs
• finger paintings
• temperas
• distempers
• showpieces
• pièces de résistance

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of paintings

Sotheby’s New York sold selections of his Old Master paintings, sculpture and English furniture last year for $21 million, nearly doubling the low estimate on the collection. — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 16 July 2026

For the first time, the fair will also host the First Peoples’ Art Showcase, which will display basketwork, paintings, and clothes made by members of indigenous tribes including the Karuk, Cupeño and Yurok tribes. — Sacbee.com, 16 July 2026

The paintings are based on photographs taken by scientists, wildlife photographers and conservationists involved in their protection. — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 16 July 2026

The Tavitian collection includes paintings and sculptures by Peter Paul Rubens, Élizabeth Vigée Lebrun, Claude-Joseph Vernet, Jan van Eyck, Gian Lorenzo Bernini, and Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux. — News Desk, Artforum, 16 July 2026

In the back unit, a movie played from a projector upstairs; paintings lined the wall, all telling the story of the Miami locals used to know. — Delia Rose Sauer, Miami Herald, 15 July 2026

Alongside marquee paintings and luxury goods, Sotheby’s has increasingly built major sales around science, technology, sports memorabilia, and other categories aimed at the same global pool of ultra-high-net-worth collectors. — Daniel Cassady For Artnews, Robb Report, 15 July 2026

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

The launch materials are full of claymation selfies, custom postcards, and pets inserted into famous paintings. — Gabriel Alin Zainescu, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026