as in canvases
a picture created with oil paint
the Mona Lisa is a haunting painting of a woman with a most mysterious smile
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Recent Examples of paintings
These motifs evolve into deeper explorations of aggression and subcultural aesthetics, dedicating space to his film Trash Humpers and the Shadow Fux paintings.
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Robert Lang, Deadline, 2 Apr. 2026
This Italian city has innumerable artistic treasures, these 25 paintings among them.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
Most of the Art Institute’s antiquities, silver objects, and musical instrument collections were still in storage, but the trustees had placed statuary, paintings, and other items in the halls.
—Literary Hub, 1 Apr. 2026
The former showcases its owner’s paintings in an adjacent James Young Fine Art gallery.
—Midwest Living, 1 Apr. 2026
The reason to visit this church next to the Pantheon are for the three Caravaggio paintings in its Contarelli chapel.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Mar. 2026
In some rooms, paintings are hung salon style.
—Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2026
The targets were the two Renoir paintings, one of which was left behind, and two smaller in size and less valuable works, both under a million euros.
—Chiara Pizzimenti, Vanity Fair, 31 Mar. 2026
Robert Lang, Deadline, 2 Apr. 2026
This Italian city has innumerable artistic treasures, these 25 paintings among them.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
Most of the Art Institute’s antiquities, silver objects, and musical instrument collections were still in storage, but the trustees had placed statuary, paintings, and other items in the halls.
—Literary Hub, 1 Apr. 2026
The former showcases its owner’s paintings in an adjacent James Young Fine Art gallery.
—Midwest Living, 1 Apr. 2026
The reason to visit this church next to the Pantheon are for the three Caravaggio paintings in its Contarelli chapel.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Mar. 2026
In some rooms, paintings are hung salon style.
—Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2026
The targets were the two Renoir paintings, one of which was left behind, and two smaller in size and less valuable works, both under a million euros.
—Chiara Pizzimenti, Vanity Fair, 31 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for paintings
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Josephine Joy’s canvases teem with San Diego’s pepper trees and aloe plants.—
John P. Murphy,
ARTnews.com,
5 Apr. 2026
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In the film, Coel is a reclusive painter who’s hired by the children of a famous artist to pose as his assistant and gain access to a series of fabled canvases to secure their inheritance.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
2 Apr. 2026
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The space, painted in murals by Inigma Productions, carries the familiar light furnishings from Mazi, but other furnishings and decor steer it toward a new personality.—
Heidi Finley,
Charlotte Observer,
2 Apr. 2026
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Elon Musk contributed $1 million to help fund a nationwide campaign of public murals depicting Zarutska.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Paintings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paintings. Accessed 9 Apr. 2026.
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