murals

Definition of murals in English English dictionary: plural of mural
mural: {a} pertaining or relating to a wall
mural: A large design or picture, generally created on the wall of a public building, sometimes using the fresco technique
mural: a painting that is applied to a wall surface
mural: Pictures which cover an expanse of wall (exterior or interior), usually applied directly onto the wall
mural: A mural is a picture painted on a wall. a mural of Tangier bay. a painting that is painted on a wall, either inside or outside a building fresco (muralis , from murus ). Painting applied to and made integral with the surface of a wall or ceiling. Its roots can be found in the universal desire that led prehistoric peoples to create cave paintings the desire to decorate their surroundings and express their ideas and beliefs. The Romans produced large numbers of murals in Pompeii and Ostia, but mural painting (not synonymous with fresco) reached its highest degree of creative achievement in Europe with the work of such Renaissance masters as Masaccio, Fra Angelico, Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, and Raphael. In the 20th century, the mural was embraced by artists of the Cubist and Fauve movements in Paris, revolutionary painters in Mexico (e.g., Diego Rivera, José Clemente Orozco, David Alfaro Siqueiros), and Depression-era artists under the sponsorship of the U.S. government (e.g., Ben Shahn, Thomas Hart Benton)
mural: From the Latin word for wall, murus A large painting or decoration, either executed directly on a wall (fresco) or done separately and affixed to it
mural: of or relating to walls; "mural painting"
mural: Of or pertaining to a wall; being on, or in, a wall; growing on, or against, a wall; as, a mural quadrant
mural: Wall painting or mosaics attached to a wall
mural: A wall decoration with a pictorial design that continues over two or more strips of wallcovering and is intended to cover part or most of a wall without repeat Also called scenics
mural: {s} of or pertaining to a wall; on a wall; painted on a wall; attached to a wall; resembling a wall
mural: A large design or picture, generally created on the wall of a public building
mural: Attached to, or of the nature of a wall
mural: From the Latin word for wall, murus A large painting or decoration, either executed directly on a wall or done separately and affixed to it
mural: [n] a wall-sized painting mounted on a wall or painted directly on a wall
mural: a painting that is applied to a wall surface of or relating to walls; "mural painting
mural: Any painting made directly on a wall
mural: A large-scale painting on an interior or exterior wall
mural: Resembling a wall; perpendicular or steep; as, a mural precipice
mural: From the Latin word for walls, a mural is a large painting or decoration, either painted directly on the wall, such as a fresco, or prepared separately and affixed to the wall
mural: Wall (adjectival)
mural: {i} painting on a wall, fresco
mural: a very large painting applied directly to a wall or ceiling
mural: A large painting, usually drawn on a wall
mural: a wall painting