Use for unique works in which images are formed primarily by the direct application of pigments suspended in oil, water, egg yolk, molten wax, or other liquid, arranged in masses of color, onto a generally two-dimensional surface.
Broader Terms
<visual works by medium or technique> (395099)
Narrower Terms
<paintings by material or technique> (3149),
<paintings by form> (16),
<paintings by location or context> (6)
Related Terms
painting (400),
painters (43),
<painting equipment> (7)
Alternative Terms painting
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