wall painting

American  

noun

1. mural painting executed by any of various techniques, as encaustic, tempera, fresco, or oil paint on canvas, often as an enhancement of the architecture of which the recipient wall is a part.

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Etymology

Origin of wall painting

First recorded in 1850–55

Example Sentences

The show includes the influential 94-year-old painter's works from the late 1960s, wall paintings from the last decade and the artist's most recent canvases.

From BBC

The wall paintings are adorned with candelabras, stringed instruments called lyres, white cranes and a delicate daisy.

From BBC

Rare 16th Century wall paintings have been revealed at a former Tudor hunting lodge.

From BBC

The massive wall painting by Robert Vargas offers three different views of the pitcher, including one of his unique high kick and heavenward gaze during his wind-up.

From Los Angeles Times

A cave in the foothills of the Pyrenees has a wall painting from several thousand years later depicting a battle fought between humans using bows and arrows.

From Salon