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painting

/ˈpeɪntɪŋ/noun

उच्चारण पेन्टिंग

चित्र, चित्रकारी; रंगाई-पुताई

Basic word

noun
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    [C, U]

    a picture that has been painted; the act or art of using paint to produce pictures; the act of putting paint onto the surface of objects, walls

    चित्र, चित्रकारी; रंगाई-पुताई

    • a famous painting
    • oil painting
    • A painting of a peacock hung in the hall.
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    • The museum has several paintings by Raja Ravi Varma.
    • The students admired a large painting of the Himalayas.
    • She took up painting after she retired.
    • Painting is one of her favourite hobbies.
    • Painting the whole house took us three days.

    Synonyms picture artwork canvas portrait landscape

◇Word family
paint verb, nounpainter noun
≈Synonyms and antonyms
§Grammar and usage

Keep the painting types: portrait (a picture of a person), landscape (of the countryside), still life (of objects such as fruit or flowers), mural (painted on a wall), fresco (painted on wet plaster), abstract (not showing real things).

चित्रकला के प्रकार याद रखिए: portrait (व्यक्ति का चित्र, व्यक्तिचित्र), landscape (ग्रामीण दृश्य का, भूदृश्य), still life (फल या फूल जैसी वस्तुओं का, स्थिर जीवन), mural (दीवार पर बना, भित्तिचित्र), fresco (गीले पलस्तर पर बना), abstract (वास्तविक चीज़ें न दिखाने वाला, अमूर्त)।

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General knowledge

Famous Indian painting styles include Madhubani (Bihar), Warli (Maharashtra), Pattachitra (Odisha), Kalamkari (Andhra Pradesh), Gond (Madhya Pradesh), Tanjore (Tamil Nadu), Pithora (Gujarat) and Phad (Rajasthan); the Ajanta cave paintings (Maharashtra) are ancient frescoes; Raja Ravi Varma is famous for paintings of Indian mythology; Leonardo da Vinci painted the 'Mona Lisa'.

यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: प्रसिद्ध भारतीय चित्रकला शैलियों में मधुबनी (बिहार), वारली (महाराष्ट्र), पट्टचित्र (ओडिशा), कलमकारी (आंध्र प्रदेश), गोंड (मध्य प्रदेश), तंजौर (तमिलनाडु), पिथोरा (गुजरात) और फड़ (राजस्थान) शामिल हैं; अजंता गुफाओं (महाराष्ट्र) के चित्र प्राचीन fresco हैं; राजा रवि वर्मा भारतीय पौराणिक कथाओं के चित्रों के लिए प्रसिद्ध हैं; Leonardo da Vinci ने 'Mona Lisa' बनाई।