cave painting
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cave painting
- /ˈkeɪv ˈpeɪntɪŋ/ US, UK
Rhymes with -eɪntɪŋ
noun cave paintings · cave-painting
- The activity of applying pigments to the interior surfaces of caves to create images, especially when carried out in prehistoric times. For several decades, now, he [the modern artist] has taken the liberty of learning how to draw and compose by studying and borrowing ideas from the high periods in all art, as far back as prehistoric cave painting.
- The paintings resulting from this activity regarded collectively, especially if prehistoric; cave art; (countable) an individual painting of this type. I understand from Paṇḍita Baghavánlál, who lately visited the caves, that the painting and writings in these caves are fast going to decay. Those at Ajaṇṭhá are more durable, whereas the Bagh cave paintings will, it is feared, be entirely obliterated after some years.
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noun activity of applying pigments to the interior surfaces of caves to create images, especially when carried out in prehistoric times
| Français | art pariétal |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Höhlenmalerei |
noun paintings resulting from this activity regarded collectively, especially if prehistoric; an individual painting of this type
| Español | pintura rupestre |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 동굴벽화 donggulbyeokhwa |
| 中文 | 石洞壁畫 /石洞壁画 shídòngbìhuà |
| हिन्दी | गुफ़ा चित्र gufā citra |
| Português | pintura rupestre |
| Français | peinture rupestre |
| Deutsch | Höhlenmalerei |
| Italiano | pittura rupestre |
| Ελληνικά | ζωγραφική σπηλαίου zografikí spilaíou |
| Русский | пещерная живопись peščernaja živopisʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | tranh hang động |
| עברית | ציורי מערות |
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