painting
practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a surface
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Summary
painting is a method[1]. painting ranks in the top 2% of method entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (21,478 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: type of arts[3], hobby[4]
- Subclass of: activity[5], visual arts[6]
- Commons category: Painting[7]
- Topic's main category: Category:Painting[8]
- Commons gallery: Painting[9]
- Product or material produced: painting[10]
- Topic's main Wikimedia portal: Portal:Painting[11]
- Described by source: Gujin Tushu Jicheng[12], Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[13], Metropolitan Museum of Art Tagging Vocabulary[14], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[15], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[16], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[17], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[18], The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge[19]
- Different from: painting[20], drawing[21]
- Practiced by: painter[22]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:List of articles all languages should have[23], Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[24]
Why It Matters
painting has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] painting is known by 52 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]