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muralPainting applied to and made integral with the surface of a wall or ceiling. Its roots can be found in the universal desire that led prehistoric peoples to create cave paintings—the desire to decorate their surroundings and express their ideas and beliefs. The Romans produced large numbers of murals in Pompeii and Ostia, but mural painting (not synonymous with fresco) reached its highest degree of creative achievement in Europe with the work of such Renaissance masters as Masaccio, Fra Angelico, Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, and Raphael. In the 20th century, the mural was embraced by artists of the Cubist and Fauve movements in Paris, revolutionary painters in Mexico (e.g., Diego Rivera, José Clemente Orozco, David Alfaro Siqueiros), and Depression-era artists under the sponsorship of the U.S. government (e.g., Ben Shahn, Thomas Hart Benton). mural a large painting or picture on a wall How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| The Special Children Arts Foundation has been commissioned for two more murals by the city of Santa Clarita, and Kolodziejczyk said he's got a growing waiting list of excited participants. Problem: Historic murals painted in park field houses throughout the city of Chicago were in disrepair and in need of restoration. When you enter Commerce Bank's Two Wall Street location in New York City, you'll discover a bit of the area's history in the two large, colorful wall murals that greet you. |
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