pittura

Definitions of pittura
  1. noun
    creating a picture with paints
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    types:
    affresco
    a durable method of painting on a wall by using watercolors on wet plaster
    type of:
    arte, attività artistica
    the creation of beautiful or significant things
  2. noun
    a substance used as a coating to protect or decorate a surface (especially a mixture of pigment suspended in a liquid); dries to form a hard coating
    synonyms: colore, tinta, vernice
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    types:
    caseina
    a water-base paint made with a protein precipitated from milk
    acquarello, acquerello, guazzo, tempera
    pigment mixed with water-soluble glutinous materials such as size and egg yolk
    type of:
    casacca
    a thin layer covering something
    colorante
    any material used for its color
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