Mural

A mural is a painting on a wall, ceiling, or other large permanent surface.

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Murals of sorts date to prehistoric times such as the paintings on the Caves of Lascaux in southern France. There are many techniques. The most well known is probably "fresco", which uses water soluble paints with a damp lime wash, a rapid use of the resulting mixture over a large surface, and often in parts (but with a sense of the whole). The colors lighten when dried.

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The Mission District of San Francisco, California has numerous murals.

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Murals today may be painted in a variety of ways, using oil or water based media. The styles can vary from abstract to Trompe L'Oeil (a French term for fool or trick the eye).

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Lascaux: :For the French commune in the Corr?ze d?partement, see Lascaux, Corr?ze....

France: The French Republic or France (: R?publique fran?aise or France) is a country whose metropolitan territory is located in Western Europe, and which is further made up of a collection of overseas islands and territories located in other continents....

Fresco: :Note: Fresco is the NATO reporting name of the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17....

Mural related Images and Photos (experimental)

Mural c.1943	Mural 1950	Mural of Horses	Mural of Standing Figures
Mural Silk of the Empress' Bedroom 1787	Mural On a Wall Rio Caribe Carupano Sucre State Venezuela	Berlin Wall Mural East Side Gallery Berlin Germany	Mural Design for the Hermitage St. Petersburg circa 1840
Texas Tech Stadium Mural	Mural in the Shwedagon Depicting Buddha's First Sermon Yangon Myanmar (Burma)	Mural Painting from the Count of Barcelona's Tomb	Kid Rock Motorcycle Mural