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  • 1painting, Western — ▪ art Introduction       history of Western painting from its beginnings in prehistoric times to the present.       Painting, the execution of forms and shapes on a surface by means of pigment (but see also drawing for discussion of depictions in …

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  • 2pose — pose1 W3 [pəuz US pouz] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(cause problem)¦ 2¦(picture)¦ 3 pose a question 4 pose as somebody 5¦(to impress people)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: poser, from Late Latin pausare to stop, rest , from Latin pausa; …

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  • 3painting — /payn ting/, n. 1. a picture or design executed in paints. 2. the act, art, or work of a person who paints. 3. the works of art painted in a particular manner, place, or period: a book on Flemish painting. 4. an instance of covering a surface… …

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  • 4pose — [[t]po͟ʊz[/t]] ♦♦♦ poses, posing, posed 1) VERB If something poses a problem or a danger, it is the cause of that problem or danger. [V n] This could pose a threat to jobs in the coal industry... [V n] His ill health poses serious problems for… …

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  • 5pose — I UK [pəʊz] / US [poʊz] verb Word forms pose : present tense I/you/we/they pose he/she/it poses present participle posing past tense posed past participle posed ** 1) [transitive] to create a difficult or dangerous situation pose a… …

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  • 6pose — pose1 [ pouz ] verb ** 1. ) transitive to create a difficult or dangerous situation: pose a problem/difficulty/risk/threat: We are being told that the accident poses no threat to the environment. pose a challenge: They had been expected to pose a …

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  • 7pose — 1 verb 1 pose a problem/threat/challenge etc to cause a problem, danger, difficulty etc: Newton s challenge poses no threat to the leadership. | Rising unemployment is posing serious problems for the administration. 2 (I, T) to sit or stand in a… …

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  • 8painting —    In 1990, the largest exhibition of Velázquez s paintings ever held was mounted by the Prado Museum in Madrid, and was visited by half a million people. Further exhibitions on Ribera in 1992 and in honour of the 250th anniversary of Goya s… …

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  • 9The Big Picture (painting) — The Big Picture Artist Tom Roberts Year 1903 Type oil on canvas Dimensions 304.5 cm × 509.2 cm (119.9 in × 200.5 in) …

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  • 10Ophelia (painting) — For other uses, see Ophelia (disambiguation). Ophelia Artist John Everett Millais Year 1851–1852 Type Oil on canvas …

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