nude painting
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5.3
- noun
- /nuːd ˈpeɪntɪŋ/
- NSFW
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pintura desnuda
- It was a painting of Blanche, a nude painting of the woman he loved, made by the man who had destroyed her life.
Examples
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He only used one woman for his nude paintings, his wife.
Blog text (22) -
Maybe it's a book about puberty, or an art book with a few nude paintings.
Academic text (2015) -
Wouldn't it be a trip if Alex Trebek bought a nude painting of me?
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The gallery featured several stunning nude paintings that celebrated the human form.
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Many artists display their nude paintings to challenge conventional views on beauty and vulnerability.
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During the exhibition, the artist explained his inspiration behind each nude painting he created.
Synonyms
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4.9
A person without clothes or a painting that shows that person
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a painting that depicts a naked human figure' is directly and compositionally derived from 'nude' (a depiction or person shown naked) + 'painting' (a painted artwork). This noun–noun combination follows a regular, cross-linguistically common modifier-head pattern, so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Nude painting comes from artists who painted the human body without clothes to study its shape and beauty; nude means 'naked' and painting means a picture made with paint. That's why a nude painting today means 'a painting that shows a naked person' as a work of art.