Learn English – “Paintings on walls and ceilings” and “painting of portraits, landscapes”

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I am creating a portfolio of painter's works and I need to categorize them.

There will be two global categories:

  1. Paintings on canvas
  2. Painting on walls and ceilings

The paintings on canvas divide into "Portraits", "Landscapes", and so on.

How should I call paintings of walls and ceilings in English?

Maybe there is some precise word? I haven't found it, using translators from Russian.

Best Answer

They are called murals.

A mural is any piece of artwork painted or applied directly on a wall, ceiling or other large permanent surface. A particularly distinguishing characteristic of mural painting is that the architectural elements of the given space are harmoniously incorporated into the picture.