Painter

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Painting by Rembrandt self-portrait

Detail from Las Meninas by Diego Velazquez, in which the painter portrayed himself at work

For the computer graphics program, see Corel Painter.

As a trade, painters apply paint to woodwork, walls, etc. See: Painter and decorator and Interior decoration.

In the arts, painters create paintings—two-dimensional artworks—by applying paint to a flat surface.

See also

• Painting
• List of painters
• History of art
• Oil on canvas
• Painting and Decorating

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