INGRES


Meaning of INGRES in English

In ‧ gres, Jean Au ‧ guste Dom ‧ i ‧ nique /ˈæŋɡrə, ʒɒn ˈəʊɡjuːst ˈdɒməniːk $ ʒɑːn əʊˈɡjuːst dɑːməˈniːk/ BrE AmE

(1780–1867) a French painter and leader of the ↑ neoclassical school (=artists who copied the style of ancient Greece and Rome) . He is known for his ↑ portrait s (=paintings of real people) and for his ↑ nude s (=paintings of people, mostly women, without clothes) such as Turkish Women at the Bath .

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.