ɐ sˈɪŋɡəl pˈeɪntɪŋ mˈɜːdʒᵻz mˌʌltɪpəl hɪstˈɔːɹɪkəl ɐpɹˈoʊtʃᵻz tə hˌaʊ pˈeɪnt ɪz ɐplˈaɪd, hˌaʊ pˈeɪntɪŋz kɹiːˈeɪt mˈiːnɪŋ, ænd hˌaʊ pˈeɪntɪŋz dᵻfˈaɪn ðɛɹ sˈʌbdʒɛkt mˈæɾɚ.
A single painting merges multiple historical approaches to how paint is applied, how paintings create meaning, and how paintings define their subject matter.