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/ˌmɛɡəˈlɒɡrəfi/ · noun
(art) The depiction of great or grand things, such as heroes and gods; painting on a large scale.
The room was decorated with magnificent megalography, overwhelming the viewer upon entrance.
What were, in short, these astonishing decorators of all sorts, lavishing frescoes, ceilings, and that historical megalography which surprises us even now by its boldness and breadth?
The Pompeian houses are usually small; the space which the architect gave over to the painter was not, as a rule, of great extent, and was little suited for what the Greeks styled "megalography."
Use megalography when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Megalography means (art) The depiction of great or grand things, such as heroes and gods; painting on a large scale.
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
Possible antonyms include rhopography.
The room was decorated with magnificent megalography, overwhelming the viewer upon entrance.
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