fresco vs painting

fresco and painting both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
fresco	Yes	No	Yes	No
painting	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, painting is a hypernym of fresco; that is, painting is a word with a broader meaning than fresco:

fresco: a durable method of painting on a wall by using watercolors on wet plaster
painting: creating a picture with paints

fresco (noun)	painting (noun)
a durable method of painting on a wall by using watercolors on wet plaster	creating a picture with paints
a mural done with watercolors on wet plaster	the occupation of a house painter
	the act of applying paint to a surface
	graphic art consisting of an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface

fresco (verb)	painting (verb)
paint onto wet plaster on a wall