For the verb живописать
(to describe vividly) Wiktionary [en] lists it as imperfective; the [ru] Wiktionary lists it as perfective; while a database of verbs I has lists it as 'both'.
The database lists just under 600 verbs as having both aspects. The most common of these is использовать
. This is listed as both imperfective and perfective on both Wiktionaries.
Can anyone offer insight into the aspect of живописать
? And is there any reference on when a verb can be in either aspect? I cannot see any.