Art history

Art history

Record of past mediums or works of art throughout history.

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acropolis

Art history; Visual arts

Greek for “high city,” the term refers to the elevated portions of cities on which the main temples were built.

altar

Art history; Visual arts

A raised surface or place used as the practical focal point of a religious service.

draw

Art history; Visual arts

To mark lines and shapes on a surface (though not necessarily to produce a likeness). Insofar as drawing concerns mainly line, shape and form, it is considered distinct from ...

abecedary

Art history; Visual arts

A list, often a book, with items in alphabetical order.

chiaroscuro

Art history; Visual arts

From the italian for “light and dark,” a term used to describe art that uses strongly contrasting lighted and shaded areas, particularly in suggesting the volumes of objects.