Art history

Art history

Record of past mediums or works of art throughout history.

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medieval

Art history; Visual arts

A period of european history between classical antiquity and the renaissance. It is traditionally dated from 476 ce, with the deposition of romulus augustulus, the last roman ...

material culture

Art history; Visual arts

The objects or the physical artifacts of a culture or people, distinguishing manufactured items in contrast to written documents or records.

mannerism

Art history; Visual arts

A term developed in the twentieth century to characterize aspects of italian art of the 1520s to the 1590s that belonged neither to the renaissance or the baroque. These works ...

manifesto

Art history; Visual arts

A declaration of principles, intentions, ambitions. In the context of modern art, a manifesto is a statement by an artist or a group about the meaning of their work and what ...

lintel

Art history; Visual arts

A horizontal beam that bridges the upper part of a door or window. These are often decorated.

mandorla

Art history; Visual arts

An italian word meaning almond. It is an almond shaped oval that surrounds the entire body of the resurrected christ or the virgin, unlike a halo, which circles only the head ...