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Art history
Record of past mediums or works of art throughout history.
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aidoion
Art history; Visual arts
A Greek word used by archaeologist and historians of antiquities in referring to the private parts of men and women alike, usually on nude sculptures. The plural form is ta adoia, ...
American Institute of Architects (AIA)
Art history; Visual arts
A professional organization for architects providing resources for both practitioners and consumers.
aisle
Art history; Visual arts
In architecture, a long, narrow space on either side of the nave of a church, usually between a row of columns or piers and the outer wall. It is often referred to as a side ...
Albany slip
Art history; Visual arts
A slip clay that can produce a very dark brown glaze. Albany slip was mined near Albany, New York. Similar clays from other localities were used by early American potters in ...
à la poupée
Art history; Visual arts
In intaglio, a means of printing several colors at one time by applying each color to the plate separately with a felt pad. A French term.
anti-cerne
Art history; Visual arts
A white space in the form of a line between two areas of color in a picture; the opposite of a black line. Anti-cernes were often used by the fauve artists.
anti-intellectualism
Art history; Visual arts
Any point of view which opposes, fears, mistrusts, or shuns reason — logical, rational thought, intelligence, good judgment, sound sense — or intellectuals, or intellectual ...
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