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Art history
Record of past mediums or works of art throughout history.
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American Abstract Artists (AAA)
Art history; General art history
An organisation founded in 1936 to promote the appreciation of abstract art in the United States. It held its first annual exhibition in April 1937. Early members included Josef ...
altermodern
Art history; General art history
Coined by curator Nicolas Bourriaud on the occasion of the Tate Triennial 2009, Altermodern is an in-progress redefinition of modernity in the era of globalisation, which focuses ...
altarpiece
Art history; General art history
Painting placed on or behind the altar of a Christian church as a focus for worship. Usually depicts scenes from the life of Christ, especially the Crucifixion, or from the life ...
allegory
Art history; General art history
In art, a composition in which all the elements are designed to symbolise or illustrate some general idea such as life, death, love, virtue, faith, justice, prudence and so on.
alabaster
Art history; General art history
A fine-grained marble-like variety of gypsum, alabaster is a soft stone often white or translucent.
AkhRR
Art history; General art history
The Association of Artists of Revolutionary Russia, founded in Moscow in 1922, depicted everyday life among the working people of Russia after the Bolshevik Revolution in a ...
airbrushing
Art history; General art history
The airbrush was invented in the late nineteenth century, but it was not until the mid twentieth century that it became a popular tool in painting. It is a small, hand-held ...
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