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Art history

Record of past mediums or works of art throughout history.

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renaissance

Art history; Visual arts

One of the most fraught and debated terms in art history, this generally refers to the revival of arts and letters inspired by classical roman and greek models in western europe ...

refectory

Art history; Visual arts

A dining hall in a monastery, (in italian cenacolo).

relief

Art history; Visual arts

The real or apparent projection of three dimensional figures from a flat background. In sculpture, the term is used for figures raised physically above the background, protruding ...

provenance

Art history; Visual arts

The record of ownership of a work of art, its origin, derivation and pedigree. It tells who owned a work; an attribution identifies the artist or artists who produced a work.

public

Art history; Visual arts

The community or people who receive art and are generally self-consciously concerned with its character over time and space. The public may be distinguished from an audience, who ...

qibla

Art history; Visual arts

The direction of prayer towards the kaaba in mecca; sometimes in a mosque referred to as the qibla wall.

quattrocento

Art history; Visual arts

From the italian for “four hundred”; designating the fifteenth century (i.e. The “fourteen hundreds”). This italian term is commonly used by art historians writing in english ...