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Art history
Record of past mediums or works of art throughout history.
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Biedermeier
Art history; Visual arts
A style of painting, furniture, and other crafts, prominent in Germany and Austria from 1815 to 1848, popular especially among the middle classes. It was a simplified adaptation ...
bin
Art history; Visual arts
A container that holds and displays a number of two-dimensional works of art. It is sometimes referred to as a cradle or a browser. Each work rests upright upon its lowest edge, ...
binary colors
Art history; Visual arts
Binary colors are colors made by the mixing of two hues. Examples are orange, green, and purple.
binder
Art history; Visual arts
The ingredient in the vehicle of a paint which adheres the pigment particles to one another and to the ground. It creates uniform consistency, solidity, and cohesion.
binocular vision
Art history; Visual arts
Seeing with two eyes simultaneously gives the viewer the ability to perceive depth. Stereoscopic images depend on the use of binocular vision.
biomorphic form
Art history; Visual arts
An abstract form whose shapes are more organic than geometric, more curvaceous than linear. Much of the work of Hans [Jean] Arp (German-French, 1887-1966) was composed as ...
bird s-eye view
Art history; Visual arts
Seeing from a point of view from an altitude or from a distance; a comprehensive view in a downward direction; also called an aerial view. A variation on landscape, the horizon ...
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