Art history

Art history

Record of past mediums or works of art throughout history.

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first amendment

Art history; Visual arts

Passed by congress in 1791 in qualification of the main body of the u. S. Constitution, it reads: “congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or ...

finish

Art history; Visual arts

In painting or sculpture, the degree to which a surface has been worked, and hence the quality of that surface in material terms.

figure

Art history; Visual arts

In art, generally the form of anything that an artist depicts against a background, i.e. The subject of an image; more specifically, the term usually denotes the human form, and ...

figurative

Art history; Visual arts

In art, representational, or more generally, images that seemingly depict objects (whether existing, recognizable or not); figurative language is that which uses metaphor, ...

field

Art history; Visual arts

In art, this can be the actual surface on which marks or images are made; the encompassing background of an image (i.e. The apparent surface or area of the image); or a ...

fetish

Art history; Visual arts

A term derived from portuguese sailors’ word for small objects worshipped by inhabitants of the guinea coast, now designating any thing irrationally revered, held in awe or fear, ...