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Art history
Record of past mediums or works of art throughout history.
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academy figure
Art history; Visual arts
Sometimes simply called an academy, an academic figure is a two-dimensionally drawn or painted figure of a nude model, about half-size, typically used for instruction and not ...
all-over painting
Art history; Visual arts
A painting surface which is treated as a continuous and indivisible surface, paint applied so that every portion receives equal attention. First used to describe the method of ...
alloy
Art history; Visual arts
A metal produced by combining two or more metals — mixed together at the molecular level, in their molten state. Examples of alloys: brass, britannia, bronze, electrum, nichrome, ...
allusion
Art history; Visual arts
An indirect reference to something or someone presumed to be familiar to the viewer, in order to increase the effect of an image. A citation.
Almohad style
Art history; Visual arts
An art style introduced into Spain by the Almohads, a Moroccan Berber dynasty, in the 1100s and 1200s.
altered proportion
Art history; Visual arts
A technique used by an artist to change the size relationship of shapes in an artwork.
alternating figures
Art history; Visual arts
Ambiguous images which serve in the psychology of perception to demonstrate the way the mind habitually tries to achieve a coherent Gestalt. These are often seen as optical ...
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