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Art history

Record of past mediums or works of art throughout history.

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artists' books

Art history; Visual arts

Artworks in book form, not books about art, or art made of books. William Blake (English, 1757-1827) was among the first artists to create books with his own pictures and texts. ...

artist's bridge

Art history; Visual arts

A tool used to support the hand in order to keep it stable and clear of the working surface while drawing or painting fine passages.

artist's proof

Art history; Visual arts

One of a small group of prints set aside from an edition for an artist's use; a number of printer's proofs are sometimes also done for a printer's use. An artist's proof is ...

art movement

Art history; Visual arts

An artistic style or tendency seen in the intentions or works of a number of artists, because there is a striking similarity among the techniques, philosophy or goals they have ...

Art Nouveau

Art history; Visual arts

French for "The New Art." An international art movement and style of decoration and architecture of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, characterized particularly ...

art criticism

Art history; Visual arts

The description, analysis, evaluation, interpretation, and judgment of works of art. It is a common assumption that criticism is necessarily negative, when actually it can vary in ...

art degree

Art history; Visual arts

An academic title given by a college or university to a student who has successfully completed a course of study. Sometimes such a degree is conferred as an honorary ...