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Art history
Record of past mediums or works of art throughout history.
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art critic
Art history; Visual arts
Among those in art careers, a person who describes, analyzes, interprets, evaluates, and expresses judgments of the merits, faults and value of artworks. One who produces art ...
axonometric projection
Art history; Visual arts
In mechanical drawing, includes isometric, dimetric, and trimetric projection. Axonometric projection is used to represent three-dimensional objects, not for an illusion of ...
azurite
Art history; Visual arts
A mineral used as a blue pigment. An ore of copper related to malachite that, when ground up, makes a deep blue pigment with a greenish tinge. Azurite was an important pigment in ...
asbestos
Art history; Visual arts
A fibrous, fire-proof mineral used in gloves, aprons, and mats for its heat-resistance. Contact with asbestos has been found to present a much greater health hazard than ...
artwork
Art history; Visual arts
A general term referring to any artistic production. Sometimes, like oeuvre, it can also signify an entire body of works.
background
Art history; Visual arts
The part of a picture or scene that appears to be farthest away from the viewer, usually nearest the horizon. This is the opposite of the foreground. Between background and ...
art brut
Art history; Visual arts
French for "raw art," Jean Dubuffet (1901-1985) devised this name in 1945 for the art of children and outsiders (naïve artists and the mentally ill); actually, anyone not ...
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