Art history

Art history

Record of past mediums or works of art throughout history.

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art center

Art history; Visual arts

Typically a group of buildings devoted to the exhibiting, teaching, and performance of the arts. Buildings may include an art gallery or museum, a performing arts theater, a fine ...

audio guide

Art history; Visual arts

A recorded message to guide a viewer through a museum exhibit. Also called audio guides are electronic devices rented from a museum, either held like a telephone to an ear, or, as ...

Asturian art

Art history; Visual arts

A ninth century Gothic style with Moorish derivation used in Spanish churches in the Asturias region.

Asuka

Art history; Visual arts

A period in Japanese art history from 552 - 645, which is the first part of Japan's Early or Classical period of Buddhist art. The Asuka period was preceded by the Kofun perod ...

asymmetry

Art history; Visual arts

Asymmetry is when one side of a composition does not reflect the design of the other. Asymmetrical balance is the kind of balance (one of the principles of art) in which the parts ...