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Art history
Record of past mediums or works of art throughout history.
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aureole
Art history; Visual arts
Similar to a gloriole or glory, halo, or nimbus, an aureole is a array of light around the head of a saint or deity. The word stems from the Latin corona aureola, meaning golden ...
banco
Art history; Visual arts
A banco is a wet mud construction process akin to coil pottery. It is commonly used in parts of Africa.
banker
Art history; Visual arts
A heavy wooden workbench, which sculptors use to support work being carved or model. The top may be fitted with a turntable so the work can be easily rotated.
baptistery
Art history; Visual arts
A building used for baptism in the Christian church. A famous example is the Baptistery of the Duomo, the cathedral in Florence, Italy. Also spelled baptistry.
baren
Art history; Visual arts
In Japanese printmaking tradition, a small, flat pad of woven bamboo bark used to impress a print from a wood block.
barium
Art history; Visual arts
An inert white mineral used to extend colors and as a base for dyes. A soft metal, barium is used to deoxidize copper, bronze, and some other alloys. Elemental symbol Ba; atomic ...
barrel vault
Art history; Visual arts
In architecture, a half-round ceiling made by placing a series of arches from front to back. Traditionally constructed in stone, it is also known as a tunnel vault, it was ...
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