Visual arts

Visual arts

Of or pertaining to any artistic creation that we can look at, such as paintings, drawings, or video footage.

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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 crown.

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 number 56; atomic ...

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 developed by the Romans and ...