Specialist dictionary

Art history

Artistic movements, periods, styles, criticism and historical context.

Core vocabulary

35 featured terms

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Artnoun

the creation of beautiful or significant things; "art does not need to be innovative to be good"; "I was never any good at art"; "he said that a…

Artistic creationnoun

the creation of beautiful or significant things; "art does not need to be innovative to be good"; "I was never any good at art"; "he said that a…

Artistic productionnoun

the creation of beautiful or significant things; "art does not need to be innovative to be good"; "I was never any good at art"; "he said that a…

Baroquenoun

elaborate and extensive ornamentation in decorative art and architecture that flourished in Europe in the 17th century

Baroquenessnoun

elaborate and extensive ornamentation in decorative art and architecture that flourished in Europe in the 17th century

Contemporaryadjective

characteristic of the present; "contemporary trends in design"; "the role of computers in modern-day medicine"

Cubismnoun

an artistic movement in France beginning in 1907 that featured surfaces of geometrical planes

Expressionismnoun

an art movement early in the 20th century; the artist's subjective expression of inner experiences was emphasized; an inner feeling was expresse…

Historynoun

the discipline that records and interprets past events involving human beings; "he teaches Medieval history"; "history takes the long view"

Impressionismnoun

a school of late 19th century French painters who pictured appearances by strokes of unmixed colors to give the impression of reflected light

Modern-dayadjective

characteristic of the present; "contemporary trends in design"; "the role of computers in modern-day medicine"

Modernismnoun

genre of art and literature that makes a self-conscious break with previous genres

Rebirthnoun

the revival of learning and culture

Renaissancenoun

the revival of learning and culture

Renascencenoun

the revival of learning and culture

Romantic Movementnoun

a movement in literature and art during the late 18th and early 19th centuries that celebrated nature rather than civilization; "Romanticism val…

Romanticismnoun

a movement in literature and art during the late 18th and early 19th centuries that celebrated nature rather than civilization; "Romanticism val…

Surrealismnoun

a 20th century movement of artists and writers (developing out of dadaism) who used fantastic images and incongruous juxtapositions in order to…

Arts and craftsnoun

the arts of decorative design and handicraft; "they sponsored arts and crafts in order to encourage craftsmanship in an age of mass production"

Carvingnoun

creating figures or designs in three dimensions

Ceramicsnoun

the art of making and decorating pottery

Decalcomanianoun

the art of transferring designs from specially prepared paper to a wood or glass or metal surface

Decoupagenoun

the art of decorating a surface with shapes or pictures and then coating it with varnish or lacquer

Draftingnoun

the creation of artistic pictures or diagrams; "he learned drawing from his father"

Draftsmanshipnoun

the creation of artistic pictures or diagrams; "he learned drawing from his father"

Drawingnoun

the creation of artistic pictures or diagrams; "he learned drawing from his father"

Gastronomynoun

the art and practice of choosing and preparing and eating good food

Glyptographynoun

carving or engraving (especially on stones)

Origaminoun

the Japanese art of folding paper into shapes representing objects (e.g., flowers or birds)

Paintingnoun

creating a picture with paints; "he studied painting and sculpture for many years"

Perfumerynoun

the art of making perfumes

Printmakingnoun

artistic design and manufacture of prints as woodcuts or silkscreens

Sculpturenoun

creating figures or designs in three dimensions

Topiarynoun

making decorative shapes by trimming shrubs or trees

Modernadjective

belonging to the modern era; since the Middle Ages; "modern art"; "modern furniture"; "modern history"; "totem poles are modern rather than preh…