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Impressionism

The theory or method of suggesting an effect or impression without elaboration of the details; -- a disignation of a recent fashion in painting and etching.

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Impressionist 74% connected

One who adheres to the theory or method of impressionism, so called.

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Impressionist 74% connected

One who adheres to the theory or method of impressionism, so called.

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Impressionistic 74% connected

Pertaining to, or characterized by, impressionism.

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Impressionistic 74% connected

Pertaining to, or characterized by, impressionism.

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Art noun · 78% connection

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 s…

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Artistic creation noun · 78% connection

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 s…

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Artistic production noun · 78% connection

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 s…

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Baroque noun · 78% connection

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

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Baroqueness noun · 78% connection

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

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Contemporary adjective · 78% connection

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

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Cubism noun · 78% connection

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

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Expressionism noun · 78% connection

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

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History noun · 78% connection

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

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Modern-day adjective · 78% connection

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

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Modernism noun · 78% connection

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

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Aquarelle noun · 78% connection

A design or painting in thin transparent water colors; also, the mode of painting in such colors.

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Aquatint noun · 78% connection

a method of etching that imitates the broad washes of a water color

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Aquatinta noun · 78% connection

A kind of etching in which spaces are bitten by the use of aqua fortis, by which an effect is produced resembling a drawing in water c…

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Brooch noun · 78% connection

A painting all of one color, as a sepia painting, or an India painting.

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Canvas noun · 78% connection

A piece of strong cloth of which the surface has been prepared to receive painting, commonly painting in oil.

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Curiosity noun · 78% connection

The state or quality or being curious; nicety; accuracy; exactness; elaboration.

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Development noun · 78% connection

The elaboration of a theme or subject; the unfolding of a musical idea; the evolution of a whole piece or movement from a leading them…

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Diorama noun · 78% connection

A mode of scenic representation, invented by Daguerre and Bouton, in which a painting is seen from a distance through a large opening.…

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Distemper noun · 78% connection

a method of painting in which the pigments are mixed with water and a binder; used for painting posters or murals or stage scenery

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Ectypography noun · 78% connection

A method of etching in which the design upon the plate is produced in relief.

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Effect noun · 78% connection

an outward appearance; "he made a good impression"; "I wanted to create an impression of success"; "she retained that bold effect in h…

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Elaboration noun · 78% connection

The natural process of formation or assimilation, performed by the living organs in animals and vegetables, by which a crude substance…

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Fashionable adjective · 78% connection

Observant of the fashion or customary mode; dressing or behaving according to the prevailing fashion; as, a fashionable man.

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Finish noun · 78% connection

The labor required to give final completion to any work; hence, minute detail, careful elaboration, or the like.

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Galvanography noun · 78% connection

A method of producing by means of electrotyping process (without etching) copperplates which can be printed from in the same manner as…

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Guise noun · 78% connection

Customary way of speaking or acting; custom; fashion; manner; behavior; mien; mode; practice; -- often used formerly in such phrases a…

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Impression noun · 78% connection

an outward appearance; "he made a good impression"; "I wanted to create an impression of success"; "she retained that bold effect in h…

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Infucation noun · 78% connection

The act of painting or staining, especially of painting the face.

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