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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Kinetic art

Art history; Visual arts

Kinetic derives from the greek for motion, and kinetic art uses the movement of objects and light (both natural and artificial) to create art works. A mobile is an example of kinetic art.

Lamentation

Art history; Visual arts

The mourning of the virgin mary and christ's followers over jesus' body after his crucifixion and the removal of his body or its descent from the cross, which is also called the deposition.

Illumination

Art history; Visual arts

In art, the practise of illustrating books with designs and decorations (whether abstract, "floriated" i.e. Floral, or "historiated," i.e. With images of persons and scenes).

Illusion

Art history; Visual arts

Something that appears to be what it is not, and often intended so to deceive.

A structure of one or many interconnecting passages; more generally, a complex construction; similar to a maze, though the latter include blind passages without issue, whereas labrynths have only one ...

Kore

Art history; Visual arts

Greekfor maiden and boy, referring to sculptures of the same. Kouros and kouroi also refer to archaic greek sculptures of nude male figures from around 600 bce. The statues are almost twice ...

Idol

Art history; Visual arts

An image or object worshipped as the embodiment of special qualities, typically a deity or divinity; the worship of idols ("graven images") is forbidden in all the abrahamic faiths (judaism, ...