Japanese art of folding paper to form flowers, animals, and other decorative shapes
Three-dimensional sculpture featuring several objects suspended at different levels so that they move in the wind
Building used to preserve and exhibit objects that are artistic, historical, or scientific
Drawing or painting of scenery
Close adherence to depicting subjects as realistically and accurately as possible in art
Style of abstract painting that utilizes geometric patterns or figures to create various effects such as the illusion of movement
Uncomplimentary term for works of art considered to be ostentatious or in poor taste
Italian for 'my lady' identifying a work of art depicting the Virgin Mary
Cave discovered in 1940 in France whose prehistoric art dated at about 17,000 years old was considered the most significant until the discovery of the Chauvet Cave
Composition or design made by overlapping or superimposing a variety of other pictures or designs on a surface -- similar to collage
Picture or pattern made in a wall or floor by inlaying small bits of variously colored material in mortar
Simple style of art using basic elements and primary colors
French term for a small object of artistic value
Technique for casting bronze known in French as cire perdue
Natural mineral composed of iron oxide mixed with clay and sand, ground to a fine powder and used as red, brown, or yellow pigments by cave painters
Lifetime output of an artist
Small detailed portrait of a person or landscape that developed from the medieval art of illuminated manuscripts
Large painting executed directly on a wall or ceiling
French term for still life
Rock formed from limestone by heat and pressure and used in buildings, monuments, and sculptures
Any of various alloys resembling gold and used to decorate architectural features and other objects, especially cast bronze used to decorate furniture
French term for the process of making a mold or cast, especially with plaster of Paris
16th-century European style of art characterized by idealized figures and distortion of realistic proportions
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