Art Glossary
An illustrated A–Z reference of art movements, periods, genres, and subjects — 512 terms, each linked to its defining works and artists.
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Abstract Art subject Abstract art uses visual language of shape, form, color, and line to create a composition which may exist with a degree of independence from visual references in the world. Abstract art, non-figurative art, non-objective art, and non-representational art are all closely related terms. -
Abstract Expressionism movement American post–World War II art movement -
Abstraction subject Typically, abstraction is used in the arts as a synonym for abstract art in general. -
Academic Art movement style of painting and sculpture produced under the influence of European academies of art -
Actor subject An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. -
Aestheticism movement art movement emphasizing aesthetic considerations over social values -
Allegory genre pictorial representation of a figure to represent an idea or institution -
American Folk Art movement Paintings by self-taught American artisans — sign painters, limners, and itinerant portraitists — from colonial times onward. Bold, flat, and direct, it captures everyday Americans, farms, and scenes without academic polish. -
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Anatomy subject Anatomy (from Ancient Greek ἀνατομή (anatomḗ) 'dissection') is the branch of morphology concerned with the study of the internal and external structure of organisms and their parts. Anatomy is a branch of natural science that deals with the structural organization of living things. -
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Angel subject Angel is a given name meaning "angel". In the English-speaking world Angel is used for both boys and girls. -
Animal genre Animal: The International Journal of Animal Bioscience is a scientific journal established February 2007 and published monthly by Elsevier. It is owned by the British Society of Animal Science, the Institut national de recherche pour l’agriculture, l’alimentation et l’environnement, and the European Federation of Animal Science. - Animal subject Animal: The International Journal of Animal Bioscience is a scientific journal established February 2007 and published monthly by Elsevier. It is owned by the British Society of Animal Science, the Institut national de recherche pour l’agriculture, l’alimentation et l’environnement, and the European Federation of Animal Science.
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Animalia subject Animals are multicellular, eukaryotic organisms belonging to the biological kingdom Animalia (). With few exceptions, animals consume organic material, breathe oxygen, have myocytes and are able to move, can reproduce sexually, and grow from a hollow sphere of cells, the blastula, during embryonic development. -
Anthony the Great subject church building in Orosei, Italy -
Apple subject An apple is the round, edible fruit of an apple tree (Malus spp.). Fruit trees of the orchard or domestic apple (Malus domestica), the most widely grown in the genus, are cultivated worldwide. -
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Architecture subject Architecture is the study and practice of designing structures, especially habitable ones. It utilizes civil engineering techniques, but is considered a visual art. -
Art Brut movement art created outside the boundaries of official culture by those untrained in the arts -
Art Informel movement art movement in Europe, parallel to abstract expressionism -
Art Nouveau movement international philosophy and style of art, architecture and applied art -
Arts and Crafts movement movement international design movement -
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Attic subject Attic Records was a Canadian independent record label, founded in 1974 by Alexander Mair and Tom Williams. The label was known for developing Canadian talent, including Anvil, Lee Aaron, Maestro Fresh Wes, The Nylons, Teenage Head, and Triumph. -
Augsburg subject Augsburg (UK: OWGZ-burg, also US: AWGZ-; German: ; Swabian German: Ougschburg) is a city in the Bavarian part of Swabia, Germany, around 50 kilometres (31 mi) west of the Bavarian capital Munich. It is a university town and the regional seat of the Regierungsbezirk Swabia with a well-preserved Altstadt (historical city centre). -
Augustine of Hippo subject church building in Monte San Martino, Italy -
Australian Aboriginal Painting movement The painting traditions of Aboriginal Australians, among the world's oldest living art. From ground and bark designs to acrylic 'dot' paintings, the work encodes Dreaming stories, Country, and ancestral law. -
Autumn subject Autumn is a feminine given name derived from the Latin word autumnus, meaning "fall" or "autumn". The name has been in use in the United States since at least the 1870s, according to census records. -
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Bamboo subject Bamboos are a diverse group of mostly evergreen perennial flowering plants making up the subfamily Bambusoideae of the grass family Poaceae. Giant bamboos are the largest members of the grass family, in the case of Dendrocalamus sinicus having individual stalks (culms) reaching a length of 46 meters (151 ft), up to 36 centimeters (14 in) in diameter and a weight of up to 450 kilograms (1,000 lb). -
Bambusoideae subject Bamboos are a diverse group of mostly evergreen perennial flowering plants making up the subfamily Bambusoideae of the grass family Poaceae. Giant bamboos are the largest members of the grass family, in the case of Dendrocalamus sinicus having individual stalks (culms) reaching a length of 46 meters (151 ft), up to 36 centimeters (14 in) in diameter and a weight of up to 450 kilograms (1,000 lb). -
Barbizon school movement artistic movement of landscape painters of the first part and mid-19th century -
Barefoot subject Being barefoot is the state of not wearing any footwear. There are health benefits and some risks associated with going barefoot. -
Baroque movement cultural movement, starting around 1600 - Baroque period cultural movement, starting around 1600
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Basket subject A basket is a container that is traditionally constructed from stiff fibers, and can be made from a range of materials, including wood splints, runners, and cane. While most baskets are made from plant materials, other materials such as horsehair, baleen, or metal wire can be used. -
Bathing subject Bathing is the immersion of the body, wholly or partially, usually in water, but often in another medium such as hot air. It is most commonly practised as part of personal cleansing, and less frequently for relaxation or as a leisure activity. -
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Bauhaus movement school in Germany that combined crafts and the fine arts - Beach subject A beach is a landform alongside a body of water which consists of loose particles. The particles composing a beach are typically made from rock, such as sand, gravel, shingle, pebbles, etc., or biological sources, such as mollusc shells or coralline algae.
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Bead subject A bead is a small, decorative object that is formed in a variety of shapes and sizes of a material such as stone, bone, shell, glass, plastic, wood, or pearl and with a small hole for threading or stringing. Beads range in size from under 1 mm to over 1 cm in diameter. -
Beard subject Beard is an English surname of Anglo-Saxon and Old French origin, first recorded in the Domesday Book. -
Bed subject A bed is a piece of furniture that is used as a place to sleep, rest, and relax. Most modern beds consist of a soft, cushioned mattress on a bed frame. -
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Belt subject Belt is a surname, and may refer to: Bradley Belt, American businessman Brandon Belt (born 1988), American baseball player Christopher Belt, American politician from Illinois Clarence Belt (1890–1969), American racing driver David Belt (born 1967), American entrepreneur Dustin Belt (born 1987), American musician, producer and actor Elmer Belt (1893–1980), American urologist Francis Walter Belt (1862–1938), Australian naval commander, lawyer and explorer George Belt (1865–1930), British politician George Gordon Belt (1825–1869), American Confederate sympathizer who organized the Mason Henry Ga -
Bengal subject Bengal ( ben-GAWL) is a geographical, ethnolinguistic, historically geopolitical region in South Asia, located north of the Bay of Bengal. Today, it is politically divided between the sovereign state of Bangladesh, the Indian state of West Bengal, and Karimganj district in the Indian state of Assam. -
Bengal School movement An early 20th-century Indian movement led by Abanindranath Tagore that revived indigenous traditions against colonial academic art. Soft washes and spiritual, nationalist themes helped shape modern Indian painting. -
Benin Bronze Tradition movement The royal art of the Kingdom of Benin in West Africa, famed for its cast brass and bronze plaques and heads. Made by guild artisans for the Oba's court, they record dynastic history with remarkable skill. -
Biblical Magi subject In Christianity, the Biblical Magi ( MAY-jy or MAJ-eye; singular: magus), also known as the Three Wise Men, Three Kings, and Three Magi, are distinguished foreigners who visit Jesus after his birth, bearing gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh. In Western Christianity, they are commemorated on the feast day of Epiphany—sometimes called "Three Kings Day"—and commonly appear in the nativity celebrations of Christmas; in Eastern Christianity, they are commemorated on Christmas day. -
Biedermeier movement A modest, middle-class style in Central Europe (roughly 1815-1848), between Napoleon's fall and the revolutions of 1848. Biedermeier painting favored tidy domestic scenes, sharp-focused portraits, and quiet landscapes — comfort and order over grand drama. -
Bijou subject vocal track by Queen; 1991 studio recording -
Biology subject Biology is the scientific study of life and living organisms. It is a broad natural science that encompasses a wide range of fields and unifying principles that explain the structure, function, growth, origin, evolution, and distribution of life. -
Bird subject Bird is an English surname, probably deriving from the vertebrates of the same name. Another common variant of this surname is "Byrd." -
Blond Hair subject Blond (masc) or blonde (fem), also referred to as fair hair, is a human hair color characterized by low levels of eumelanin, the dark pigment. The resultant visible hue depends on various factors, but always has some yellowish color. -
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Boat subject A boat is a watercraft of a large range of types and sizes, but generally smaller than a ship, which is distinguished by its larger size or capacity, its shape, or its ability to carry boats. Small boats are typically used on inland waterways such as rivers and lakes, or in protected coastal areas. -
Bodhisattva subject In Buddhism, a bodhisattva is a person who has attained, or is striving towards, bodhi ('awakening', 'enlightenment') or Buddhahood. Often, the term specifically refers to a person who forgoes or delays personal nirvana or bodhi in order to compassionately help other individuals reach Buddhahood. -
Body Armor subject Body armor, personal armor (also spelled armour), armored suit (armoured) or coat of armor, among others, is armor for a person's body: protective clothing or close-fitting hands-free shields designed to absorb or deflect physical attacks. Historically used to protect military personnel, today it is also used by various types of police (riot police in particular), private security guards, or bodyguards, and occasionally ordinary citizens. -
Bohemia subject Bohemia ( boh-HEE-mee-ə; Czech: Čechy ; German: Böhmen ) is the westernmost and largest historical region of the Czech Republic. Bohemia can also refer to a wider area consisting of the historical Lands of the Bohemian Crown ruled by the Bohemian kings, including Moravia and Czech Silesia, in which case the term refers to the historical cultural and political space of the Czech people. -
Book subject A book is a written work of substantial length created by one or more authors. They can be distributed in various forms such as printed books, audiobooks, and electronic books (ebooks). - Bottle subject A bottle is a narrow-necked container made of an impermeable material (such as glass, pottery, porcelain, plastic or aluminium) in various shapes and sizes that stores and transports liquids. Its mouth, at the bottling line, can be sealed with an internal stopper, an external bottle cap, a closure, or induction sealing.
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Bouquet subject Bouquet (French pronunciation: ; Occitan: Boquet) is a commune in the Gard department in southern France. -
Bow subject Bow () is a village and civil parish in the Mid Devon district of Devon, England, about 8 miles (13 km) west of Crediton. According to the 2021 census, it had a population of 1,120, which was slightly more than the 1,095 recorded at the 2011 Census. -
Bow and Arrow subject The bow and arrow is a ranged weapon system consisting of an elastic launching device (bow) and long-shafted projectiles (arrows). Humans used bows and arrows for hunting and aggression long before recorded history, and the practice was common to many prehistoric cultures. -
Boy subject A boy is a young male human. The term is commonly used for a child or an adolescent. - Bracelet subject A bracelet is an article of jewellery that is worn around the wrist. Bracelets may serve different uses, such as being worn as an ornament.
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Bread subject Bread is a baked food product made from water, flour, and often yeast. It is a staple food across the world, particularly in Europe and the Middle East. -
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Bridge subject A bridge is a structure designed to span an obstacle, such as a river or railway, allowing vehicles, pedestrians, and other loads to pass across. Most bridges consist of a flat deck, supported by beams, arches, or cables. -
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Broad-Leaved Tree subject A broad-leaved, broad-leaf, or broadleaf tree is any tree within the diverse botanical group of angiosperms that has flat leaves and produces seeds inside of fruits. It is one of two general types of trees, the other being a conifer, a tree with needle-like or scale-like leaves and seeds borne in woody cones. - Brown Hair subject The brown hairstreak (Thecla betulae) is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. The range includes most of the Palaearctic.
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- Buddhism subject Buddhism, also known as Buddhadharma and Dharmavinaya, is an Indian religion and philosophy based on teachings attributed to the Buddha, a śramaṇa and religious teacher who lived in the 6th or 5th century BCE. It is the world's fourth-largest religion, with about 320 million followers, known as Buddhists, who comprise 4.1% of the global population.
- Building subject A building or edifice is an enclosed structure with a roof, walls and often windows, usually standing permanently in one place, such as a house or factory. Buildings come in a variety of sizes, shapes, and functions, and have been adapted throughout history for numerous factors, from building materials available, to weather conditions, land prices, ground conditions, specific uses, prestige, and aesthetic reasons.
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Bull subject Bull is a surname. In addition to people bearing "Bull" as an Old World-derived surname, "Bull" has been part of the names of some Native Americans, in some cases as part of a traditional name of their respective cultures. -
Bustier subject A bustier (UK: BOO-stee-ay, BUST-ee-ay, US: boo-STYAY, BOO-stee-AY, BUST-ee-AY) or bustiere is a form-fitting garment for women traditionally worn as lingerie. Its primary purpose is to push up the bust by tightening against the upper midriff and forcing the breasts up while gently shaping the waist. -
Butterfli subject Butterflies are winged insects from the lepidopteran superfamily Papilionoidea, characterised by large, often brightly coloured wings that often fold together when at rest, and a conspicuous, fluttering flight. The oldest butterfly fossils have been dated to the Paleocene, about 56 million years ago, though molecular evidence suggests that they likely originated in the Cretaceous. -
Butterfly subject "Butterfly" is a song by Swedish bubblegum dance group Smile.dk, from their 1998 album Smile. It was written and produced by Robert Uhlmann and Robin Rex. -
Button subject A button () is a fastener that joins two pieces of fabric together by slipping through a loop or by sliding through a buttonhole. In modern clothing and fashion design, buttons are commonly made of plastic but also may be made of metal, wood, or seashell. -
Byzantine icon painting movement art movement & religious practice
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Cambodia subject "Chenla" or "Zhenla" was the name given in Chinese accounts of an entity that sent tributes to Chinese emperors. The word "Chenla" or "Zhenla" and likewise Funan are unknown in the Old Khmer language. -
Canal subject Canals or artificial waterways are waterways or engineered channels built for drainage management (e.g. flood control and irrigation) or for conveyancing water transport vehicles (e.g. water taxi). They carry free, calm surface flow under atmospheric pressure, and can be thought of as artificial rivers. - Candle subject A candle is an ignitable wick embedded in wax, or another flammable solid substance such as tallow, that provides light, and in some cases, a fragrance. A candle can also provide heat or a method of keeping time.
- Cap subject Čáp (feminine: Čápová) is a Czech surname, literally meaning 'stork'. Notable people with the surname include: František Čáp (1913–1972), Czech film director and screenwriter Tomáš Čáp (born 1978), Czech footballer Vladimír Čáp (born 1976), Czech footballer Vladislav Čáp (1926–2001), Czech figure skater Zdeněk Čáp (born 1992), Czech ice hockey player
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Caravaggisti movement followers of the 16th-century Italian Baroque painter Caravaggio - Carriage subject A carriage is a two- or four-wheeled horse-drawn vehicle for passengers. In Europe they were a common mode of transport for the wealthy during the Roman Empire, and then again from around 1600 until they were replaced by the motor car around 1900.
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Castle subject A castle is a type of fortified structure built during the Middle Ages predominantly by the nobility or royalty and by military orders. Scholars usually consider a castle to be the private fortified residence of a lord or noble. - Cat subject The cat (Felis catus), also called domestic cat and house cat, is a small domesticated carnivorous mammal. It is an obligate carnivore, requiring a predominantly meat-based diet.
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Catalogue subject enumeration of items systematically arranged for a specific purpose, usually with brief descriptive information included in each entry - Catherine of Alexandria subject Santa Caterina is a Roman Catholic, Renaissance-style church in Urbania, region of Marche, Italy.
- Cattle subject Cattle (Bos taurus) are large, domesticated, bovid ungulates widely kept as livestock. They are prominent modern members of the subfamily Bovinae and the most widespread species of the genus Bos.
- Chair subject A chair (/t͡ʃɛɚ/ ) is a type of seat, typically designed for one person and consisting of one or more legs, a flat or slightly angled seat, and a back-rest. It may be made of wood, metal, or synthetic materials, and may be padded or upholstered in various colors and fabrics.
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Character subject A character is a person or being in a narrative (such as a novel, play or film). The character may be entirely fictional or based on a real-life person, in which case the distinction of a "fictional" versus "real" character may be made. -
Chariot subject A chariot is a type of vehicle similar to a cart, driven by a charioteer, usually using horses to provide rapid motive power. The oldest known chariots have been found in burials of the Sintashta culture in modern-day Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia, dated to c. 1950–1880 BC and are depicted on cylinder seals from Central Anatolia in Kültepe dated to c. 1900 BC. -
Chelsea subject Chelsea is an area in West London, England, due south-west of Charing Cross by approximately 2.5 miles (4 km). It lies on the north bank of the River Thames and for postal purposes is part of the south-western postal area. - Chignon subject A chignon (UK: , US: ; French: ), from the French chignon meaning a bun, is a hairstyle characterized by wrapped hair on the back of the head. In the United States and the United Kingdom, it is often used as an abbreviation of the French phrase chignon du cou, signifying a low bun worn at the nape of the neck.
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Chinese Orthodox School movement The 'orthodox' literati painters of the early Qing, led by the Four Wangs, who revered and recombined the brush methods of Song and Yuan masters. Lineage and tradition mattered more than novelty. - Christ subject male given name
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Christ Child subject The Christ Child, also known as Baby Jesus, Infant Jesus, Child Jesus, Divine Child, Divine Infant, and the Holy Child, refers to Jesus Christ during his early years. The term refers to a period of Jesus' life, described in the canonical Gospels, encompassing his nativity in Bethlehem, the visit of the Magi, and his presentation at the Temple in Jerusalem. - Church Building subject A church is a building used for Christian worship services and Christian activities. The earliest identified Christian church is a house church founded between AD 233 and AD 256.
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City subject A city is a human settlement of a substantial size. The term "city" has different meanings around the world and in some places the settlement can be very small. -
Cityscape genre art genre depicting the urban landscape - Classical Antiquity period age of the ancient Greeks and Romans
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Clay subject family name - Cliff subject Cliff is a masculine given name. It is usually a short form of Clifford or, less frequently, Clifton.
- Cloud subject In meteorology, a cloud is an aerosol consisting of a visible mass of miniature liquid droplets, ice crystals, or other particles, suspended in the atmosphere of a planetary body or similar space. Water, primarily, comprises the droplets and crystals.
- Coast subject A coast (also called the coastline, shoreline, or seashore) is the land next to the sea or the line that forms the boundary between the land and the ocean or a lake. Coasts are influenced by the topography of the surrounding landscape and by aquatic erosion, such as that caused by waves.
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Coat of Arms subject A coat of arms is a heraldic visual design on an escutcheon (i.e., shield), surcoat, or tabard (the last two being outer garments), originating in Europe. The coat of arms on an escutcheon forms the central element of the full heraldic achievement, which in its whole consists of a shield, supporters, a crest, and a motto. -
Column subject A column or pillar in architecture and structural engineering is a structural element that transmits, through compression, the weight of the structure above to other structural elements below. In other words, a column is a compression member. - Combat Helmet subject A combat helmet, also called a ballistic helmet, battle helmet, or helmet system (for some modular accessory-centric designs) is a type of helmet designed to serve as a piece of body armor intended to protect the wearer's head during combat. Helmets designed for warfare are among the earliest types of headgear to be developed and worn by humans, with examples found in several societies worldwide, the earliest of which date as far back as the Bronze Age.
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Constructivism movement artistic and architectural philosophy -
Contemporary period subset of modern history that describes the historical period from approximately 1945 to the present, common in English-language historiography -
Contemporary Abstract movement Non-representational painting of the recent era, carrying abstraction forward after the mid-century movements. It ranges from gestural to geometric to process-driven work, where color, form, and material are themselves the subject. -
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Coupl subject An intimate relationship is an interpersonal relationship that involves emotional or physical closeness between people and can include feelings of romantic or platonic love and sexual intimacy. Intimate relationships are interdependent, and the members of the relationship mutually influence each other. - Couple subject An intimate relationship is an interpersonal relationship that involves emotional or physical closeness between people and can include feelings of romantic or platonic love and sexual intimacy. Intimate relationships are interdependent, and the members of the relationship mutually influence each other.
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Cow subject Zhōu (Chinese: 周; pinyin: Zhōu; Wade–Giles: Chou¹) is a Chinese-language surname. In places which use the Wade–Giles romanization such as Taiwan, Zhou is usually spelled as Chou, and it may also be spelled as Chiau, Chau, Chao, Chew, Chow, Chiu, Cho, Chu, Jhou, Jou, Djou, Jue, Jow, Joe, or Tseu, depending on regional pronunciation. -
Cross subject Cross is an English topographic surname for someone who lived on a road near a stone cross. Notable persons with the surname Cross include: -
Crowd subject A crowd is a group of people that have gathered for a common purpose or intent. Examples are a demonstration, a sports event, or a looting (classified in sociology as an acting crowd). -
Crown subject family name - Crucifix subject A crucifix (from the Latin cruci fixus meaning '(one) fixed to a cross') is a cross with an image of Jesus on it, as distinct from a bare cross. The representation of Jesus himself on the cross is referred to in English as the corpus (Latin for 'body').
- Crucifixion of Jesus subject Jesus was put to death by crucifixion, being nailed to an instrument made by the Romans for capital punishment, commonly named as a cross (Latin: crux). The instrument of crucifixion is taken to be an upright wooden beam to which was added a transverse wooden beam, thus forming a "cruciform" or T-shaped structure.
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Cubism Analytic movement The first, austere phase of Cubism (about 1908-1912), where Picasso and Braque shattered objects into faceted planes in muted browns and grays. Form is analyzed from many angles at once. -
Cubism Synthetic movement The second phase of Cubism (from about 1912), where Picasso and Braque rebuilt the fractured image with brighter color, collage, and flat shapes. Rather than breaking objects down, they assembled them from signs and fragments. -
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Cummerbund subject A cummerbund is a broad waist sash, usually pleated, which is often worn with single-breasted dinner jackets (or tuxedos). The cummerbund was adopted by British military officers in colonial India, where they saw it worn by sepoys (Indian soldiers) of the British Indian Army. - Curtain subject A curtain is a piece of cloth or other material intended to block or obscure light, air drafts, or (in the case of a shower curtain) water. Curtains are often hung on the inside of a building's windows to block the passage of light.
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Dancer subject Dance is an art form, consisting of sequences of body movements with aesthetic and often symbolic value, either improvised or purposefully selected. Dance can be categorized and described by its choreography, by its repertoire of movements or by its historical period or place of origin. -
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David subject David is a common masculine given name of Hebrew origin. Its popularity derives from the initial oral tradition (Oral Torah) and recorded use related to King David, a central figure in the Tanakh, and foundational to Judaism, and subsequently significant in the religious traditions of Christianity and Islam. - De Stijl movement Dutch artistic movement
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Death subject Death is the end of life. It is the irreversible cessation of biological functions that sustain a living organism; however, the identification of the moment of death presents certain difficulties. -
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Deiti subject A deity or god is a supernatural being considered to have authority over some aspect of the universe and/or life, with many also being considered as sacred and worthy of worship. The Oxford Dictionary of English defines deity as a god or goddess, or anything revered as divine. - Deity subject A deity or god is a supernatural being considered to have authority over some aspect of the universe and/or life, with many also being considered as sacred and worthy of worship. The Oxford Dictionary of English defines deity as a god or goddess, or anything revered as divine.
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Demon subject A demon is an evil or malevolent supernatural entity. Historically, belief in demons, or stories about demons, occurs in folklore, mythology, religion, occultism, and literature; these beliefs are reflected in media including fiction, comics, film, television, and video games. -
Derby subject Derby is a city in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States, approximately 8 miles (13 km) west-northwest of New Haven. It is located in southwest Connecticut at the confluence of the Housatonic and Naugatuck rivers. -
Dog subject The dog (Canis familiaris or Canis lupus familiaris) is a domesticated descendant of wolves. Also called the domestic dog, it was selectively bred during the Late Pleistocene by hunter-gatherers. - Domestic Worker subject A domestic worker is a person who works within a residence and performs a variety of household services for an individual, from providing cleaning and household maintenance, or cooking, laundry and ironing, or care for children and elderly dependents, and other household errands. The term "domestic service" applies to the equivalent occupational category.
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Donkey subject equine with long ears - Drapery subject A curtain is a piece of cloth or other material intended to block or obscure light, air drafts, or (in the case of a shower curtain) water. Curtains are often hung on the inside of a building's windows to block the passage of light.
- Dress subject Clothing (also known as clothes, garments, dress, apparel, or attire) is any item worn on a human body. Typically, clothing is made of fabrics or textiles.
- Drinking Glass subject This list of glassware includes drinking vessels (drinkware), tableware used to set a table for eating a meal and generally glass items such as vases, and glasses used in the catering industry. It does not include laboratory glassware.
- Duck subject Duck is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Ann Duck (c.
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Dutch Golden Age movement The 17th-century explosion of Dutch painting that followed the country's independence and trading wealth. Instead of kings and saints, artists like Rembrandt and Vermeer painted merchants, housemaids, landscapes, and still lifes — ordinary life rendered with extraordinary light and detail.
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Eagl subject Eagle is the common name for certain large birds of prey within the family of the Accipitridae. While on a genetic level, only the subfamily Aquilinae comprises "true eagles", many other species are commonly referred to as eagles, such as the bald eagle, and the term generally carries no taxonomic weight. - Eagle subject Eagle is the common name for certain large birds of prey within the family of the Accipitridae. While on a genetic level, only the subfamily Aquilinae comprises "true eagles", many other species are commonly referred to as eagles, such as the bald eagle, and the term generally carries no taxonomic weight.
- Early 19th Century period The first half of the 1800s — spanning the late flowering of Neoclassicism, the surge of Romanticism, and the first stirrings of Realism, as revolution and industry reshaped Europe and its art.
- Early Baroque Italian movement The first wave of Italian Baroque, around 1600, when painters broke from Mannerist artifice toward drama and realism. Caravaggio's harsh light and the Carracci's reformed classicism set the stage for a century of theatrical religious art.
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Early Renaissance movement The 15th-century Italian rebirth of naturalism, where painters like Masaccio, Botticelli, and Fra Angelico rediscovered perspective, anatomy, and classical antiquity. It bridges the medieval gold ground and the High Renaissance of Leonardo and Raphael. - Earring subject Earrings are jewelry that can be worn on one's ears. Earrings are often worn through earlobe piercings or another external part of the ear, or by some other means, such as stickers or clip-ons.
- Easel subject An easel is an upright support used for displaying and/or fixing something resting upon it, at an angle of about 20° to the vertical. In particular, painters traditionally use an easel to support a painting while they work on it, normally standing up; easels are also sometimes used to display finished paintings and prints.
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Edvard Munch subject Edvard Munch (Norwegian pronunciation: ) is a 1974 Norwegian biographical psychological docudrama film written, narrated and directed by English filmmaker Peter Watkins. It is about the Norwegian Expressionist painter Edvard Munch. - Elephant subject Elephants are the largest living land animals. Three living species are currently recognised: the African bush elephant (Loxodonta africana), the African forest elephant (L. cyclotis), and the Asian elephant (Elephas maximus).
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Embroidery subject Embroidery is the art of decorating fabric or other materials using a needle to stitch thread or yarn. It is one of the oldest forms of textile art, with origins dating back thousands of years across various cultures. -
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Ensemble subject A musical ensemble, also known as a music group, musical group, or band, is a group of people who perform instrumental and/or vocal music, with the ensemble typically known by a distinct name. Some music ensembles consist solely of instrumentalists, such as the jazz quartet or the orchestra. - Equestrianism subject Equestrianism (from Latin equester, equestr-, equus, 'horseman', 'horse'), commonly known as horse riding (Commonwealth English) or horseback riding (American English), includes the disciplines of riding, driving, and vaulting. This broad description includes the use of horses for practical working purposes, transportation, recreational activities, artistic or cultural exercises, and competitive sport.
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Exhibition subject An exhibition, in the most general sense, is an organized presentation and display of a selection of items. In practice, exhibitions usually occur within a cultural or educational setting such as a museum, art gallery, park, library, exhibition hall, or World's fairs.
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Family subject Family (Latin: familia, pl.: familiae) is one of the eight major hierarchical taxonomic ranks in Linnaean taxonomy. It is classified between order and genus. - Farm subject A farm (also called an agricultural holding) is an area of land that is devoted primarily to agricultural processes with the primary objective of producing food and other crops; it is the basic facility in food production. The name is used for specialized units such as arable farms, vegetable farms, fruit farms, dairy, pig and poultry farms, and land used for the production of natural fiber, biofuel, and other biobased products.
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Fauvism movement artistic style that emphasized painterly qualities and strong color over the representational or realistic values retained by Impressionism - Feather subject family name
- Female Breast subject The breasts are two prominences located on the upper ventral region of the torso in humans and other primates. Both sexes develop breasts from the same embryological tissues.
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Festoon subject A festoon (from French feston, Italian festone, from a Late Latin festo, originally a festal garland, Latin festum, feast) is a wreath or garland hanging from two points, and in architecture typically a carved ornament depicting conventional arrangement of flowers, foliage or fruit bound together and suspended by ribbons. The motif is sometimes known as a swag when depicting fabric or linen. - Field subject family name
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Firearm subject A firearm is any type of gun that shoots projectiles using high explosive pressure generated from combustion (deflagration) of chemical propellant, most often black powder in antique firearms and smokeless powder in modern firearms. Small arms is a subset of light firearms that is designed to be readily carried and operated by an individual. -
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Flag subject A flag is a piece of fabric (most often rectangular) with distinctive colours and design, often flown from a pole and used for symbolic, signalling, or decorative purposes. The term flag is also used to refer to the graphic design employed on such pieces of fabric. - Flemish Baroque painting movement painting movement
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Floral genre genre in painting - Flower subject Flowers, also known as blossoms and blooms, are the reproductive structures of flowering plants. Typically, they are structured in four circular levels around the end of a stalk.
- Food subject Food is any substance consumed by an organism for nutritional support. Food usually consists of plant, animal, or fungal origin and contains essential nutrients such as carbohydrates, fats, proteins, vitamins, or minerals.
- Forest subject A forest is an ecosystem characterized by a dense community of trees. Hundreds of definitions of forest are used throughout the world, incorporating factors such as tree density, tree height, land use, legal standing, and ecological function.
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Fountain subject A fountain, from the Latin "fons" (genitive "fontis"), meaning source or spring, is a decorative reservoir used for discharging water. It is also a structure that jets water into the air for a decorative or dramatic effect in landscapes. -
Francis of Assisi subject religious building in Monteripido, Perugia, Italy - French Classical Baroque movement The restrained, orderly French answer to Italian Baroque exuberance in the 17th century. Painters like Poussin and Claude Lorrain prized clarity, balance, and classical subjects — reason and harmony over theatrical excess.
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Gandhara subject Gandhara is a genus of moths in the subfamily Arctiinae. The genus was erected by Frederic Moore in 1878. - Garden subject A garden is a planned space, usually outdoors, set aside for the cultivation, display, and enjoyment of plants and other forms of nature. The single feature identifying even the wildest wild garden is control.
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Gemstone subject A gemstone (also called a fine gem, jewel, precious stone, semiprecious stone, or simply gem) is a piece of mineral crystal which, when cut or polished, is used to make jewelry or other adornments. Certain rocks (such as lapis lazuli, opal, and obsidian) and occasionally organic materials that are not minerals (such as amber, jet, and pearl) may also be used for jewelry and are therefore often considered to be gemstones as well. -
Genoa subject Genoa is the sixth-largest city in Italy and the capital of the Italian region of Liguria. As of 2025, 565,301 people live within the city's administrative limits. -
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George Washington subject male given name - German Expressionism movement cultural movement
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- Glass subject Glass or Glaß is a surname with several sources. It can be Cornish, English, German, Russian/Slavic, Irish or Scottish.
- Glasses subject Glasses, also known as eyeglasses, spectacles, or colloquially as specs, are vision eyewear with clear or tinted lenses mounted in a frame that holds them in front of a person's eyes, typically utilizing a bridge over the nose and hinged arms, known as temples or temple pieces, that rest over the ears for support. Glasses are typically used for vision correction, such as with reading glasses and glasses used for nearsightedness; however, without the specialized lenses, they are also at times used for cosmetic purposes.
- Globe subject A globe is a spherical model of Earth, of some other celestial body, or of the celestial sphere. Globes serve purposes similar to maps, but, unlike maps, they do not distort the surface that they portray except to scale it down.
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Glove subject A glove is a garment covering the hand, with separate sheaths or openings for each finger including the thumb. Gloves protect and comfort hands against cold or heat, damage by friction, abrasion or chemicals, and disease; or in turn to provide a guard for what a bare hand should not touch. -
Goat subject The goat or domestic goat (Capra hircus) is a species of goat-antelope that is mostly kept as livestock. It was domesticated from the wild goat (C. aegagrus) of Southwest Asia and Eastern Europe. -
Goddes subject A deity or god is a supernatural being considered to have authority over some aspect of the universe and/or life, with many also being considered as sacred and worthy of worship. The Oxford Dictionary of English defines deity as a god or goddess, or anything revered as divine. -
Gold subject Gold is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Adam Gold (disambiguation), multiple people Adam Golde, politician Adam Gold (radio presenter) on WPTK Adam Gold (musician) of The Mendoza Line (band) Alan Gold (disambiguation), multiple people Alan Gold (author) (1945–2024), Australian author, literary critic and human rights activist Alan B. -
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- Grass subject Poaceae ( poh-AY-see-e(y)e), also called Gramineae ( grə-MIN-ee-e(y)e), is a large and nearly ubiquitous family of monocotyledonous flowering plants commonly known as true grasses. It includes the cereal grasses, bamboos, the grasses of natural grassland and species cultivated in lawns and pasture.
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Group of Humans subject Humans (Homo sapiens, meaning 'thinking man' or 'wise man') are the most abundant and widespread species of primates, characterized by bipedality, hairlessness, and large, complex brains enabling the development of advanced technology, culture, and language. Humans are highly social beings and tend to live in complex social structures composed of many cooperating and competing groups, from families and kinship networks to political states.
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Halo subject Halo is a military science fiction video game series and media franchise, originally developed by Bungie and currently managed and developed by Halo Studios (previously 343 Industries), part of Microsoft's Xbox Game Studios. The series launched in November 2001 with the first-person shooter video game Halo: Combat Evolved and its tie-in novel, The Fall of Reach. -
Hand Fan subject A handheld fan, or simply hand fan, is a broad, flat surface that is waved back and forth to create an airflow. Generally, purpose-made handheld fans are folding fans, which are shaped like a sector of a circle and made of a thin material (such as paper or feathers) mounted on slats which revolve around a pivot so that it can be closed when not in use. - Harbor subject A harbor (American English) or harbour (Commonwealth English) is a sheltered part of a body of water where ships, boats, and barges can be moored. The term harbor is often used interchangeably with port, however port refers specifically to the facilities for loading and unloading ships, as opposed to just a sheltered area of water.
- Hat subject A hat is a head covering which is worn for various reasons, including protection against weather conditions, ceremonial reasons such as university graduation, religious reasons, comedy, safety, or as a fashion accessory. Hats which incorporate mechanical features, such as visors, spikes, flaps, braces or beer holders shade into the broader category of headgear.
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Head subject A head is the part of an organism which usually includes the ears, brain, forehead, cheeks, chin, eyes, nose, and mouth, each of which aids in various sensory functions such as sight, hearing, smell, and taste. Some very simple animals may not have a head, but many bilaterally symmetric forms do, regardless of size. -
High Baroque Italian movement The full-throated middle phase of Italian Baroque (mid-1600s), all movement, grandeur, and illusion. Ceilings opened onto painted heavens and altarpieces overwhelmed the senses, in the hands of artists like Pietro da Cortona. - High Renaissance movement short period of the most exceptional artistic production during the Italian Renaissance
- Hill subject Hill is a surname of English and Scottish origin, meaning "a person who lived on a hill". It is the 36th most common surname in England, the 18th common surname in Scotland, and the 37th most common surname in the United States.
- Hinduism subject Hinduism () is an umbrella term for a range of Indian religious and spiritual traditions (sampradayas) that are unified by adherence to the concept of dharma, a cosmic order maintained by its followers through rituals and righteous living, as expounded in the Vedas. The word Hindu is an exonym, and while Hinduism has been called the oldest surviving religion in the world, it is also described by the 19th century term Sanātana Dharma (lit.
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History subject History is the systematic study of the past, focusing primarily on the human past. As an academic discipline, it analyses and interprets evidence to construct narratives about what happened and explain why it happened. - History Painting genre genre in painting defined by historical matter (see also religious painting and mythological painting)
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Holy Family subject The Holy Family consists of the Child Jesus, the Blessed Virgin Mary and Saint Joseph. The subject became popular in Christian art from the 1490s on, but veneration of the Holy Family was formally begun in the 17th century by Saint François de Laval, the first bishop of New France, who founded a confraternity. - Horse subject The horse (Equus ferus caballus) is a domesticated, one-toed, hoofed mammal. It belongs to the taxonomic family Equidae and is one of two extant subspecies of Equus ferus.
- House subject A house is a single-unit residential building. It may range in complexity from a rudimentary hut to a complex structure of wood, masonry, concrete or other material, outfitted with plumbing, electrical, and heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems.
- Hudson River School movement American art movement
- Human subject Humans (Homo sapiens, meaning 'thinking man' or 'wise man') are the most abundant and widespread species of primates, characterized by bipedality, hairlessness, and large, complex brains enabling the development of advanced technology, culture, and language. Humans are highly social beings and tend to live in complex social structures composed of many cooperating and competing groups, from families and kinship networks to political states.
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Human Figure subject The nude, as a form of visual art that focuses on the unclothed human figure, is an enduring tradition in Western art. It was a preoccupation of Ancient Greek art, and after a semi-dormant period in the Middle Ages returned to a central position with the Renaissance. - Human Head subject In human anatomy, the head is at the top of the human body. It supports the face and is maintained by the skull, which itself encloses the brain.
- Hunting subject Hunting (French pronunciation: ; German: Hüntingen; Lorraine Franconian: Hënténgen/Hënténg) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
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Ice Skating subject Ice skating is the self-propulsion and gliding of a person across a flat ice surface, using metal-bladed ice skates. People skate for various reasons, including recreation (fun), exercise, competitive sports, and commuting. - Impressionism movement 19th-century art movement
- Indian Miniature movement Small, finely detailed paintings from the Indian subcontinent, made for albums and manuscripts. Rich color, flat patterning, and scenes from epics, court life, and devotion run through the Mughal, Rajput, and Pahari schools.
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Indonesia subject academic journal - Infant subject In common terminology, a baby is the very young offspring of adult human beings, while infant (from Latin īnfāns 'baby, child', literally 'unspeaking') is a formal or specialised synonym. The terms may also be used to refer to juveniles of other organisms.
- Inn subject The Inn (German pronunciation: ; Latin: Aenus; Romansh: En) is a river in Switzerland, Austria and Germany. The 518 km (322 mi) long river is a right tributary of the Danube, being the third largest tributary of the Danube by discharge.
- Inscription subject Epigraphy (from Ancient Greek ἐπιγραφή (epigraphḗ) 'inscription') is the study of inscriptions, or epigraphs, as writing; it is the science of identifying graphemes, clarifying their meanings, classifying their uses according to dates and cultural contexts, and drawing conclusions about the writing and the writers. Specifically excluded from epigraphy are the historical significance of an epigraph as a document and the artistic value of a literary composition.
- Insect subject Insects (from Latin insectum) are hexapod invertebrates of the class Insecta. They are the largest group within the arthropod phylum.
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Ireland subject Ireland is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe. Geopolitically, the island is divided between the Republic of Ireland (officially named Ireland – a sovereign state covering five-sixths of the island) and Northern Ireland (part of the United Kingdom – covering the remaining sixth). -
Italo Byzantine movement The Byzantine-influenced style of medieval Italy (12th-13th centuries), with gold grounds, solemn frontal figures, and stylized drapery. It shaped early Italian panel painting before Giotto turned toward naturalism.
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Jainism subject Jainism ( JAY-niz-əm, JYE-niz-əm), also known as Jain Dharma, is an Indian religion that teaches a path toward spiritual purity and enlightenment through disciplined nonviolence (ahimsa) to all living creatures. The tradition is spiritually guided by 24 tirthankaras (ford-makers), supreme teachers who have conquered the cycle of rebirth and attained omniscience (kevala jnana). -
Japonisme movement European imitation of Japanese art during the 19th and 20th centuries - Jerome subject Jerome is a masculine name of Greek origin, derived from the Greek given name Ἱερώνυμος, Hierōnymos, "sacred name"; from ἱερός, hierós, "sacred", and ὄνυμα, ónyma, an alternative form of ὄνομα, ónoma, "name". It is the name of a prominent Christian saint, Saint Jerome, the translator of the Vulgate.
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Jesu Christ subject - Jesus Christ subject Jesus (c. 6 to 4 BC – AD 30 or 33), also referred to as Jesus Christ, Jesus of Nazareth, and by various other names and titles, was a 1st-century Jewish preacher and religious leader in the Roman province of Judaea. He is the central figure of Christianity, the world's largest religion.
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John the Baptist subject stained glass painting with pendant in the Museum Schnütgen, Cologne (M 520) - John the Evangelist subject statue in the Museum Schnütgen, Cologne (A 1085)
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Joseon dynasty painting movement Painting of Korea's long Joseon dynasty (1392-1910), shaped by Confucian restraint. It ranges from ink landscapes and 'true-view' scenery to lively genre scenes of everyday Korean life and vivid folk paintings. -
Joseph subject Joseph is a common male name, derived from the Hebrew Yosef (יוֹסֵף). "Joseph" is used, along with "Josef", mostly in English, French and partially German languages. - Jug subject A jug is a type of container commonly used to hold and serve liquids, but not normally to drink from directly. It has an opening, sometimes narrow, from which to pour or drink, and has a handle, and usually a pouring lip.
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Kalighat subject Kalighat is a locality of South Kolkata, in Kolkata district, West Bengal, India. One of the oldest neighbourhoods in South Kolkata, Kalighat is also densely populated with a history of cultural intermingling with the various foreign incursions into the area over time. -
Kamakura Period subject The Kamakura period (鎌倉時代, Kamakura jidai; 1185–1333) is a period of Japanese history that marks the governance by the Kamakura shogunate, officially established in 1192 in Kamakura by the first shōgun Minamoto no Yoritomo after the conclusion of the Genpei War, which saw the struggle between the Taira and Minamoto clans. The period is known for the emergence of the samurai, the warrior caste, and for the establishment of feudalism in Japan. -
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King subject King is an English surname. It is also an Anglicized form of the German surname Küng (also König, Koenig and other forms), which in many German dialects is pronounced like king. - Knife subject A knife (pl.: knives; from Old Norse knifr 'knife, dirk') is a tool or weapon with a cutting edge or blade, usually attached to a handle or hilt. One of the earliest tools used by humanity, knives appeared at least 2.5 million years ago, as evidenced by the Oldowan tools.
- Kolkata subject Kolkata, also known as Calcutta (its official name until 2001), is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of West Bengal. It lies on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River, 80 km (50 mi) west of the border with Bangladesh.
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Korean Minhwa movement Korean folk painting, made by anonymous artisans for ordinary homes. Bright, playful, and symbolic — tigers, magpies, flowers, and books — minhwa carried wishes for luck, long life, and happiness. - Krishna subject male given name
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Ladder subject A ladder is a vertical or inclined set of rungs or steps commonly used for climbing or descending. There are two types: rigid ladders that are self-supporting or that may be leaned against a vertical surface such as a wall, and flexible ladders, such as those made of rope or wire rope, that may be hung from the top. - Lake subject A lake is often a naturally occurring, relatively large and fixed body of water on or near the Earth's surface. It is localized in a basin or interconnected basins surrounded by dry land.
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Lamb subject Lamb is a surname, and may refer to: Alan Lamb (musician), Australian musician and sculptor Alexander Crawford Lamb, Scottish hotelier and collector Allan Lamb, South African and MCC cricketer Amanda Lamb, British television presenter Andrew Lamb (disambiguation), several people, including Andrew Lamb (bishop) (c. - Landscape genre A landscape is the visible features of an area of land, its landforms, and how they integrate with natural or human-made features, often considered in terms of their aesthetic appeal. A landscape includes the physical elements of geophysically defined landforms such as mountains, hills, water bodies such as rivers, lakes, ponds and the sea, living elements of land cover including indigenous vegetation, human elements including different forms of land use, buildings, and structures, and transitory elements such as lighting and weather conditions.
- Landscape subject A landscape is the visible features of an area of land, its landforms, and how they integrate with natural or human-made features, often considered in terms of their aesthetic appeal. A landscape includes the physical elements of geophysically defined landforms such as mountains, hills, water bodies such as rivers, lakes, ponds and the sea, living elements of land cover including indigenous vegetation, human elements including different forms of land use, buildings, and structures, and transitory elements such as lighting and weather conditions.
- Landscape Painting subject Landscape painting, also known as landscape art, is the depiction in painting of natural scenery such as mountains, valleys, rivers, trees, and forests, especially where the main subject is a wide view—with its elements arranged into a coherent composition. In other works, landscape backgrounds for figures can still form an important part of the work.
- Late 19th Century period The second half of the 1800s — from Realism and the Barbizon painters through Impressionism and Post-Impressionism, as artists broke with academic tradition and modern painting took shape.
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Latin Cross subject A Latin cross or crux immissa is a type of Christian cross in which the vertical beam sticks above the crossbeam, giving the cross four arms. Typically, the two horizontal and upper vertical arm are the same length, although sometimes the vertical is shorter; however, the lower vertical arm is always much longer than any other arm. - Leaf subject Leaf or Leafe is a surname. Notable people with the name include: Alexander Leaf (1920–2012), American physician and research scientist Andy Leaf (born 1962), English footballer Brad Leaf (born 1960), American-Israeli basketball player in the Israeli Premier League Caroline Leaf (born 1946), American filmmaker Caroline Leaf (born 1963), cognitive neuroscientist, author and public speaker Clifton Leaf, American journalist, editor of Fortune magazine Daniel P.
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Lute subject A lute ( or ) is any plucked string instrument with a neck and a deep round back enclosing a hollow cavity, usually with a sound hole or opening in the body. It may be either fretted or unfretted.
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Maruyama Shijo movement An 18th-century Kyoto school founded by Maruyama Ōkyo that fused Western-influenced realism with the soft lyricism of Japanese painting. Lifelike yet poetic studies of nature became its hallmark. - Mary subject Mary (, MAIR-ee) is a feminine given name, the English form of the name Maria, which was in turn a Latin form of the Greek name Μαρία, María or Μαριάμ, Mariam, found in the Septuagint and New Testament. The latter reflects the original Hebrew pronunciation of the name מרים (Masoretic pronunciation Miryam), as attested by the Septuagint.
- Mary Magdalene subject Mary Magdalene is a religious figure in Christianity. Mary Magdalene may also refer to:
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Medicine subject Medicine is the science and practice of caring for patients, managing the diagnosis, prognosis, prevention, treatment and palliation of their injury or disease, while promoting their health. Medicine encompasses a variety of health care practices which evolved to maintain and restore health through the prevention and treatment of illness and infection. - Medieval period period of European history from the 5th to the late 15th-century
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Mexican Muralism movement global movement inspired by Mexican muralism - Ming dynasty painting movement Painting of China's Ming dynasty (1368-1644), spanning refined court works and the scholar-amateur 'literati' tradition. Schools like the Wu and the Zhe revived earlier masters, balancing decorative color with expressive ink landscapes.
- Miniature subject miniature object used as toy or in offerings
- Mirror subject A mirror, also known as a looking glass, is an object that reflects an image. Light that bounces off a mirror forms an image of whatever is in front of it, which is then focused through the lens of the eye or a camera.
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Modern Period subject The modern era or the modern period is considered the current historical period of human history. It was originally applied to the history of Europe and Western history for events that came after the classical antiquity and the Middle Ages, often from around the year 1500, like the Reformation's giving rise to Protestantism in Germany and elsewhere. -
Momoyama Period subject The Azuchi–Momoyama period (安土桃山時代, Azuchi–Momoyama jidai) or Oda-Toyotomi period (織田・豊臣時代) or also Shokuhō period (織豊時代) was the final phase of the Sengoku period (戦国時代, Sengoku jidai) in Japanese history from 1568 to 1603. After the outbreak of the Ōnin War in 1467, the power of the Ashikaga Shogunate effectively collapsed, marking the start of the chaotic Sengoku period. -
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Monastery subject A monastery is a building or complex of buildings comprising the domestic quarters and workplaces of monastics, monks or nuns, whether living in communities (as cenobites) or alone (as hermits). A monastery generally includes a place reserved for prayer which may be a chapel, church, or temple, and may also serve as an oratory, or in the case of communities anything from a single building housing only one senior and two or three junior monks or nuns, to vast complexes and estates housing tens or hundreds. -
Monk subject A monk (; from Greek: μοναχός, monachos, 'single, solitary', via Latin: monachus) is a man who is a member of a religious order and lives in a monastery. A monk usually lives his life in prayer and contemplation. - Monkey subject Monkey is a common name that may refer to most mammals of the infraorder Simiiformes, also known as simians. Traditionally, all animals in the group now known as simians are counted as monkeys except the apes.
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Monument subject A monument is a type of structure created to commemorate a person or event, or which has become relevant to a social group as a part of their remembrance of historic times or cultural heritage, due to its artistic, historical, political, technical or architectural importance. Examples of monuments include statues, (war) memorials, historical buildings, and cultural assets. -
Moon subject Moon is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: - Mother subject A mother is the female parent of a child. A woman may be considered a mother by virtue of having given birth, by raising a child who may or may not be her biological offspring, or by supplying her ovum for fertilisation in the case of gestational surrogacy.
- Mountain subject A mountain is an elevated portion of the surface of a planet, generally with steep sides that show significant exposed bedrock. Although there are no universally accepted definitions, a mountain is usually considered higher than a hill.
- Moustache subject A moustache (UK: ) or mustache (US: ) is a growth of facial hair grown above the upper lip and under the nose. Moustaches have been grown in various styles throughout history.
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Mughal Painting movement Court painting of the Mughal Empire in South Asia (16th-18th centuries), blending Persian, Indian, and European techniques. Famous for jewel-like miniatures of emperors, battles, hunts, and natural history, made in workshops for rulers like Akbar and Jahangir. -
Muromachi Period subject The Muromachi period or Muromachi era (室町時代, Muromachi jidai), also known as the Ashikaga period or Ashikaga era (足利時代, Ashikaga jidai), is a division of Japanese history running from approximately 1336 to 1573. The period marks the governance of the Muromachi or Ashikaga shogunate (Muromachi bakufu or Ashikaga bakufu), which was officially established in 1338 by the first Muromachi shōgun, Ashikaga Takauji, two years after the brief Kenmu Restoration (1333–1336) of imperial rule was brought to a close. - Museum subject A museum is an institution dedicated to displaying and preserving culturally or scientifically significant objects. Many museums have exhibitions of these objects on public display, and some have non-exhibited collections that are used by researchers and specialists.
- Music subject Music is the arrangement of sound to create some combination of form, harmony, melody, rhythm, or otherwise expressive content. Music is generally agreed to be a cultural universal that is present in all human societies.
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Musical Instrument subject A musical instrument is a device created or adapted to make musical sounds. In principle, any object that produces sound can be considered a musical instrument—it is through purpose that the object becomes a musical instrument. - Musician subject A musician is someone who composes, conducts, or performs music. According to the United States Employment Service, "musician" is a general term used to designate a person who follows music as a profession.
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Nativity of Jesus subject The Nativity or birth of Jesus is found in the biblical gospels of Matthew and Luke. The two accounts agree that Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, that his mother, Mary, was engaged to a man named Joseph, who was descended from King David and was not his biological father, and that his birth was caused by divine intervention. - Naturalism movement literary movement
- Navel subject The navel (clinically known as the umbilicus; pl.: umbilici or umbilicuses; also known as the belly button or tummy button) is a protruding, flat, or hollowed area on the abdomen at the attachment site of the umbilical cord.
- Necklace subject A necklace is an article of jewellery that is worn around the neck. Necklaces may have been one of the earliest types of adornment worn by humans.
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Nepal subject The Kingdom of Nepal (Nepali: नेपाल अधिराज्य), also known as the Gorkha Empire (Nepali: गोरखा अधिराज्य). The Kingdom of Nepal was a Hindu monarchy in South Asia that existed from 1768 to 2008. -
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Nihonga movement paintings made in accordance with traditional Japanese artistic conventions - Nipple subject The nipple is a raised region of tissue on the surface of the breast from which, in lactating females, milk from the mammary gland leaves the body through the lactiferous ducts to nurse an infant. The milk can flow through the nipple passively, or it can be ejected by smooth muscle contractions that occur along with the ductal system.
- North Coast subject Gribskov Municipality (Danish: Gribskov Kommune) is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in the Capital Region of Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 278 km2, and has a total population of 41,787.
- Northern Renaissance movement Renaissance that occurred in the European countries north of the Alps
- Nude genre The nude, as a form of visual art that focuses on the unclothed human figure, is an enduring tradition in Western art. It was a preoccupation of Ancient Greek art, and after a semi-dormant period in the Middle Ages returned to a central position with the Renaissance.
- Nude subject The nude, as a form of visual art that focuses on the unclothed human figure, is an enduring tradition in Western art. It was a preoccupation of Ancient Greek art, and after a semi-dormant period in the Middle Ages returned to a central position with the Renaissance.
- Nudity subject Nudity is the state of being in which a human is without clothing. While estimates vary, for the first 90,000 years of pre-history, anatomically modern humans were naked, having lost their body hair, living in hospitable climates, and not having developed the crafts needed to make clothing.
- Nymph subject A nymph (Ancient Greek: νύμφη, romanized: nýmphē; Attic Greek: ; sometimes spelled nymphe) is a minor female nature deity in ancient Greek folklore. Distinct from other Greek goddesses, nymphs are generally regarded as personifications of nature; they are typically tied to a specific place, landform, or tree, and are usually depicted as maidens.
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- Overcoat subject An overcoat is a type of long, thick coat intended to be worn as the outermost garment for warmth. It usually extends below the knee.
- Oxen subject An ox (pl.: oxen), also known as a bullock (in British, Australian, and Indian English), is a large bovine, trained and used as a draft animal. Oxen are commonly castrated adult male cattle, because castration inhibits testosterone and aggression, which makes the males docile and safer to work with.
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Paris subject Paris is the capital and largest city of France, with an estimated city population of 2.04 million in an area of 105.4 km2 (40.7 sq mi), and a metropolitan population of 13.2 million as of January 2026. Located on the river Seine in the centre of the Île-de-France region, it is the largest metropolitan area and fourth-most populous city in the European Union (EU). -
Park subject A park is an area of natural, semi-natural or planted space set aside for human enjoyment and recreation or for the protection of wildlife or natural habitats. Urban parks are green spaces set aside for recreation inside towns and cities. -
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- Pearl subject Pearl is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Barry Pearl (born 1950), American actor Bill Pearl (1930–2022), American professional bodybuilder and athlete Bruce Pearl (born 1960), American college basketball coach Daniel Pearl (1963–2002), American journalist who was kidnapped and murdered in Pakistan Judea Pearl (born 1936), computer scientist and philosopher Julian Pearl (born 1999), American football player Leslie Pearl (born 1952), U.S.
- Pearl Necklace subject necklace made from pearls
- Peasant subject A peasant is a pre-industrial farmer with limited land-ownership, especially one living in the Middle Ages under feudalism and paying rent, tax, fees, or services to a landlord., or a agricultural laborer. In Europe, three classes of peasants existed: non-free slaves, semi-free serfs, and free tenants.
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Persian Miniature movement small Persian painting on paper - Plant subject Plants are the eukaryotic organisms that constitute the kingdom Plantae. They are predominantly photosynthetic, meaning that they obtain their energy from sunlight.
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Plein Air movement act of painting outdoors - Plein-Air subject act of painting outdoors
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Pop art movement art movement - Portrait genre A portrait is a painting, photograph, sculpture, or other artistic representation of a person, in which the face is always predominant. In arts, a portrait may be represented as half body and even full body.
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Profile subject A silhouette (English: , French: ) is the image of a person, animal, object or scene represented as a solid shape of a single colour, usually black, with its edges matching the outline of the subject. The interior of a silhouette is featureless, and the silhouette is usually presented on a light background, usually white, or none at all. -
Putti subject A putto (Italian: ; plural putti ) is a figure in a work of art depicted as a chubby male child, usually naked and very often winged. Originally limited to profane passions in symbolism, the putto came to represent a sort of baby angel in religious art, often called a cherub (plural cherubim), though in traditional Christian theology, a cherub is actually one of the most senior types of angel. - Putto subject A putto (Italian: ; plural putti ) is a figure in a work of art depicted as a chubby male child, usually naked and very often winged. Originally limited to profane passions in symbolism, the putto came to represent a sort of baby angel in religious art, often called a cherub (plural cherubim), though in traditional Christian theology, a cherub is actually one of the most senior types of angel.
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Rabbit subject Rabbits, or bunnies, are small mammals in the family Leporidae (which also includes the hares), which is in the order Lagomorpha (which also includes pikas). They are familiar throughout the world as a small herbivore, a prey animal, a domesticated form of livestock, and a pet, having a widespread effect on ecologies and cultures. -
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Rajput painting movement art style that evolved in the courts of Rajputana in India - Reading subject Reading is the process of taking in the sense or meaning of symbols, often specifically those of a written language, by means of sight or touch. For educators and researchers, reading is a multifaceted process involving such areas as word recognition, orthography (spelling), punctuation, alphabetics, phonics, phonemic awareness, vocabulary, comprehension, fluency, and motivation.
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Regionalism movement American realist art movement - Religious genre genre of art that is religious in theme
- Renaissance movement cultural movement that spanned the period roughly from the 14th to the 17th century
- Renaissance period cultural movement that spanned the period roughly from the 14th to the 17th century
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Ribbon subject A ribbon or riband is a thin band of material, typically cloth but also plastic or sometimes metal, used primarily as decorative binding and tying. Cloth ribbons are made of natural materials such as silk, cotton, and jute and of synthetic materials, such as polyester, nylon, and polypropylene. - Ring subject Ring is a surname of Irish origin, deriving from Ó Rinn (descendant of Reann). It is also a given name.
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Rinpa school movement major historical school of Japanese painting - River subject A river is a natural stream of fresh water that flows on land or inside caves towards another body of water at a lower elevation, such as an ocean, lake, or another river. A river may run dry before reaching the end of its course if it runs out of water, or only flow during certain seasons.
- Road subject A street is a public thoroughfare in a city, town or village, typically lined with buildings on one or both sides. Streets often include pavements (sidewalks), pedestrian crossings, and sometimes amenities like streetlights or benches.
- Rock subject In geology, a rock (also called a stone) is any naturally occurring solid mass or aggregate of minerals or mineraloid matter. It is categorized by the minerals included, its chemical composition, and the way in which it is formed.
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Romanesque movement The art of medieval Western Europe (roughly 1000-1200), named for its rounded Roman-style arches. In painting it means bold, stylized murals and manuscript illumination — flat, symbolic, and intensely spiritual. - Romanticism movement artistic, literary, musical, and intellectual movement
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Roof subject A roof (pl.: roofs or (rarely) rooves) is the top covering of a building, including all materials and constructions necessary to support it on the walls of the building or on uprights, providing protection against rain, snow, sunlight, extremes of temperature, and wind. A roof is part of the building envelope. -
Rooster subject The chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus) is a domesticated form of the red junglefowl (Gallus gallus), originally native to Southeast Asia. It was first domesticated around 8,000 years ago and is one of the most common and widespread domesticated animals in the world. - Rosa subject A rose is either a woody perennial flowering plant of the genus Rosa (), in the family Rosaceae (), or the flower it bears. There are over three hundred species and tens of thousands of cultivars.
- Rose subject Rose is a female given name. It is a late Latin name derived from rosa, meaning "rose".
- Ruins subject Ruins (from Latin ruina 'a collapse') are the remains of a civilization's architecture. The term refers to formerly intact structures that have fallen into a state of partial or total disrepair over time due to a variety of factors, such as lack of maintenance, deliberate destruction by humans, or uncontrollable destruction by natural phenomena.
- Rummer subject family name
- Rural Area subject In general, a rural area or a countryside is a geographic area that is located outside towns and cities. Typical rural areas have a low population density and small settlements.
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Safavid Period subject period in Iranian history - Sailboat subject A sailboat or sailing boat is a boat propelled partly or entirely by sails and is smaller than a sailing ship. Distinctions in what constitutes a sailing boat and ship vary by region and maritime culture.
- Sailing Ship subject A sailing ship is a sea-going vessel that uses sails mounted on masts to harness the power of wind and propel the vessel. There is a variety of sail plans that propel sailing ships, employing square-rigged or fore-and-aft sails.
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Saint subject In Christian belief, a saint, also known as a hallow, is a person who is recognized as having an exceptional degree of holiness, likeness, or closeness to God. However, the use of the term saint depends on the context and denomination. - Saint Anne subject St. Anne (sometimes spelled Saint Anne) is a village in Kankakee County, Illinois, United States.
- Satyr subject In Greek mythology, a satyr (Ancient Greek: σάτυρος, romanized: sátyros, pronounced ), also known as a silenus or silenos (Ancient Greek: σειληνός, romanized: seilēnós ), and sileni (plural), is a male nature spirit with ears and a tail resembling those of a horse, as well as a permanent, exaggerated erection. Early artistic representations sometimes include horse-like legs, but, by the sixth century BC, they were more often represented with human legs.
- Sceptre subject Sceptre is an imprint of Hodder & Stoughton, a British publishing house that is a division of Hachette UK. Founded in 1986 as the literary imprint of Hodder & Stoughton, Sceptre’s remit is to publish original fiction and non-fiction that aims not just to entertain and absorb but also to stretch the mind: to be thought-provoking, stimulating, surprising and enlightening.
- Sculpture subject three-dimensional work of art
- Sea subject Southeast Asia is the geographical southeastern region of Asia, consisting of the regions that are situated south of China, east of the Indian subcontinent, and northwest of mainland Australia, which is part of Oceania. Southeast Asia is bordered to the north by East Asia, to the west by South Asia and the Bay of Bengal, to the east by Oceania and the Pacific Ocean, and to the south by Australia and the Indian Ocean.
- Seat subject A chair (/t͡ʃɛɚ/ ) is a type of seat, typically designed for one person and consisting of one or more legs, a flat or slightly angled seat, and a back-rest. It may be made of wood, metal, or synthetic materials, and may be padded or upholstered in various colors and fabrics.
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Seine subject The Seine ( sayn, sen; French: ) is a 777-kilometre-long (483 mi) river in northern France. Its drainage basin is in the Paris Basin (a geological relative lowland) covering most of northern France. -
Self-Portrait subject Self-portraits are portraits artists make of themselves. Although self-portraits have been made since the earliest times, it is not until the mid-15th century that artists can be frequently identified depicting themselves, as either the main subject or important characters in their work. - Shawl subject A shawl (from Persian: شال shāl) is a simple item of clothing, loosely worn over the shoulders, upper body and arms, and sometimes also over the head. It is usually a rectangular piece of cloth, but can also be square or triangular in shape.
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Shield subject A shield is a piece of personal armour held in the hand, which may or may not be strapped to the wrist or forearm. Shields are used to intercept specific attacks, whether from close-ranged weaponry like spears or long ranged projectiles such as arrows. - Ship subject A ship is a large watercraft designed for travel across the surface of a body of water, carrying cargo or passengers, or in support of specialized tasks such as warfare, oceanography and fishing. Ships are generally distinguished from boats, based on size, shape, load capacity and purpose.
- Shore subject A coast (also called the coastline, shoreline, or seashore) is the land next to the sea or the line that forms the boundary between the land and the ocean or a lake. Coasts are influenced by the topography of the surrounding landscape and by aquatic erosion, such as that caused by waves.
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Silver subject Silver is a chemical element; it has symbol Ag (from Latin argentum 'silver') and atomic number 47. A soft, whitish-gray, lustrous transition metal, it exhibits the highest electrical conductivity, thermal conductivity, and reflectivity of any metal. - Sitting subject Sitting is a basic action and resting position in which the body weight is supported primarily by the bony ischial tuberosities with the buttocks in contact with the ground or a horizontal surface such as a chair seat, instead of by the lower limbs as in standing, squatting or kneeling. When sitting, the torso is more or less upright, although sometimes it can lean against other objects for a more relaxed posture.
- Skull subject The skull, or cranium, is typically a bony enclosure around the brain of a vertebrate. In some fish and amphibians, the skull is of cartilage.
- Sky subject The sky is an unobstructed view upward from the surface of the Earth. It includes the atmosphere and outer space.
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Smoking subject Smoking is the combustion of a substance, usually plant material, and the inhalation of resulting fumes. Today, smoking is mostly practiced by rolling the dried leaves of the tobacco plant into a cigarette. - Snake subject Snakes are elongated legless reptiles of the suborder Serpentes. Cladistically squamates, snakes are ectothermic, amniote vertebrates covered in overlapping scales much like other members of the group.
- Snow subject Snow or Snowe is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include: Al Snow (born 1963), American professional wrestler Adam Snow, American polo player Aurora Snow, American porn star Barbara Snow (ornithologist) (1921–2007), English ornithologist Barbara Snow (therapist), American therapist Ben Snow, Australian special effects artist Brittany Snow (born 1986), American film and television actress C.
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Song dynasty painting movement Court and academy painting of China's Song dynasty (960-1279), prized for meticulous realism and refined taste. Birds, flowers, and figures were rendered with exquisite precision under imperial patronage. - South Coast subject South Coast is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It incorporates almost all of the City of Shoalhaven to the south of the Shoalhaven River, notably Nowra, Ulladulla and Milton.
- Southwest subject The points of the compass are a set of horizontal, radially arrayed compass directions (or azimuths) used in navigation and cartography. A compass rose is primarily composed of four cardinal directions—north, east, south, and west—each separated by 90 degrees, and secondarily divided by four ordinal (intercardinal) directions—northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest—each located halfway between two cardinal directions.
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Spanish Baroque Tenebrist movement Spain's dramatic 17th-century style built on tenebrism — deep shadow pierced by raking light. Painters like Ribera and Zurbarán used it for stark, devout saints and martyrs rendered with unflinching realism. - Spear subject A spear is a polearm consisting of a shaft, usually of wood, with a pointed head. The head may be simply the sharpened end of the shaft itself, as is the case with fire hardened spears, or it may be made of a more durable material fastened to the shaft, such as bone, flint, obsidian, copper, bronze, iron, or steel.
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St. Petersburg subject Saint Petersburg, formerly known as Nyenschantz (Ниеншанц) and after that Petrograd (Петроград) and later Leningrad (Ленинград), is the second-largest city in Russia, after Moscow, the nation's capital. Situated on the Neva River at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea, its area of 1,439 square kilometers (556 sq mi) renders it the smallest administrative division of Russia by area. - Standing subject Standing is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include: Colin Standing, Welsh rugby league player David Standing (born 1963), English cricketer George Standing (born 1941), Canadian ice hockey player Guy Standing (actor) (1873–1937), English actor Guy Standing (economist) (born 1948), British economist Herbert Standing (1846–1923), English actor Herbert F.
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Still Life genre art genre mostly showing inanimate objects - Stone subject In geology, a rock (also called a stone) is any naturally occurring solid mass or aggregate of minerals or mineraloid matter. It is categorized by the minerals included, its chemical composition, and the way in which it is formed.
- Storm subject Storm is an English, German, Dutch, and Scandinavian surname and may refer to: Avery Storm, stage name of American singer, Ralph di Stasio Bo Storm (born 1987), Danish footballer Byron Storm (1851–1933), American politician Dirck Storm (1630–1716), Dutch American colonist Don Storm (1932–2019), American politician Elizabeth Storm (born 1958), American actress Edvard Storm (1749–1794), Norwegian poet Emy Storm (1925–2014), Swedish actress Esben Storm (1950–2011), Danish-Australian actor, screenwriter, television producer and director František Štorm (born 1966), Czech font designer Frederic St
- Stream subject A stream is a continuous body of surface water flowing within the bed and banks of a channel. Depending on its location or certain characteristics, a stream may be referred to by a variety of local or regional names.
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- Symbolism movement late nineteenth-century art movement of French, Russian and Belgian origin seeking to represent absolute truths symbolically through language and metaphorical images
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Syria subject Syria, subtitled Archéologie, art et histoire (until 2005 Revue d’art oriental et d’archéologie), is a multidisciplinary and multilingual academic journal covering the Semitic Middle East from prehistory to the Islamic conquest. It is published by the Institut français du Proche-Orient and was established in 1920.
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- Table subject A table is a piece of furniture with a raised flat top and is supported most commonly by 1 to 4 legs (although some can have more). It is used as a surface for working, eating or placing things.
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- Tree subject In botany, a tree is a perennial plant with an elongated stem, or trunk, usually supporting branches and leaves. In some usages, the definition of a tree may be narrower, e.g., including only woody plants with secondary growth, only plants that are usable as lumber, or only plants above a specified height.
- Trouser subject Calzone is an Italian oven-baked folded pizza. A typical calzone is made from salted bread dough, baked in an oven and stuffed with prosciutto or salami, mozzarella or ricotta, and Parmesan or pecorino, as well as an egg.
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Tulipa subject Tulips are spring-blooming perennial herbaceous bulbiferous geophytes in the Tulipa genus. Their flowers are usually large, showy, and brightly coloured, generally red, orange, pink, yellow, or white. - Turban subject family name
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Ukiyo-e movement Japanese art genre, fl. 17th–19th c., consisting of woodblock prints and paintings of such subjects as female beauties, kabuki actors, sumo wrestlers, scenes from history and folk tales, travel scenes, landscapes, flora, fauna, and erotica - Umbrella subject "Umbrella" is a song by Barbadian singer Rihanna, released worldwide on March 29, 2007, by Def Jam Recordings, as the lead single and opening track from her third studio album, Good Girl Gone Bad (2007). It features a guest performance from the singer's mentor and Def Jam-label boss Jay-Z, who co-wrote the song alongside American singer the-Dream.
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- Vase subject A vase (, , or ) is an open container. It can be made from a number of materials, such as ceramics, glass, or non-rusting metals, such as aluminium, brass, bronze, or stainless steel.
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Venetian Renaissance movement Venetian cultural movement - Venetian School movement Renaissance art movement
- Venice subject Venice is a neighborhood of the City of Los Angeles within the Westside region of Los Angeles County, California, United States. Venice was founded by Abbot Kinney in 1905 as a seaside resort town.
- Village subject A village is a human settlement or a residential community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town; some geographers describe villages as having between 500 and 2,500 inhabitants. Although villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighborhoods.
- Violin subject The violin, sometimes referred to as a fiddle, is a wooden chordophone, and is the smallest, and thus highest-pitched instrument (soprano) in regular use in the violin family. Smaller violin-type instruments exist, including the violino piccolo and the pochette, but these are virtually unused.
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- Waist-Length Hair subject Long hair is a hairstyle where the head hair is allowed to grow to a considerable length. Exactly what constitutes "long hair" can change from culture to culture, or even within cultures.
- Wall subject Wall is a predominantly English surname. Notable people with the surname include: Alfred Wall (composer) (1875–1936), British violinist and composer Alfred M.
- Washing subject Washing is a method of cleaning, usually with water and soap or detergent. Regularly washing and then rinsing both body and clothing is an essential part of good hygiene and health.
- Waterfall subject A waterfall is any point in a river or stream where water flows over a vertical drop or a series of steep drops. Waterfalls also occur where meltwater drops over the edge of a tabular iceberg or ice shelf.
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Weapon subject A weapon, arm, or armament is any implement or device that is used to deter, threaten, inflict physical damage, harm, or kill. Weapons are used to increase the efficacy and efficiency of activities such as hunting, crime (e.g., murder), law enforcement, self-defense, warfare, or suicide. -
White People subject White is a historical specification of skin color and a modern classification of race. Most often, it is applied to generally identify people of European origin, but the exact definition of "White" can vary depending on context and points of view. - Wind Wave subject In fluid dynamics, a wind wave, or wind-generated water wave, is a surface wave that occurs on the free surface of bodies of water as a result of the wind blowing over the water's surface. The contact distance in the direction of the wind is known as the fetch.
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Windmill subject A windmill is a machine operated by the force of wind acting on vanes or sails to mill grain (gristmills). Windmills were used throughout the high medieval and early modern periods; the horizontal or panemone windmill first appeared in Persia during the 9th century, and the vertical windmill first appeared in northwestern Europe in the 12th century. - Window subject A window is an opening in a wall, door, roof, or vehicle that allows the exchange of light and sometimes allows the passage of sound and air. Modern windows are usually glazed, or covered in some other transparent or translucent material, a sash set in a frame in the opening.
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- Woman subject A woman is an adult female human. Before adulthood, a female child or adolescent is referred to as a girl.
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Work of Art subject A work of art, artwork, art piece, piece of art or art object is an artistic creation of aesthetic value. Except for "work of art", which may be used of any work regarded as art in its widest sense, including works from literature and music, these terms apply principally to tangible, physical forms of visual art: An example of fine art, such as a painting or sculpture. - Working subject family name
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Workshop subject A studio is a space set aside for creative work of any kind, including art, dance, music and theater. The word studio is derived from the Italian: studio, from Latin: studium, from studere, meaning to study or zeal. - World War I subject World War I, or the First World War (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918), also known as the Great War, was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers. Major areas of conflict included Europe and the Middle East, as well as parts of Africa and the Asia-Pacific.
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Writing subject Writing is the act of creating a persistent, usually visual representation of language on a surface. As a structured system of communication, writing is also known as written language.
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Yōga movement style of paintings by Japanese artists, made in accordance with Western (European) traditional conventions, techniques and materials -
Yuan dynasty literati painting movement Scholar-painters of China's Mongol-ruled Yuan dynasty (1271-1368) who withdrew from court service into ink painting. The Four Masters made the brush a vehicle for personal expression and quiet protest.