The tendency towards arcane language in "obscure speeches" in numbers and in enigmatic pictures, is explained by a profound scepticism about the expressive possibilities of literal language, subjected to Babylonian corruption, ...
The tendency towards greater sobriety in form and colour is apparent in the oeuvre of Leon Spilliaert. This Ostend artist was something of an outsider in his generation, slightly lost between symbolism and expressionism.
The tenets and history of Judaism constitute the historical foundation of many other religions, including Christianity and Islam. From a cultural point of view, Jewish contributions to mankind are enormous.
The tendency of the eyes to blend patches of individual colors placed near one another so as to perceive a different, combined color. Also, any art style that exploits this tendency, especially the pointillism of Georges Seurat.
The Ten American Painters in 1908. The 10 were Childe Hassam, J. Alden Weir, William Merritt Chase, Robert Reid, Willard Metcalf, Frank Weston Benson, Edmund Charles Tarbell, Thomas Wilmer Dewing, Joseph DeCamp, and Edward Simmons.
The tendency today is to tell children in a clean, straightforward, natural way about the functions of sex, so that they do not get their knowledge of it, half-guessed, from the filth they hear whispered in corners.
The tendency to evil transmitted to mankind by Adam and Eve's transgression in eating of the Tree of Knowledge; inborn sin. Our Lady of Sorrows (or Mater Dolorosa) ...
(n.)
The tenets of the Church of Rome; the Roman Catholic religion.
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[2] On the Tennant family see James Dugdale, "Sir Charles Tennant, the Story of a Victorian Collector," The Connoisseur, 178 (September 1971): 11.
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BLEEDING the tendency for some colors to show through a second layer of paint.
BLENDING the transition of color from one tone to another; for example, in a sky.
entropy - The tendency of all matter and energy in the universe — including all systems, societies, etc. — to change toward a state of disorder or randomness.
Expressionism is the tendency of an artist to distort reality for an emotional effect; it is a subjective art form. The term often implies emotional angst - the number of cheerful expressionist works is relatively small.
The Martydom of the Ten Thousand (1508)
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The Chinese sexagenary cycle (Chinese: ; pinyin: ) is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles, the ten Heavenly Stems (天干; tiÄngÄn) and the twelve Earthly Branches (åœ ...
Some of the designs in this volume show the earlier stages of the tendency to the tortured and the bizarre which disfigured so much of Sheraton's later work.
Of the tension created among many Americans when they first encountered abstraction, Ruth Appledoorn Mead, founder of the Martha's Vineyard Art Association, said contemporary and realistic art belong together.
"And the Lord appeared unto him in the plains of Mamre: and he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day; And he lift up his eyes and looked, and, lo, three men stood by him: and when he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent door, ...
refers to the tendency of some pigments to fade. Pigments that are fugitive fade quickly.
GRISAILLE
a black, gray, and white painting usually used as an underpainting.
HARD EDGE
an area in a pinting where there is a sudden change in value or color.
The founders of the monastery of Cluny, at the beginning of the tenth century, reformed the rules of the Benedictine Order in accordance with the spirit of the times, threw off the last traces of Byzantine stiffness, and established a spiritual order, ...
The Nazis appear to have been surprised by the tenacity of the Witnesses.
The ten was invented by a critic visiting the Pans Salon d' Automne in 1905. who - spotting a Renaissance-style bust among all the modern works commented: 'Aha! Donatello among the wild beasts.' Never really an organized grouping of artists.
The Mannerist style conveyed the tension in Europe in the 1500's , and gained even more popularity later in northern Italy and central and northern Europe.
The tender expression, studied anatomy, and clear sense of light and shadow create a believable image of the Christ mother. Jesus also appears to have the proportions of a real child, instead of that of a tiny adult.
This art style reflected the tension in Europe at the time of its popularity. The movement eventually gained favor in northern Italy and most of central and northern Europe. Paintings contained artificial color and unrealistic spatial proportions.
Expressionism : Expressionism is the tendency of an artist to distort reality for emotional effect. Expressionism is exhibited in many art forms, including painting, literature, film, architecture and music.
" And Sir Joshua Reynolds placed himself on record by saying, "The portrait of Pope Innocent the Tenth by Velasquez, in the Doria Gallery, is the finest portrait in all Rome.
An optical effect caused by the tendency of contrasting forms and colours to emphasize their difference when placed together.
Site-Specific Art
Any work made for a specific place that cannot be exhibited away from its intended environment.
Optical Colour Mixture - The tendency of the eyes to blend patches of individual colours placed near one another so as to perceive a different, combined colour.
The tenets of the movement were based on the artistic center, Perugia and executed by artists such as Perugino, Pinturicchio, and Raphael. The school emphasized perspective and geometrical composition.
Spirals -- helixes and volutes -- are among the ten classes of patterns. The chirality of a helix is the direction of its turning, or handedness. A right-handed helix turns as a screw does; a left-handed one turns in the opposite direction.
This exhibition, drawn entirely from the deep holdings of the Whitney's permanent collection, will focus on the tension and overlap between two strong currents in twentieth century art.
Simultaneous Contrast - The tendency of complementary colors to seem brighter and more intense when placed side by side.
Piece of wood, which fits into the corners of a stretcher to maintain the tension of the canvas.
Key Examples
Lacuna:
Missing paint in a small area. Lacuna Examples ...
Naturalism: Naturalism refers to the tendency to depict trivial aspects of ordinary life during the 19th century throughout Europe.
Non-objective: Non-objective works of art contain no representation of figures or objects.
simultaneous contrast An optical effect caused by the tendency of contrasting forms and colors to emphasize their difference when they are placed together.
STRETCHER; expandable wooden frame that canvas is prepared onto before painting that enables the artist to adjust the tension of the surface.
successive contrast...The afterimage of a complementary color seen after viewing of color.
Both appear as female figures- Ecclesia was crowned and holding a chalice and Synagoga was blindfolded and held the Tablets of the Law (the Ten Commandments given to Moses).
The subject which most frequently captured her attention was that of the tenderness expressed between mothers and children. Cassatt herself never married or had children.
twists away from the other with the weight of the figure balanced on one leg instead of two, exemplified in Michelangelo's 'David' (1504). This has the effect of giving the figure a relaxed appearance, while at the same time emcompassing the tension ...
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