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Art Lex: Romanticism
This is an exceptional site containing descriptions, definitions, biographies and visuals of Romanticism art.
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Art Lex: Aerial Perspective
A definition of aerial perspective with examples and links to paintings that use the technique.
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Art Lex: American Scene Painting
Examples of American scene painting are included here with details about their creation.
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Art Lex: Figure in Art
Contains a very brief description of figure, including some good examples of the human figure being used in art.
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Art Lex: Impasto
This page contains a brief definition for "impasto" and provides some examples of paintings made with impasto technique.
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Art Lex: Frottage
This page contains a definition for "frottage." Read about what it is, when it was first introduced, and view an example of a piece of art that uses the frottage technique.
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Art Lex: Texture
This site is a partial index for an art dictionary. Scroll down to texture. This gives a comparison between actual and simulated (visual) texture.
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Art Lex: Portrait
A very good website on portraits and portraiture. Provides a good defintition of portrait and several examples of portraits from different eras and cultures in history. Includes many quotes by artists concerning their attitudes towards...
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Art Lex: Landscape
A very nice website with a definition of landscape and several examples of landscape paintings and photographs. Provides links to landscape art from specific historical eras.
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Art Lex: Examples of Landscapes by Artists Born Before 1700
This website has great examples of landscapes done by artists born before 1700 by artists of a variety of nationalities and art movements. Includes art ranging in date from as early as the 3rd millenium B.C. to 1701. Each image has a...
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Art Lex: Landscapes by Artists Born Between 1701 and 1800
A nice website with examples of landscapes by artists born during the 18th century. Each example is annotated with general information and a link is provided for more information on the individual piece of art.
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Art Lex: Landscapes by Artists Born Between 1801 and 1820
Great website of landscapes done by artists born in the early 19th century (before 1820). Includes nice images and links to further information on specific pieces of art.
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Art Lex: Still Life
This website provides a definition of still-life as well as many examples of still-lifes and artists who painted them. Includes links to related topics in art such as modeling, texture, and picture.
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Art Lex: Aesthetics
Definition of "aesthetics" according to ArtLex, a dictionary of art terms. Includes links to other important terms as well. A good place to start.
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Art Lex: Beauty
Definition of "beauty" according to ArtLex, a dictionary of art terms. Includes links to other important terms as well. A good place to start.
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Art Lex: Examples of Artworks by American Impressionists
A large collection of American Impressionist paintings appears in thumbnail view. Clicking the image leads to larger images with detailed descriptions.
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Art Lex: Symbolism
This site from ArtLex provides an examination of the symbolist art movement discusses its characteristics, lists some of the artists associated with the movement, and provides numerous examples of paintings to view.
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Art Lex: Traditional Signs
Read about the role of sign and signage in art. Includes a quote from philosopher Albert Camus and links to related topics.
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Art Lex: Pastoral Art
This website describes a specific type of landscape, the pastoral. Includes several examples of pastoral scenes and links to further information on the individual pieces of artwork.
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Art Lex: Impressionism
This site contains a paragraph long summary of impressionism. Page describes the painters who were well known in association with the era, and provides links to pictures of their paintings.
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Art Lex: Action Painting
Provides a short description of action painting and examples of action painting artists and their works.
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Art Lex: Unity
This site from Artlex provides a brief but effective definition of the Principle of Design known as Unity. There are links to other terms within the definition.
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Art Lex: V Page
A brief but effective definition of the Principle of Design known as Variety. There are links to other terms within the definition as well as quotations useful to the topic.
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Art Lex: Harmony
This site from Artlex provides a brief but effective definition of the Principle of Design known as Harmony. There are links to other terms within the definition as well as quotations by Cezanne, Seurat and Ingres.