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Art Lex: Self Portraits
From the on-line art lexicon resource ArtLex, this is the definition of the term self-portrait with numerous examples of self-portraits from art history.
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Art Lex: Trompe L'oeil
This page contains a definition for what "trompe l'oeil" is and provides numerous examples of paintings and artists that use this technique.
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Art Lex: Art Deco
Defines the art movement made popular in the 1920s and 30s and details its influence in architecture, sculpture, and industrial design.
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Art Lex: Cubism
Introduces art movement of Cubism. Defines Cubism and the three phases as well as examples of artists and their works. Provides related links.
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Art Lex: Surrealism
This Artlex website gives a detailed definition of Surrealism including its founder, influences, examples of this type of art, and its relationship to dadaism.
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Art Lex: Dada Through the Ages
This site talks about the origin of dada and how it became a movement. It also gives examples of art and shows many of its more famous artists.
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Art Lex: Romanticism
Artlex's complete description of artists of the Romanticism movement There are samples of the artists' work, descriptions of the work and an explanation of why this movement exists.
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Art Lex: Value
Artlex's definition of value and how it applies to black and white and color in art. There are links to other sites to further explain the term and also related terms to explore.
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Art Lex: Pre Raphaelite Brotherhood
A description of the Pre-Raphaelite movement in art, which was a group of English artists which formed an association in 1848 to recapture the beauty and simplicity of the medieval world. Discusses the themes of their works, lists some...
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Art Lex: Photography
Learn about the art, craft and processes of photography. Includes a list of famous photographers from time periods since 1839 when Louis Daguerre created the daguerreotype. Learn about the work and biography of each artist.
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Art Lex: Gouache
Learn about gouache painting and view examples of it by famous artists. Also includes links to information on other painting styles, art terms, and artists.
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Art Lex: Renaissance
A description of what the Renaissance was with links to examples to a number of different paintings from that era.
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Art Lex: Futurism
Read about the futurist movement in painting - particularly in Italian painting - and view examples of this style of painting. Click on the titles of each work to enlarge the images.
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Art Lex: Expressionism
This Artlex site offers a brief description of Expressionism, examples of Expressionist work, quotes, and related links.
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Art Lex: Buddhist Art and Buddhism
A collection of Buddhist art, primarily sculpture, with short descriptions.
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Art Lex: Genre
Clear definitions of genre. Includes examples of genre painting, "the depiction of subjects and scenes from everyday life," and each painting links to a website with further information.
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Art Lex: History Painting
Site on history painting with several examples from different eras in art history. Each painting links to another website with further information.
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Art Lex: Allegory
Read about allegory in visual art and view several examples of allegorical paintings. Click on the title of each piece of work to enlarge the image.
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Art Lex: Art
Definition of "art" according to ArtLex, a dictionary of art terms. Includes links to other important terms, as well as a long list of quotations defining "art."
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Art Lex: Expressionism
This definition of expressionism in art includes numerous quotes from artists and pictorial examples of art that embodies the concept.
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Art Lex: Islam and Islamic Art
A dictionary entry for Islam and Islamic art with numerous illustrations of representative works in all media, including architecture, ceramics, metalwork, textiles, and manuscripts. Includes useful cross-references to related terms and...
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Art Lex: Fauvism
On this site you will find a brief definition for what the Fauvism art movement was, along with several examples of Fauvist paintings.
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Art Lex: History of Japanese Art
A very general survey of the history of Japanese art. Click on any of the time periods to learn more specific information about each one. Includes several examples; click on the title of each work to enlarge the image and to learn more.