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| acrobatics |
(used with a sing. verb) the art of performing gymnastic feats. [1/3 definitions] |
| aesthetic |
having to do with beauty or art, including literature, dance, music, painting, drawing, and sculpture. |
| aesthetician |
one who pursues theories of art and formal beauty. |
| aesthetics |
(used with a sing. verb) a branch of philosophy that deals with formal beauty in art. |
| aficionado |
an enthusiast or fan, as of an art, a sport, or a pastime. |
| agitprop |
inflammatory political propaganda spread through literature, theater, music, and art, esp. as used in support of communism. |
| allegory |
in art or literature, the use of concrete characters, events, or things, to represent abstract qualities or ideas, often to make a point about good and evil. [1/2 definitions] |
| altarpiece |
a work of art that decorates the area above and behind an altar. |
| ankh |
in Egyptian art, a cross with a loop at the top, symbolic of life. |
| antiquarian |
a student of or dealer in relics and ancient works of art; antiquary. [1/3 definitions] |
| antique |
an object of art or handicraft, such as furniture, made in earlier times, esp. over one hundred years before, and usu. of interest to collectors. [1/5 definitions] |
| appraisal |
an estimate, esp. by an official or expert, of the value of property, such as a house, land, work of art, or jewelry for the purpose of taxation, sale, or the like. [1/2 definitions] |
| armory |
heraldry or the art of blazoning arms in heraldry. [1/2 definitions] |
| ars gratia artis |
(Latin) art for the sake of art. |
| art |
things that are made by humans and that people think have beauty or deep meaning. Music, films, written works, and paintings are examples of art. |
| artful |
displaying art or skill. [1/3 definitions] |
| artist |
a person who works at or who has skill at painting, music, or any other form of art. |
| artistic |
having to do with art or artists. [1/2 definitions] |
| art nouveau |
(sometimes cap.) a style of art in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, notable for motifs taken from nature and expressed with curved lines. |
| art room |
a room in a school where art is taught and where art materials are kept. |
| artwork |
a painting or other work of art, or such works collectively. [1/2 definitions] |
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