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- A Treatise on PaintingA Treatise on Painting (Trattato della pittura) is a collection of Leonardo da Vinci's wri
- Adolphe AlphandJean-Charles Adolphe Alphand (French pronunciation: ; 26 October 1817 – 6 December 1891) w
- AIA Gold MedalAmerican award for architecture
- Aino AaltoAino Maria Marsio-Aalto (born Aino Maria Mandelin; 25 January 1894 – 13 January 1949) was
- Alberto GiacomettiSwiss sculptor and painter (1901–1966)
- Albrecht DürerGerman artist and theorist (1471–1528)
- Albumen printThe albumen print, also called albumen silver print, is a method of producing a photograph
- Allegra Fuller SnyderAllegra Fuller Snyder (August 28, 1927 – July 11, 2021) was an American dance ethnologist
- AltarpieceReligious artwork behind an altar
- Alvar AaltoFinnish architect and designer (1898–1976)
- Alvar Aalto MuseumThe Alvar Aalto Museum is a Finnish museum operating in two cities, Jyväskylä and Helsinki
- Andrea PalladioVenetian architect (1508–1580)
- Andy WarholAmerican artist and filmmaker (1928–1987)
- AnimeramaAnimerama (Japanese: アニメラマ) is a trilogy of thematically related adult anime feature films
- Ansel AdamsAmerican photographer and environmentalist (1902–1984)
- Antoine WatteauFrench painter (1684–1721)
- Antoni GaudíCatalan architect (1852–1926)
- Antonio StradivariItalian luthier (1644–1737)
- Art of the United KingdomThe art of the United Kingdom refers to all forms of visual art in or associated with the
- Artemisia GentileschiItalian painter (born 1593)
- AtelierAn atelier (French: ) is the private workshop or studio of a professional artist in the fi
- Aubrey BeardsleyEnglish illustrator and author (1872–1898)
- Auguste RodinFrench sculptor (1840–1917)
- Autumn Rhythm (Number 30)Autumn Rhythm (Number 30) is a 1950 abstract expressionist painting by American artist Jac
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- Backlighting (lighting design)In lighting design, backlighting is the process of illuminating the subject from the back.
- Baroque paintingEuropean art movement from about 1590 to 1750
- Basilica PalladianaThe Basilica Palladiana is a Renaissance building in the central Piazza dei Signori in Vic
- Bastide du Jas de BouffanThe Bastide du Jas de Bouffan (Granel-Corsy du Jas de Bouffan) is a historic bastide in Ai
- Baumgarten, ViennaBaumgarten (Central Bavarian: Baamgoatn) is an area of Vienna's fourteenth district. Until
- Beaux-Arts architectureNeoclassical architectural style
- Berend George EscherBerend George Escher (4 April 1885 – 11 October 1967) was a Dutch geologist.
- Bloody Island MassacreThe Bloody Island Massacre was a mass killing of indigenous Californians by the U.S. Milit
- BohemianismPractice of an unconventional lifestyle
- Brett WestonTheodore Brett Weston (December 16, 1911 – January 22, 1993) was an American photographer.
- Buckminster FullerAmerican philosopher, architect and inventor (1895–1983)
- Burin (engraving)Steel cutting tool for engraving
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- Calea VictorieiCalea Victoriei (Victory Avenue) is a major avenue in central Bucharest. Situated in Secto
- Came glassworkCame glasswork is the process of joining cut pieces of art glass through the use of came s
- Camille PissarroDanish-French painter (1830–1903)
- Canton of MentonThe canton of Menton is an administrative division of the Alpes-Maritimes department, sout
- CaravaggioItalian painter (1571–1610)
- CartoonistVisual artist who makes cartoons
- Caspar David FriedrichGerman Romantic landscape painter (1774–1840)
- Chalk talkA chalk talk is an illustrated performance in which the speaker draws pictures to emphasiz
- Chanteloup-en-BrieChanteloup-en-Brie (French pronunciation: , literally Chanteloup in Brie, before 1987: Cha
- Charles IV of Spain and His FamilyCharles IV of Spain and His Family is an oil-on-canvas group portrait painting by the Span
- Christie'sBritish auction house
- Christopher WrenEnglish architect (1632–1723)
- Claude MonetFrench painter (1840–1926)
- Coco ChanelFrench fashion designer (1883–1971)
- Collodion processEarly photographic technique
- Commercial artArt created for commercial purposes, primarily advertising
- Constantin BrâncușiRomanian sculptor, photographer and painter (1876–1957)
- Critical Path (book)Critical Path is a book written by US author and inventor R. Buckminster Fuller with the a
- Czech studiesBohemistics, also known as Czech studies, is the field of humanities that researches, docu
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- David d'AngersPierre-Jean David (12 March 1788 – 4 January 1856) was a French sculptor, medalist and act
- Design scienceDesign science refers to a scientific, i.e. rational and systematic, approach to designing
- Diego RiveraMexican muralist (1886–1957)
- Diego VelázquezSpanish painter (1599–1660)
- DiptychObject made of two paired flat plates, often joined by a hinge
- DonatelloItalian Renaissance sculptor (c. 1386–1466)
- Drawing HandsDrawing Hands is a lithograph by the Dutch artist M. C. Escher first printed in January 19
- Dream Caused by the Flight of a Bee Around a Pomegranate a Second Before AwakeningDream Caused by the Flight of a Bee Around a Pomegranate a Second Before Awakening is a su
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- Eadweard MuybridgeEnglish photographer (1830–1904)
- Edgar DegasFrench Impressionist artist (1834–1917)
- Édouard ManetFrench painter (1832–1883)
- Edvard MunchNorwegian painter (1863–1944)
- Edward HopperAmerican painter and printmaker (1882–1967)
- Edward WestonAmerican photographer (1886–1958)
- El GrecoGreek painter of the Spanish Renaissance (1541–1614)
- Ernest Hoschedé(Jean Louis) Ernest Hoschedé (Paris, 18 December 1837 – 19 March 1891) was a French depart
- Eugène DelacroixFrench painter (1798–1863)
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- Fagus FactoryUNESCO World Heritage Site in Lower Saxony, Germany
- Family Group (Moore)Family Group (LH 269) is a sculpture by Henry Moore. It was his first large-scale bronze s
- Filippo BrunelleschiItalian Renaissance architect (1377–1446)
- Four Seasons RestaurantThe Four Seasons Restaurant (known colloquially as the Four Seasons) was a New American cu
- Fragrant HillsFragrant Hills Park or Xiangshan Park (香山公园) is a public park and former imperial garden a
- Francesco Maria del MonteFrancesco Maria del Monte, full name Francesco Maria Bourbon del Monte Santa Maria, (5 Jul
- Francisco GoyaSpanish painter and printmaker (1746–1828)
- François LesageFrançois Lesage (31 March 1929 – 1 December 2011) was a French couture embroiderer. Lesage
- Frank GehryCanadian and American architect (1929–2025)
- Frank Lloyd WrightAmerican architect (1867–1959)
- Frederick Law OlmstedAmerican landscape architect (1822–1903)
- Free Imperial City of NurembergFree imperial city in the Holy Roman Empire
- Frida KahloMexican painter (1907–1954)
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- Gehry ResidenceThe Gehry Residence is architect Frank Gehry's home. It was originally an extension, desig
- Geometric abstractionForm of abstract art involving geometry
- Georges SeuratFrench painter (1859–1891)
- Georges-Eugène HaussmannFrench official who renovated Paris (1809–1891)
- Georgia O'KeeffeAmerican modernist artist (1887–1986)
- Gerhard RichterGerman visual artist (born 1932)
- Gerhard von KügelgenFranz Gerhard von Kügelgen (6 February 1772 – 27 March 1820) was a German painter, noted f
- Giacometti (horse)Giacometti (1971 – after 1985) was an Irish-bred, British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse a
- Giacomo Barozzi da VignolaGiacomo Barozzi da Vignola ( vin-YOH-lə, veen-, Italian: ; 1 October 1507 – 7 July 1573),
- Gian Lorenzo BerniniItalian sculptor and architect (1598–1680)
- GiottoItalian painter and architect (c. 1267–1337)
- Gropius HouseThe Gropius House is a historic house museum owned by Historic New England at 68 Baker Bri
- Group f/64Group f/64 or f.64 was a group founded by seven American 20th-century San Francisco Bay Ar
- Guangzhou Opera HouseGuangzhou Opera House (simplified Chinese: 广州大剧院; traditional Chinese: 廣州大劇院; pinyin: Guǎn
- Gustav KlimtAustrian symbolist painter (1862–1918)
- Gustave CourbetFrench realist painter (1819–1877)
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- Hans Holbein the YoungerGerman artist and printmaker (1497–1543)
- Hasselblad AwardThe Hasselblad Award (in full: Hasselblad Foundation International Award in Photography) i
- Henri Cartier-BressonFrench photographer (1908–2004)
- Henri de Toulouse-LautrecFrench painter and illustrator (1864–1901)
- Henri MatisseFrench artist (1869–1954)
- Henri RousseauFrench painter (1844–1910)
- Henry MooreEnglish sculptor (1898–1986)
- HergéBelgian cartoonist (1907–1983)
- Hieronymus BoschDutch painter (c. 1450–1516)
- HiroshigeJapanese ukiyo-e woodblock print artist
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- I. M. PeiChinese-American architect (1917–2019)
- IllustratorArtist enhancing writing with images
- Ilya RepinUkrainian-born Russian painter (1844–1930)
- ImhotepEgyptian polymath, later deified
- International GothicArt style, form of Gothic art
- International Society of Sculptors, Painters and GraversThe International Society of Sculptors, Painters and Gravers was a union of professional a
- Irving LavinIrving Lavin (14 December 1927 – 3 February 2019) was an art historian of Late Antique, Me
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- J. M. W. TurnerEnglish painter (1775–1851)
- Jack KirbyAmerican comic book artist (1917–1994)
- Jackson PollockAmerican painter (1912–1956)
- Jacques-Louis DavidFrench painter (1748–1825)
- James McNeill WhistlerAmerican painter (1834–1903)
- Jan van EyckFlemish painter (died 1441)
- Jane JacobsAmerican–Canadian journalist, author, and activist (1916–2006)
- Jean-Auguste-Dominique IngresFrench painter (1780–1867)
- Joan MiróCatalan painter, sculptor, and ceramicist (1893–1983)
- Johann FrobenJohann Froben, in Latin: Johannes Frobenius (and combinations), (c. 1460 – 27 October 1527
- Johannes TrithemiusGerman Benedictine abbot and polymath (1462–1516)
- Johannes VermeerDutch painter (1632–1675)
- John ConstableEnglish painter (1776–1837)
- John Singer SargentAmerican painter (1856–1925)
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- Landscape with Hercules and CacusLandscape with Hercules and Cacus is an oil on canvas painting by French painter Nicolas P
- Langya CommanderyLangya Commandery (Chinese: 琅邪郡, 琅琊郡) was a commandery in historical China from Qin dynast
- Le CorbusierSwiss-French architect (1887–1965)
- Leon Battista AlbertiItalian architect and author (1404-1472)
- Lives of the Most Excellent Painters, Sculptors, and Architects16th-century book by Giorgio Vasari
- LoplopLoplop, or more formally, Loplop, Father Superior of the Birds, is the name of a birdlike
- Lorenzo BartoliniLorenzo Bartolini (Prato, 7 January 1777 – Florence, 20 January 1850) was an Italian sculp
- Louis KahnEstonian-American architect (1901–1974)
- Louis SullivanAmerican architect (1856–1924)
- Ludwig Mies van der RoheGerman-American architect (1886–1969)
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- M. C. EscherDutch graphic artist (1898–1972)
- Madonna (Munch)Madonna is the usual title given to several versions of a composition by the Norwegian exp
- Mainline PublicationsMainline Publications, also called Mainline Comics, was a short-lived, 1950s American comi
- Man RayAmerican and French visual artist (1890–1976)
- Marble sculptureThree-dimensional art form from marble
- Marc ChagallRussian and French artist (1887–1985)
- Marcel DuchampFrench-American painter, sculptor, and chess player (1887–1968)
- Mark RothkoAbstract painter (1903–1970)
- Marriage A-la-Mode (Hogarth)Marriage A-la-Mode is a series of six pictures painted by William Hogarth between 1743 and
- Martine FranckMartine Franck (2 April 1938 – 16 August 2012) was a British-Belgian documentary and portr
- Mary Reynolds (artist)Mary Louise Hubacheck Reynolds (née Hubacheck; 1891 – September 30, 1950) was an American
- Masaccio15th-century Italian Renaissance painter
- Max ErnstGerman artist (1891–1976)
- Mimar Sinan16th-century Ottoman chief architect and civil engineer
- Modoc War1872–1873 conflict between the Native American Modoc people and the U.S. Army
- Mural on Indian Red GroundMural on Indian Red Ground is a 1950 abstract expressionist drip painting by American arti
- MuraltoMuralto is a municipality in the district of Locarno, in the canton of Ticino in Switzerla
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- NadarFrench photographer and balloonist (1820–1910)
- Neiman Marcus Fashion AwardThe Neiman Marcus Award for Distinguished Service in the Field of Fashion was a yearly awa
- Nicolas PoussinFrench Baroque painter (1594–1665)
- No. 5, 1948No. 5, 1948 is a 1948 painting by Jackson Pollock, an American painter known for his contr
- Nocturne (painting)In art, a 'nocturne' its broader sense distinguishes paintings of a night scene, or night-
- Nogent-sur-MarneNogent-sur-Marne (French pronunciation: ) is a commune in the eastern suburbs of Paris, Fr
- Norman RockwellAmerican painter and illustrator (1894–1978)
- Northern RenaissanceRenaissance that occurred in the European countries north of the Alps
- Nude (art)Artwork focused on the unclothed human body
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- Palazzi di GenovaPalazzi di Genova is a 1622 book written and illustrated by Peter Paul Rubens, depicting a
- Pampulha (Belo Horizonte)Pampulha (Portuguese: Região Administrativa da Pampulha) is an administrative region in th
- Parc MontsourisParc Montsouris (French pronunciation: ; English: Montsouris Park) is a public park situat
- Paul CézanneFrench painter (1839–1906)
- Paul GauguinFrench artist (1848–1903)
- Paul KleeSwiss-German painter (1879–1940)
- PeștișaniPeștișani (Romanian: ) is a commune in Gorj County, Oltenia, Romania. It is composed of se
- Peter Paul RubensFlemish artist and diplomat (1577–1640)
- PhidiasGreek sculptor, painter and architect (c.480–430 BC)
- Philip JohnsonAmerican architect (1906–2005)
- PhotographerPerson who makes photographs
- Photographic printingPhotographic printing is the process of producing a final image on paper for viewing, usin
- Pierre-Auguste RenoirFrench painter and sculptor (1841–1919)
- Piet MondrianDutch painter (1872–1944)
- Pieter Bruegel the ElderDutch and Flemish painter (c. 1525/30–1569)
- Pink and Blue (Renoir)Alice and Elisabeth Cahen d’Anvers (most commonly referred to as Pink and Blue) is an oil
- Plympton Erle (UK Parliament constituency)Plympton Erle, also spelt Plympton Earle, was a parliamentary borough in Devon. It elected
- PommersfeldenPommersfelden is a community in the Upper Franconian district of Bamberg in Germany.
- Porto ErcolePorto Ercole (Italian: ) is an Italian town located in the municipality of Monte Argentari
- Portrait of Juan de ParejaThe Portrait of Juan de Pareja is a painting by Spanish artist Diego Velázquez of the ensl
- Pritzker Architecture PrizeInternational architecture award
- Pyramid of SkullsPyramid of Skulls is a c. 1901 oil on canvas painting by French Post-Impressionist artist
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- Rain, Steam and Speed – The Great Western RailwayRain, Steam, and Speed – The Great Western Railway is an oil painting by the 19th-century
- RaphaelItalian painter and architect (1483–1520)
- Raymond LoewyFrench-born American industrial designer
- Red Canna (paintings)Georgia O'Keeffe made a number of Red Canna paintings of the canna lily plant, first in wa
- Renaissance in UrbinoThe Renaissance in Urbino was one of the most fundamental manifestations of the early Ital
- René MagritteBelgian painter (1898–1967)
- RetrospectiveLook back at events that took place before
- Rideau, Cruchon et CompotierRideau, Cruchon et Compotier (English: Curtain, Jug and Fruit Bowl) is an oil on canvas pa
- RiudomsRiudoms (Catalan pronunciation: ) is a town in the comarca of Baix Camp, province of Tarra
- Roquebrune-Cap-MartinCommune in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
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- Salvador DalíSpanish surrealist artist (1904–1989)
- San Giovanni ValdarnoSan Giovanni Valdarno is a town and comune in the province of Arezzo, Tuscany, central Ita
- Sandro BotticelliItalian Renaissance painter (1445–1510)
- Santa Maria del Carmine, FlorenceSanta Maria del Carmine is a church of the Carmelite Order, in the Oltrarno district of Fl
- Santa Maria NovellaChurch in Florence, Italy
- Saying Grace (Rockwell)Saying Grace is a 1951 painting by American illustrator Norman Rockwell, painted for the c
- Schloss WeißensteinSchloss Weißenstein is a Schloss or palatial residence in Pommersfelden, Bavaria, southern
- Scout LawScout Law is a set of codes in the Scout movement. Since the publication of Scouting for B
- Scranton, PennsylvaniaCity in Pennsylvania, United States
- Self-portraitPortrait of an artist made by that artist
- Self-Portrait as the Allegory of PaintingSelf-Portrait as the Allegory of Painting, also known as Autoritratto in veste di Pittura
- Sergey Prokudin-GorskyRussian chemist and photographer (1863–1944)
- Sesshū TōyōJapanese painter (c. 1420–1506)
- Settsu ProvinceSettsu Province (摂津国, Settsu no kuni) was a province of Japan, which today comprises the s
- Seven Sacraments (Poussin)The Seven Sacraments refers to two series of paintings of the seven sacraments by the Fren
- Sheila O'DonnellSheila O'Donnell (born 1953) is an Irish architect who co-founded the O'Donnell & Tuomey p
- Shigeru MiyamotoJapanese video game designer (born 1952)
- ShitaoChinese painter (1642–1707)
- SilhouetteFilled-in outline of an image
- Sir John Hoskyns, 2nd BaronetSir John Hoskyns, 2nd Baronet FRS (23 July 1634 – 12 September 1705) was an English barone
- Slum clearance in the United StatesSlum clearance in the United States has been used as an urban renewal strategy to regenera
- Sonobe, KyotoSonobe (園部町, Sonobe-chō) was a town located in Funai District, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan.
- SponheimSponheim is a municipality in the district of Bad Kreuznach in Rhineland-Palatinate in wes
- St John-at-HampsteadSt John-at-Hampstead is a Church of England parish church dedicated to St John the Evangel
- Stained glassColored glass and works that are made from it
- Subsurface scatteringSubsurface scattering (SSS), also known as subsurface light transport (SSLT), is a mechani
- SuprematismEarly-20th-century Russian art movement
- Supreme Federal Court PalaceThe Supreme Federal Court Palace is the seat of the Supreme Federal Court, Brazilian highe
- Suzhou MuseumThe Suzhou Museum (Chinese: 蘇州博物館; pinyin: Sūzhōu Bówùguǎn) is a museum of ancient Chinese
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- Tempio MalatestianoCathedral of Rimini, Italy
- The Bewitched ManThe Bewitched Man (also known as The Devil's Lamp) is a painting completed c. 1798 by Fran
- The Ecumenical Council (painting)The Ecumenical Council is a surrealist painting by Spanish artist Salvador Dalí completed
- The Inquisition TribunalThe Inquisition Tribunal, also known as The Court of the Inquisition or The Inquisition Sc
- The Love Embrace of the Universe, the Earth (Mexico), Myself, Diego, and Señor XolotlThe Love Embrace of the Universe, the Earth (Mexico), Myself, Diego, and Señor Xolotl is a
- The Procuress (Vermeer)The Procuress (Dutch: De koppelaarster) is a 1656 oil-on-canvas painting by the then 24-ye
- The ScoutmasterThe Scoutmaster is a 1956 painting by American illustrator Norman Rockwell. It was origina
- Tilman RiemenschneiderTilman Riemenschneider (c. 1460 – 7 July 1531) was a German woodcarver and sculptor active
- TitianItalian painter (c. 1477/88/90–1576)
- TonalismTonalism was an artistic style that emerged in the 1880s when American artists began to pa
- TriptychArtwork divided into three parts
- Twittering MachineTwittering Machine (Die Zwitscher-Maschine) is a 1922 watercolor with gouache, pen-and-ink
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- Venetian RenaissanceThe Venetian Renaissance had a distinct character compared to the general Italian Renaissa
- Villa BarbaroVilla Barbaro, also known as the Villa di Maser, is a large villa at Maser in the Veneto r
- Ville RadieuseVille radieuse (French pronunciation: ; lit. 'Radiant City') was an unrealised urban desig
- Vitruvius1st-century BC Roman architect and engineer
- Vitruvius (crater)Vitruvius is a small lunar impact crater that lies on the northern edge of the Mare Tranqu
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- Walnut Hill ParkWalnut Hill Park is a large public park west of downtown New Britain, Connecticut. Develop
- Walter GropiusGerman-American architect (1883–1969)
- Wang XizhiChinese calligrapher (c. 303 – c. 361)
- Wassily KandinskyRussian painter and art theorist (1866–1944)
- Welsh artWelsh art is the traditions in the visual arts associated with Wales and its people. Most
- Will EisnerAmerican cartoonist, writer and entrepreneur (1917–2005)
- William HogarthEnglish artist and writer (1697–1764)
- William Turner (painter)William Turner RWS (29 November 1789 – 7 August 1862) was a British painter who specialise
- Winsor McCayAmerican cartoonist and animator (c.1866–1934)
- Woodblock printing in JapanAncient technique for reproducing images or text
- WoodcutRelief printing technique