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Art Terms

A word you didn't know makes the work you're about to meet far more interesting.
An art glossary.

Index

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  6. F
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  8. H
  9. I
  10. J
  11. K
  12. L
  13. M
  14. N
  15. O
  16. P
  17. Q
  18. R
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  20. T
  21. U
  22. V
  23. W
  24. X
  25. Y
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  27. 126 terms
Iconography
The study that reads the images in a work and their meanings; essential for unpacking religious and portrait painting.
Icon
A sacred image; the term derives from Eastern Orthodox prayer imagery and is inherited by Philippine Catholic devotional pictures.
Inabel
Traditional weaving from the Ilocos region of northern Luzon. Cotton thread interwoven with indigo and gold.
Installation
Art that integrates with a specific site; the viewer's bodily experience becomes part of the work.
Indigo
A deep blue plant dye; central to traditional weaving across Luzon and Southeast Asia.
Impressionism
A late-19th-century French movement that paints light and air, working quickly out of doors.