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Cavalcaselle, Giovanni Battista
(Encyclopedia) Cavalcaselle, Giovanni BattistaCavalcaselle, Giovanni Battistajōvänˈnē bät-tēsˈtä kävälkäsĕlˈlā [key], 1820–97, Italian art critic and writer. Cavalcaselle studied painting at the…Paik, Nam June
(Encyclopedia) Paik, Nam JunePaik, Nam Junenäm j&oomacr;n pīk [key], 1932–2006, Korean-American artist, widely considered the founder of video art, b. Seoul, studied art and music at Tokyo Univ.…Riley, Bridget
(Encyclopedia) Riley, Bridget, 1931–, English painter. Associated with the pop art movement, Riley covers large canvases with interlocking bands, undulating curves, scattered discs, or repeated…Monet, Claude
(Encyclopedia) Monet, ClaudeMonet, Claudeklōd mônāˈ [key], 1840–1926, French landscape painter, b. Paris. Monet was a founder of impressionism. He adhered to its principles throughout his long career…Rauschenberg, Robert
(Encyclopedia) Rauschenberg, RobertRauschenberg, Robertrouˈshənbûrgˌ [key], 1925–2008, American painter, b. Port Arthur, Tex., as Milton Ernest Rauschenberg. He studied at the Kansas City Art…Canadian art and architecture
(Encyclopedia) Canadian art and architecture, the various types and styles arts and structures produced in the geographic area that now constitutes Canada. For a discussion of the art of indigenous…Corcoran Gallery of Art
(Encyclopedia) Corcoran Gallery of Art: see under Corcoran, William Wilson.Gothic architecture and art
(Encyclopedia) Gothic architecture and art, structures (largely cathedrals and churches) and works of art first created in France in the 12th cent. that spread throughout Western Europe through the…herm, in Greek art
(Encyclopedia) hermhermhûrm [key], in 6th-century Greek art, vertical pillar surmounted by a bearded human head and often having a phallus below. These structures were considered sacred to Hermes.…Indian art and architecture
(Encyclopedia) Indian art and architecture, works of art and architecture produced on the Indian subcontinent, which is now divided among India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. In the Western world,…