Art Dictionary - B
These are words taken from the ArtLex Art Dictionary at http://www.artlex.com/. The links will take you to the art dictionary, where you will find a definition and examples. The pages are divided into sections of the alphabet. There are pages for B-Bd, Be-Bi, Bj-Bo, and Bp-Bz. Some of the links go to the exact page. Other links take you to a general page. Click the link and scroll down to the word listed.
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balance
harmonious arrangement or relation of parts within a whole
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balcony
a platform projecting from the wall of a building
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balustrade
a railing at the side of a staircase or balcony
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bamboo
woody tropical grass having hollow woody stems
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banker
a financier who owns or is an executive in a bank
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baroque
relating to an elaborately ornamented style of art and music
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barrel vault
the simplest form of vault; a single continuous arch
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bas relief
sculpture that projects only slightly from the background
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basket
a container that is usually woven and has handles
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basketry
the craft of basket making
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Bauhaus
a German style of architecture begun by Walter Gropius in 1918
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beauty
the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
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belvedere
densely branched Eurasian plant
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benday
reproduce by the Benday process
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beret
a soft cap with no brim or bill
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bestiary
a medieval book with descriptions of real and fabled animals
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bevel
a sloping edge where two surfaces meet at a non-right angle
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bin
a container; usually has a lid
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binocular vision
vision involving the use of both eyes
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bird's eye view
a situation or topic as if viewed from an altitude or distance
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bisque
a thick, creamy soup made from shellfish
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black and white
not having or not capable of producing colors
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blind spot
the point where the optic nerve enters the retina
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bluing
a process that makes something blue (or bluish)
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Bodhisattva
Buddhist worthy of nirvana who postpones it to help others
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bonsai
a dwarfed ornamental tree or shrub grown in a tray or shallow pot
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book
an object consisting of a number of pages bound together
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bookbinding
the craft of binding books
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bookplate
a label or plate in a book identifying its owner
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boredom
the feeling of being tired of something tedious
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boss
a person who exercises control and makes decisions
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botanical
of or relating to plants
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bronze
an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements
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brush
an implement that has hairs or bristles set into a handle
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Buddhism
the teaching of Buddha that life is permeated with suffering caused by desire, that suffering ceases when desire ceases, and that enlightenment obtained through right conduct and wisdom and meditation releases one from desire and suffering and rebirth
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bust
a sculpture of the head and shoulders of a person
Created on Wed Nov 19 17:32:40 EST 2008
(updated Wed Nov 19 19:35:09 EST 2008)
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