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A
à la Poupée
A Posteriori
A Priori
A.D.
A.H.
A.N.A.
A.P.
A.R.A.
A.W.S.
AA
Abacus
Abbozzo
ABC Art (see Minimalism
Abecedarian
Ablaq
Aboriginal Art
Abrade
Abrasive
Absorbent Ground
Absorption
Abstract Expressionism
Abstraction or Abstract Art
Abstraction-Creation Group
Absurd
Academic
Academician
Academy
Academy Figure
Acanthus
Accelerator
Accent
Accession
Accession Number
Accident
Accidental Color
Acculturation
Accuracy
Acetate
Acetate Color
Acetic Acid
Acetone
Acetylene
Achromatic
Acid
Acid Bath
Acid Migration
Acid-Free
Acquisitions
Acrolith
Acropolis
Acroterium or Acroterion
Acrylic Flow Improver
Acrylic Paints
Acrylics
Actino-
Action Pose
Action Research
Actionpainting
Aculeate
Ad
Ada School
Additive
Addorsed
Adhere
Adhesion
Adhesives
Adobe
Adsorption
Aduncous
Advertising
Advocacy
Adze
Aegean Art
Aerial View
Aerialperspective
Aertist
Aerugo
Aesthetic Experience
Aesthetic Value
Aestheticism
Aesthetics
African Art
Afrocentrism
After
Afterimage
Age of Reason
Agent
Agglutinate
Aggregate
Agitprop
Agora
Aia
Airbrush
Aisle
Ala of the Nose
Alabaster
Alabastron
Alar Groove
Albany Slip
Albumen Print
Alchemy
Alcohol
Aleatory or Aleatoric
Algorithm
Alienation
Alizarin
Alkyd Resins
Alla Prima
Allegory
Alligatoring
All-Over Design
All-Over Painting
Alloy
Allusion
Almohad Style
Altar
Altarpiece
Altered Proportion
Alternating Figures
Alternative Spaces
Aluminum or Aluminium
Amarna Art
Ambiguity
Ambivalence
Ambrotype
Ambulatory
American Art
American Colonial Art
American Federation of Teachers
American Gothic
American Indian Art
American Institute of Architects
American Luminism
American Scene Painting
American Ten, The
Amorphous
Ampersand
Amphibolous
Amphitheater
Amphora
Amulet
Amyl Acetate
Anaglyph
Analog(ue)
Analogous Colors
Analog-To-Digital Conversion
Analogue
Analogy
Analysis
Analytic
Analytic Cubism
Anamorphosis
Anastole
Anatomy
Anchoring Gaze
Ancien Régime
Ancient
Ancipital
Andachtsbild
Androcentrism
Androgyny
Angel
Angle of Incidence
Anglo-Saxon Art
Angst
Anhydrous
Aniconic
Aniline Dyes
Anima
Animalia
Animation
Animism
Animus
Anneal
Annotation
Anodizing
Anomaly
Antefix
Anthropocentrism
Anti-Art
Anti-Authoritarian
Anti-Cerne
Anti-Intellectualism
Antimony
Antiquarianism
Antique
Antiquing
Antiquity
Antithesis
Anvil
Apadana
Aperture
Apex
Aphorism
Apollo
Apotropaic
Appearance
Application
Applied Arts
Appliqué
Appraisal
Appreciation
Apprentice
Apprenticeship
Appropriation
Apsara
Apse
Aqua Fortis
Aquagraph
Aquamanile
Aquarelle
Aquarelle Brush
Aquatint
Aquatint Mezzotint
Aqueduct
Aqueous
Aqueous Humor
Arabesque
Arc
Arc Welding
Arcade
Arch
Archaeology
Archaic
Archetype
Architect
Architectonic
Architecture
Architrave
Archival Image
Arcuated
Argilaceous
Argon
Argument
Armature
Armory Show
Arms and Armor
Arrangement
Arsenic
Art
Art Advocacy
Art Appraisal
Art Appreciation
Art Brut
Art Buyer
Art Careers
Art Center
Art Collective
Art Conservation
Art Conservator
Art Critic
Art Criticism
Art Deco
Art Degree
Art Director
Art District
Art Elements
Art Engagé
Art for Art's Sake
Art History
Art Law
Art Movement
Art Nouveau
Art Quotations
Art Restoration
Arte Povera
Artgum
Artifact
Artificial
Artisan
Artist
Artistic Development
Artistic Temperament
Artist-Run Organizations
Artists' Books
Artist's Bridge
Artists' Organizations
Artist's Proof
Arts and Crafts Movement
Arts, The
Artsednet
Artwork
Asbestos
Ascender
Ashcan School
Ashlar
Asphaltum
Assemblage Sculpture
Assessment
Asturian Art
Asuka
Asymmetry
Atectonic
Atelier
Atlant
Atlas
Atmospheric Perspective
Atrium
Attention
Attitude
Attribute
Attribution
Audience
Audio Guide
Auditory
Auger
Aureole
Australian Art
Austrian Art
Auteurism
Authentic
Author
Authorial Ignorance
Authorial Irrelevance
Authorial Responsibility
Autobiographical Art
Autochrome
Autocritical
Autographic Ink
Autography
Automata
Automatism
Automaton
Autoportrait
Avant-Garde
Avatar
Axial Plan
Axis
Axonometric Projection
Azurite

B
B&W
B.C.
B.C.E.
Baby Spot
Back Iron
Background
Backlight
Bad Art
Bailee
Bailey
Bailor
Balance
Balcony
Baldacchino
Ball Clay
Balloon Framing
Ballpein Hammer
Balustrade
Banal
Banausic
Banco
Banker
Baptistery
Bar Tracery
Barbizon School
Baren
Barium
Baroque
Barrel Vault
Base
Basilica
Bas-Relief
Bassetaille
Bat
Bateau-Lavoir, Groupe Du
Bathos
Batignolles Group
Batik
Batten
Batter
Battlement
Bauhaus
Bay
Beader
Beam
Bearing Wall
Bearings
Beauty
Beaux-Arts
Bed
Beehive Tomb
Beeswax
Belvedere
Ben-Ben
Benday
Beni-e or Benizuri-e
Benin
Benzine
Beret
Bessie Bedelia
Bestiary
Bevel
Bezel
Bhakti
Bibelot
Biedermeier
Bilateral
Billboard
Bin
Binary Colors
Binder
Binocular Vision
Biomorphic Form
Bird's-Eye View
Biscuit
Bisque
Bit-Depth
Bit-Mapped Image
Bitten In
Bitumen
Black-Figure
Blanc De Chine
Bland
Blanket
Blaue Reiter, Der
Blaue Vier
Bleach-Out
Bleed
Bleed Marks
Bleeding Through
Bleed-Proof
Blend
Blind Arcade
Blind Continuous-Line Contour Drawing
Blind Pressing
Blind Spot
Block
Block Out
Block Printing
Blockbuster
Blocking In
Block-Out
Bloom
Bloom's Taxonomy
Blotto Painting
Blow Forming
Blowup
Blue Four
Blue Pencil
Blue Rider
Bluing
Board
Boasting
Bodhisattva
Body
Body Art
Body Color
Bohemianism
Bokusaiga
Bokuseki
Bold
Boldface
Bole
Bolognese School
Bond Paper
Bone China
Bone Dry
Bone Emulsion
Bone Structure
Bonsai
Bonus Ideas
Book
Book of Hours
Bookbinding
Bordering
Boredom
Boss
Botanical
Bottega
Boucharde
Bouleuterion
Bourgeois
Bozzetto
Bracketing
Brad
Brahma
Brass
Brayer
Braze
Brazen
Breakfast Painting
Breathing
Breccia
Bric-A-Brac
Bricolage
Bridge
Brightness
Brilliance
Brindled
Bristle
Bristol Board
Britannia
Broad Manner
Broadsheet
Broadside
Broken Pediment
Bronze
Browse Image
Brücke, Die
Brummagem
Brush
Brush Cleaner
Brushstroke
Brushwork
Bubble Diagram
Buckeye
Buckle
Buckskin Ceiling
Bucrania
Buddha
Buddhist Art
Buffer
Bug
Bump Up
Bunjinga
Burgundy Pitch
Burgundy, School Of
Burin
Burnisher
Burr
Bush Hammer
Busshi
Bust
Bust Peg
Busy
Butcher Paper
Butcher's Tray
Butt Joint
Butterfly
Buttress
Byzantine Art

C
C. or Ca.
C.E.
C.P.
Cabinet of Wonders
Cabochon
Cadmiums
Caduceus
Cairn
Calcagnolo
Calendar Painting
Calendering
Calidarium
Calipers
Calligraphy
Calotype
Calyx-Krater
Camaïeu
Camcorder
Came
Cameo
Camera
Camera Lucida
Camera Obscura
Camouflage
Camp
Campanile
Camphor Flakes
Canadian Art
Canadian Group of Painters
Candela
Candle
Canon
Canopic Jar
Cantilever
Canvas
Canvas Scraper
Capital
Capital Letters
Caption
Capture Device
Carat
Caravaggisti
Carbide Disk
Carbon
Carbon Dioxide
Carbon Paper
Carborundum
Card or Cardboard
Card Stock
Cardboard Relief
Carding
Cardo
Career
Caricature
Carolingian Art
Carta Pesta
Carte De Visite
Cartoccio
Cartography
Cartoon
Cartoonist
Cartouche
Cartridge Paper
Caruncle
Carving
Caryatid
Casein Engraving
Casein Paint
Cast
Castrum
Catacombs
Catalog(ue)
Catalogue Number
Catalogue Raisonné
Catalyst
Cathedral
Caustic
Cave Painting
CCD Array
CD-ROM
Cel
Celadon
Cella
Cellocut
Cellophane
Celluclay
Celluloid
Cellulose
Celsius
Celtic Art
Cement
Cenacle or Cenacolo
Censorship
Center of Gravity
Centering
Centigrade
Centimeter
Central Plan
Centrifugal Casting
Ceramicist
Ceramics
Cercle et Carré
Cerulean Blue
CGM
Chaitya Hall
Chalice
Chalk
Chamber of Wonders
Chamfer
Champlevé
Chance
Chancel
Chandi
Change
Chaos
Chapel
Chaplet
Characters
Charcoal
Charm
Chasing
Chatra
Chess
Chevet
Chevron
Chiaroscuro
Chiastic
Chicano Art
Chigi
Children's Art
Chimneypiece
Chine Collé
Chinese Art
Chinese Ink
Chinese White
Ching
Chinoiserie
Chipping Out
Chisel
Chiton
Chlorophyll
Choir
Chop
Chroma
Chroma Key
Chromatic Pigments
Chrome or Chromium
Chrome Yellow
Chromolithography
Chronology
Chuban
Ciborium
Cinema
Cinematic Montage
Cinerary Urn
Cinnabar
Cinquecento
Circa
Circle
Circular Saw
Circular Stage
Circumference
Circumscribe
Cire Perdue
Ciseau
Ciselet
Cissing
Civilization
Clad
Cladding
Clamp
Class
Classical
Classical Orders
Claw Chisel
Claw Hammer
Clay
Clean Up
Cleaning Art
Clearstory
Cleave
Clerestory
Cliché
Climate Control
Clock
Cloisonné
Cloisonnisme
Cloister
Clone
Closed Shape
Closure
Clove Hitch
Cluster Pier
CMYK
Coarse
Coat of Arms
Coat or Coating
Cobalt
Cobra
Codex
Coefficient of Expansion
Coffer
Cognitive
Coherence
Coils
Cold Chisel
Cold-Pressed Paper
Collaboration
Collage
Collagraph
Collaring
Collection
College Art Association
Collodion Wet Plate
Collograph
Collotype
Colonial American Art
Colonnade
Colonnette
Color
Color Correction
Color Depth
Color Look-Up Table
Color Management Systems
Color Permanence
Color Scheme
Color Separation
Color Space
Color Temperature
Color Wheel
Colorblindness
Color-Field Painting
Colorways
Colossus or Collossal
Colour-Man
Column
Combine
Commemorate
Commercial Art
Commission
Commodification
Communication
Compass
Compass Rose
Compensation
Complementary After-Image
Complementary Colors
Complexity
Compluvium
Compose
Composite Order
Composition
Compound Pier
Comprehension
Computer Graphics
Concatenation
Concave
Concentric
Concept
Conceptual
Conceptual Art
Concrete
Concrete Poetry
Concretion
Condensation
Condensed Type
Condition
Cone
Confection
Configuration
Conflation
Conflict
Conglobe
Congruity
Coning
Connoisseur
Connotation
Consciousness
Conservation
Consignment
Consistency
Construction
Construction Paper
Constructivism
Conté Crayon
Contemporary
Content
Context
Continuous-Line
Contour
Contour Drawing
Contour Lines
Contrapposto
Contrast
Contrast Key
Convention
Conversation Piece
Convex
Cool Colors
Cooperative Learning
Co-Opt
Copal
Coping
Copper
Copper Resinate
Coptic Art
Copy
Copyright
Copystand Scanner
Coraplaster
Corbel
Corbel Vault
Corbelled Arch
Corbis
Core
Core Pin
Corinthian
Corner Clamp
Cornice
Corundum
Cosmetic
Cosmononplusation
Costume
Coulage
Counterfeit
Countermodel
Counterpoint
Counterpoise
Countersinking
Course
Couture
Couturier
Cover
Crackle
Craft
Craftsmanship
Cramp
Crater
Crayon
Crazing
Creative Process
Creative Self-Expression
Creativity
Crenelation
Crepidoma
Crepuscular
Critic
Criticism
Critique
Crocket
Cro-Magnon
Cromlech
Crop
Cross Vault
Cross-Barrel Vault
Crosscut Saw
Cross-Hatching
Crossing
Cross-Section
Crown
Crucible
Crucifix
Cruciform
Crypt
Cryptic
Cube
Cubic
Cubiculum
Cubism
Culture
Cuneiform
Cupola
Cupreous
Curator
Cure
Cursive
Curtain Wall
Curvilinear
Cusp
Custom
Cute
Cutout
Cyan
Cyanotype
Cycladic Art
Cyclopean
Cylinder

D.B.A.E.
D.W.A.
Dabber
Dada
Daguerreotype
Damar
Danish Art
Dapping Block
Darkness
Darkroom
Dawning Realism Stage
Day for Night
Day Without Art
Dayglo Colors
De Ploeg
De Stijl
Deaccession
Dead White Males
Death Mask
Debubblizer
Début de Siècle
Decagon
Decagram or Dekagram
Decahedron
Deckle
Deckle Edge
Declivity
Decollage
Deconstruction
Decoration
Decorative Arts
Decorum
Decoupage
Decumanus
Deduction
Deed of Gift
Deface
Deform
Degenerate
Déjà Vu
Delineate
Deltiologist
Denatured Alcohol
Density
Dente Di Cane
Deoxidize
Depict
Depth
Depth
Depth of Field
Der Blaue Reiter
Derived Image
Desco Da Parto
Description
Desensitize
Design
Design Qualities
Destruction
Detail
Detritus
Deuteranomaly
Deuteranopia
Development
Di Sotto in Sù
Diagonal
Diagram
Diameter
Diaper
Diaphragm Arch
Dicromasy
Didactic
Die
Die Brücke
Difference
Differential Focus
Diffraction Grating
Digital Camera
Digital Fingerprint
Digital Image
Digital Photography
Digitizing
Dikka
Dilettante
Dimensions
Ding
Dingbat
Diodes
Diorama
Diorite
Diptych
Direct Carving
Direct Casting
Direction
Director
Directrix
Disabilities, Artists With
Disc Grinder
Discipline-Based Art Education
Discoloration
Discovery
Discrimination
Discussion
Disfigure
Disordered Stage
Display Type
Dissonance
Distance Learning
Distemper
Distort
Distressed
Divisionism
Docent
Documentary Art
Documentation
Dodecagon
Dodecahedron
Dolly
Dolmen
Dome
Dominant
Donation or Donor
Doric
Dot
Dotaku
Double Loading
Double-Exposure
Dowel
DPI
Draftsman
Draftsmanship
Dragging
Drape Mold
Drawing
Drawtool
Dress
Drill
Droit Moral
Dromos
Drove
Drum Scanner
Dry Brush
Dry Foot
Dry Mount
Dry Transfer Graphics
Drypoint
Duco
Ductile
Duecento
Dummy
Dun
Dutch Art
DWM
Dye or Dyestuff
Dynamic Range
Dyslexia

E.A.
Ear
Earth Art or Earthworks
Earth Colors
Earthenware
Easel
Ecce Homo
Eccentric
Echinus
Eclecticism
Écorché
Edakumi-Ryo
Edge
Edition
Edo Period
Edokoro
Effigy
Efflorescence
Egg Tempera
Egg-Oil Emulsion
Egyptian Art
Egyptian Blue
Electrolysis
Electrolyte
Electronic Overhead
Electronic Portfolio
Electroplate
Electrotype
Electrum
Elegance
Elements of Art
Elevation
Elitism
Ellipse
Ellipsis
Elongate
Ema
e-mail
Emakimono
Emblem
Emboss
Embrasure
Embroidery
Emerald Green
Emerging Artist
Emery
Emotionalism
Empathy
Emphasis
Empire Style
Empirical
Empiricism
Empower
Empty Shape
Emulation
Emulsifier
Emulsify
Emulsion
En Plein Air
En Plein Air
Enamel
Encaustic
Encouragement
Engaged Column
English Art
Engobe
Engraving
Enlargement
Enlightenment
Ennui
Entablature
Entartete
Entasis
Entertainment
Enthusiasm
Entropy
Environment Art
Ephemera
Epistemology
Epistle
Epistyle
Epitome
Epoxy Resin
Épreuve d'Artiste
EPS
Épure
Equestrian Art
Equilateral
Equilibrium
Equine Art
Equipoise
Eraser
Erasure
Ergonomics
Erotic Art
Ersatz
Escutcheon
Eshi
Esquisse
Esthetics
Etch
Etching
Ethnic
Ethnocentrism
Ethyl Alcohol
Etruria
Etruscan Art
Eurocentrism
Eurythmy
Evaluation
Evangelists
Ewer
Ex Voto
Examination
Excavate
Exemplar
Exemplum
Exergue
Exhibit or Exhibition
Existentialism
Exonumia
Exothermic
Expanded Polystyrene Plastic
Expression
Expression
Expressionism
Expressionism
Expressive Qualities
Exquisite
Extended Loan
Extender
Exterior
Extrados
Extrusion
Eye-Hand Coordination

F.A.P.
f/stop
Fabricate
Façade
Face
Facsimile
Faience
Fake
Fame
Fan
Fan Vault
Fanciful
Fantastic
Fantasy
Fascist Aesthetic
Fashion
Fat
Fat Over Lean
Fauvism
Fax
Fayum Portraits
Federal Art Project
Feet
Felts
Feminist Art
Femmage
Fenestration
Feretory
Ferro Concrete
Ferrotype
Ferrous
Ferrule
Festoon
Fête Galante
Fetish
Fettling
Fettling Knife
Fiber
Fiberglass
Fibonacci Numbers
Fibula
Field
Field Loss
Fifth Dimension
Fig Leaf
Figuration
Figuration Libre
Figurative
Figure
Figure-Ground
Filbert
File
Filigree
Filler
Filling Compound
Film
Filter
Fin de Siècle
Findings
Fine Art
Fine Motor
Fine Silver
Finial
Finish
Fire
Fire Brick
Fire Gilding
Fireplace
Firing
Firing Cracks
Firing Skin
First Amendment Rights
Five Dynasties
Fix
Fixative
Flag
Flamboyant
Flaming
Flammable
Flange
Flashing
Flask
Flat
Flat Chisel
Flatbed Scanner
Flattery
Flipbook
Float
Flow
Flubdub
Fluorescence or Fluorescent Lamps
Fluorescent Colors
Fluting
Flux
Flying Buttress
Fly-Whisk
Foam Board
Focal Length
Focal Plane
Focus
Foil
Foliate
Folio
Folk Art
Font
Fontography
Foot
Foreground
Foreshortening
Forge
Forgery
Forgetting
Form
Formal
Formal Analysis
Formalism
Format
Formication
Forum
Found Object
Foundry
Four-Dimensional
Fourteenth Street School
Foxing
Fractal
Frame
Frame-Grabber
France
Free Carving
Freelance
Freestanding Sculpture
Freezing Point
French Art
Fresco
Fret
Frieze
Frigidarium
Frontal
Frontispiece
Frottage
Fugitive Colors
Fulcrum
Full Round
Full-Screen Image
Fumage
Fumigation
Function
Funk Art
Furniture
Fuse, Fusion
Fusuma-e
Futurism

Gable
Gal.
Galatea
Gallery
Gallon
Galvanized
Game Theory
Ganesha
Gantry
Garba Griha
Gargoyle
Gather
Gauge
G-Clamp
Gearing
Gelatin
Gem
Gender Issues
Generatrix
Genius
Genpitsu
Genre
Geometric
German Art
German Expressionism
Gesso
Gestalt
Gesture
Gesture Drawing
Getty Center for Education in the Arts, The
Gewgaw
Gibbous
Giclée
GIF
Gild the Lily
Gilding
Gilt
Giornata
Girandole
Glair
Glare
Glass
Glass Fiber
Glassine
Glaze
Glazier
Glisk
Glitter
Gloriole
Glossy
Glue
Glue Size
Glutinous
Glyph
Glyptic
Glyptics
Goal
Gold
Gold Leaf
Goldberg
Golden Mean
Goo
Gopuram
Gothic
Gouache
Gouge
Gradated Wash
Gradation
Gradina
Graffiti
Graffito
Gram
-Gram
Granite
Granulate
Graph
-Graph
Graphic
Graphic Artist
Graphic Arts
Graphic Design
Graphic Designer
Graphics Tablet
Graphite
Graver
Gravure
Gray Scale
Greek Art
Greek Cross
Green Earth
Green Wood
Greenstone
Greenware
Grid
Grind
Grisaille
Grog
Groin
Groin Vault
Gross Motor
Grotesque
Ground
Group of Seven
Groupe Du Bateau-Lavoir
Grout
Guilloche
Guillotine
Gum Arabic
Gyo
Gypsum
Hacksaw
Hairstyle
Hakuho
Halftone Art
Hallenkirche
Hallmark
Halo
Hammer
Han
Hand Puppet
Hand-Over-Hand
Hanging Scroll
Haniwa
Happening
Haptic
Hard-Edge
Hardness
Hardwood
Harlem Renaissance
Harmika
Harmonic Sequence
Harmonious Colors
Harmony
Hashira-e
Hatching
Haunch
Hazardous
Header
Heartwood
Heddle
Heian
Heidelberg School (Australia)
Heighten
Helium
Helix
Hellenistic
Hemisphere
Heptagon
Heptahedron
Heraldry
Herringbone Perspective
Heterodoxy
Heuristic
Hew
Hexagon
Hexahedron
Hiding
Hieratic
Hieroglyphics
High Art
High Relief
High Renaissance
Highlight
Himation
Hindu Art
Historiated
History Painting
Hollow Building
Hollow Carving
Hollow Casting
Holography
Homage
Homogeneity
Horizon Line
Horizontal
Horologist
Horology
Horror Vacui
Hoso-e
Hot Wire Cutter
Hudson River School
Hue
Human Scale
Humanism
Humanities
Hungarian Art
Hurrygraph
Hydria
Hydrogen
Hygroscopic
Hygrothermograph
Hyperactive
Hyperbola
Hyperbole
Hyperlink
Hypermedia
Hypoactive
Hypostyle Hall

I.E.P.
Icon
Iconoclast
Iconography
Iconostasis
Icosahedron
Ideal
Idealism
Idealistic
Idealization
Idealized
Identity
Ideogram
Ideology
Idiom
Igneous Rock
Ikebana
Illuminated Manuscript
Illumination
Illusion
Illustrate
Illustration
Illustrator
Image
Image Capture
Image Manipulation
Image Processing
Image Scanner
Imagination
Imagines
Imago
Imbrication
Imitationalism
Immutable
Impasto
Implied
Impluvium
Impost Block
Impression
Impressionism
in Situ
in the Round
In.
Inanimate
Inch
Incident Light
Incising
Incoherence
Incongruity
Inconsistency
Incrassate
Incrustation
Incubation
Incunabulum
Index of American Design
India Ink
Indian Art (Art of India)
Indian Art (Native American Art)
Indian Yellow
Indigo
Indirect Carving
Indirect Casting
Individualized Education Program
Inert
Inflatable
Ink
Inkblot
Inlay
Inscription
Insensitivity
Insouciance
Inspiration
Installation
Insula
Intaglio
Intarsia
Intensity
Intercolumniation
Interesting
Interior Design
Intermediate Colors
Intermodel
Interpretation
Intimisme
Intonaco
Intrados
Invert
Investment
Ionic
Iridescence
Iris
Iris Print
Iron
Islamic Art
-Isms
Isocephaly
Issue
Italic
Ivory

Jade
Jaggies
Jalee (Jali) Work
Jamb
Japan
Japanese Art
Japanese Mending Tissue
Jataka
Java
JBIG
Jewelry
Jewish Art
JFIF
Jin
Join
Joiner
Joint
Jomon
JPEG
Jubé
Judaica
Judgment
Jukebox
Jump Cut
Justified Type
Juvenilia
Juxtaposition, Juxtapose

Ka
Kachina
Kagle
Kakemono
Kakemono-e
Kamakura
Kanshitsu
Karat
Karma
Keeper
Kelvin
Kern
Key
Keystone
Khutbah
Kiblah
Kickwheel
Kiln
Kiln Wash
Kiln-Sitter
Kilogram
Kinesiologist
Kinesthetic
Kinetic
Kitsch
Knowledge
Kofun
Kohl
Kolinsky
Kore
Korean Art
Kouros
Krater
Kunstkabinette
Kunststückemachen
Kush
Kylix

Labyrinth
Lacquer
Lacquer, Oriental
Lacuna
Laid Papers
Lamelia
Lamentation
Laminate
Land Art
Landscape
Landscape Architecture
Lantern
Lapis
Lateral
Laterality
Latex
Latin Cross
Lattice
Lavoro Di Intarsia
Lawyer
Lb.
Lead
Lead Glaze
Lead Tin Yellow
Leading
Leaf
Lean
Leather-Hard
Lectionary
Left Brain
Leitmotif
Lekythos
Lemon Yellow
Length
Lens
Letter Space
Letterhead
Lettering
Levigation
Lexicon
Liao
Liberal Arts
Lierne
Life Drawing
Life Mask
Ligature
Light
Light Perception
Light Table
Lightfast
Lightness
Likeness
Limestone
Limit
Limited Edition
Limners
Line
Linear
Linear Perspective
Linen
Linoleum Cut or Linocut
Linseed Oil
Lintel
Liter
Literal Qualities
Lithography
Living Rock
Loaded
Loan
Local Color
Loggia
Logo
Longtitudinal Stage
Lookism
Loom
Loop Tool
Lorem Ipsum
Lossless Compression
Lossy Compression
Lost-Wax Casting
Lotiform
Love
Low Art
Low Relief
Lowercase
Lozenge
Lucite
Luminism
Luminosity
Luminous
Luminous Paint
Lump Hammer
Lunette
Luster
Luting

Machicolation
Macramé
Maculate
Madder Lake
Madonna
Madrasa
Magazine
Magenta
Magna
Magnitude
Magnum Opus
Mahlstick
Main Case
Majolica
Majuscule
Makeup
Makimono
Malachite
Malanggan
Malleable
Mallet
Manchu
Mandala
Mandapa
Mandated Art Curriculum
Mandorla
Manganese Dioxide
Maniera Greca
Manifesto
Mannequin
Mannerism
Mantel
Mantle
Manual Skill
Manuscript
Map
Maquette
Marble
Marbling
Margin
Marginalia
Marionette
Mark
Marouflage
Marquetry
Mars Pigments
Mask
Masonite
Masonry
Mass
Mass Media
Mastaba
Master
Mastic
Mat
Matboard
Matching
Material
Material Culture
Materialism
Matt(e)
Matting Tools
Mature
Maturing Point
Maul
Maulstick
Mauve
Maze
Mbari
Meander
Meaning
Measurement
Mechanical Drawing
Mechanical Scale
Medal
Medallion
Media
Medieval
Mediocre
Medium
Megalith
Megalography
Megaron
Megilp
Mehndi
Melamine
Melting Point
Memorial
Memory
Menhir
Mercury Gilding
Meroitic Art
Mesh
Mesoamerican Art
Mesolithic
Metacognition
Metal
Metallic Lamelia
Metalpoint
Métaméchanique
Metamorphic Rock
Metamorphosis
Metaphor
Metaphysical Painting
Metaphysics
Meter
Métier
Metonymy
Metope
Metric System
Mexican Art
Mexican-American Art
Mezzotint
Mica
Middle Ages
Middle Ground
Mihrab
Milagro
Mild Steel
Millennium
Milliliter
Millimeter
Minaret
Minbar
Mind
Mineral Spirits
Ming
Miniature
Minimalism
Minuscule
Mirror
Mischio
Miscible
Mistake
Miter
Mitsuda-e
Mixed Media
Mizu-e
Mobile
Model
Modeling
Modeling Clay
Modeling Tools
Modern
Moderne
Modernism
Module
Mohs Scale of Hardness
Mola
Mold or Mould
Mold Release
Molding or Moulding
Momoyama
Monastery
Monasticism
Monochromatic
Monochrome
Monogram
Monograph
Monolith
Monoprint
Monotony
Monotype
Montage
Monument
Monumental
Mood
Mordant
Mordant Gilding
Moriage
Morphing
Mortice
Mosaic
Mosque
Mother Mold
Mother-Of-Pearl
Motif
Motion
Motivation
Mottling
Movable Type
Movement
MPEG
Mucilage
Mudra
Mughal Dynasty
Mullion
Multiculturalism
Multimedia
Multiple
Multisensory
Mural
Muromachi / Ashikaga
Muse
Museology
Museum
Mutable
Mutule
Mystery
Myth
Mythology

N.A.A.O.
N.E.A.
N.E.H.
Nabis
Naïf
Nail
Naive Art
Namban
Naming Stage
Naos
Naphthalene
Naples Yellow
Nara
Narrative Art
Narthex
National Art Education Association
National Association of Artists' Organizations
National Education Association
National Endowment for the Arts
National Endowment for the Humanities
Native American Art
Naturalism
Nature
Nave
Necking
Necropolis
Needle
Needle File
Negative Space
Neoclassicism
Neo-Dada
Neo-Expressionism
Neo-Geo
Neo-Impressionism
Neolithic
Neo-Plasticism
Netherlandish Art
Netsuke
Neutral
New
New Deal Art
New Wave Cinema
New York School
Newsprint
Nice
Nichrome
Nickel
Niello
Night Blindness
Nike
Nimbus
Nirosta
Nirvana
Nise-e
Nishiki-e
Nitric Acid
Nitrogen
Nocturne
Noise
Nomenclature
Nonagon
Nonferrous
Nonobjective Art
Northern Dynasty
Northern Renaissance
Nostalgia
Nothing and Nothingness
Nuance
Nude
Nuit Américaine
Numbered
Numismatics
Nyctalopia

Oaktag
Oban
Obelisk
Object
Objectification
Objectivity
Objet d'Art
Oblique
Oblong
Obscene
Obsession
Obverse
Occlude
Ochres
Octagon
Octahedron
Octavo
Oculus
Odalisque
Oenochoe
Oeuvre
Offset Printing
Ogee
Ogive
Oil
Oil Gilding
Oil Paint
Oil Pastel
Oilstone
Old Master
Omphalos
Oneiric
One-Point Perspective
Ontbijt
Ontology
Op Art
Opacity
Opalescence
Opaque
Opaque Projector
Open Edition
Open Shape
Opening
Oppression
Optical
Optical Illusion
Optical Mixing
Order
Organic
Orichalcum
Orientalism
Origami
Original
Originality
Ormolu
Ornament
Ornate
Orphism
Orpiment
Orthodoxy
Orthogonal Line
Ostentatious
Ostracon
Ounce
Outline Drawing
Outsider Art
Oval
Overglaze
Overlap
Overlay
Overpainting
Ox-Gall
Oxidation Firing
Oxide
Oxygen

P.C.
P.W.A.P.
Paddle
Pagoda
Pain
Paint
Paint-By-Number
Painterly
Painting
Paisley
Pale Colors
Paleolithic
Palestra
Palette
Palette Knife
Palimpsest
Palladian
Palladium
Pallet
Palmette
Panache
Panel
Panorama
Pantheon
Pantone Matching System
Paper
Paper-Maché
Papermaking
Papier-Collé
Papier-Mâché
Papyrus
Parabola
Paradichlorobenzene
Paradigm
Paradigm Shift
Paraffin
Parallel
Parallelepiped
Parallelogram
Parameter
Paraph
Parasol
Parchment
Parergon
Parget
Paris Salon
Parody
Parquetry
Parsemage
Parting Agent
Passage
Passage Grave
Passe-Partout
Paste
Pastel
Pastiche
Pastiglia
Pastoral
Pastose
Patina
Patio
Patriarchy
Patron
Patronage
Pattern
Pattern Recognition
Paying Attention
Pectoral
Pedagogy
Pedestal
Pediment
Pelike
Pellicle
Pen
Pencil
Pendant
Pendentive
Pentagon
Pentimento
Penumbra
People's Republic of China
Percept
Perception
Perfection
Performance Art
Pergola
Perimeter
Period
Periodicity
Peripheral Vision
Periphrastic
Peripteral
Peristyle
Permanent Collection
Permanent Pigment
Persistence of Vision
Personification
Perspective
Perspicacity
Perspicuity
Petroglyph
Pewter
Phenomenology
Phenomenon
Philately
Philluminist
Phosphene
Photo or Photograph
Photocd
Photocopy
Photogene
Photogram
Photographic
Photography
Photogravure
Photomechanical Graphic
Photomontage
Photon
Photo-Realism
Photoreceptors
Photoscreen
Photo-Secession
Photoshop
Pi
Piano Nobile
Pica
Pick
Pickle
PICT
Pictogram
Pictograph
Picture
Picture Plane
Picturesque
Piebald
Piece
Piece Mold
Pied De Biche
Pier
Pietà
Pigment
Pigment Printing
Pilaster
Pillar
Pilotis
Pinching
Pinhole Camera
Pinnacle
Pint
Pitch
Pitcher
Pitching Hammer
Pithos
Pixel
Placement
Plagiarism
Plan
Plane
Planish
Planography
Plaque
Plaster
Plaster Trap
Plastic
Plastic Arts
Plasticine
Plasticity
Plate
Platinum
Platinum Print
Pleat
Plexiglas
Plinth
Plop Art
Plug
Plumbago
Pluralism
PMS
Pochoir
Point
Point of View
Pointillism
Pointing
Poison
Polarizing
Polish
Political Correctness
Polychrome
Polyester Resins
Polygon
Polyhedron
Polymer
Polyptych
Polysemy
Polystyrene
Polyvinyl Acetate
Polyvinyl Alcohol
Polyvinyl Chloride
Pontil
Pop Art
Popular Culture
Porcelain
Pornography
Porphyry
Portal
Portfolio
Portico
Portland Cement
Portrait
Positive Space
Post and Lintel
Poster
Post-Impressionism
Post-Minimalism
Postmodernism
Post-Redneck-Constructivism
Potato
Potboiler
Potsherd
Potter's Wheel
Pottery
Pound
Pour
Poussinisme
Practise
Practitioner
Prairie Style
Praise
Praxis
Precisionism
Pre-Columbian
Precursor
Predella
Prehistoric
Premise
Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood
Preschematic Stage
Press Molding
Pretentious
Pretty
Primary Colors
Primer
Primitive
Principles of Design
Prints and Printmaking
Prism
Prismatoid
Problem
Profile
Program
Projection
Projection Principle
Prometheus
Pronaos
Proof
Propaganda
Proportion
Propylaeum
Proscenium
Prosopopeia
Prostyle
Protanomaly
Protanopia
Prototype
Provenance
Prussian Blue
Psalter
Pseudorealistic Stage
Psyker
Public Art
Public Works of Art Project
Publicity
Puce
Puddling
Pug
Pug Mill
Pull
Pulpitum
Pumice
Punch
Punch
Punctate
Punty
Pupil
Puppetry
Purple
Purpure
Putto
PVA
PVC
Pygmalion
Pylon
Pyramid
Pyrometer
Pyrometric Cones
Pyrotechnics
Pyroxilin
Pyx
Pyxis

Qi
Qiblah
Qin
Qing
Qt.
Quadrant Vault
Quadrilateral
Quadro Riportato
Quality
Quality Control
Quality of Life
Quarry
Quart
Quarto
Quatrefoil
Quatrocento
Quick Time
Quicklime
Quill
Quin
Quince Group
Quoin
Quotations

Rabbet
Rabbit Skin
Radial
Radial Balance
Radiate
Radiograph
Radius
Raising
Raisonné
Raking Cornice
Raku
Ramayana
Rare
Rasp
Raster Image
Rathas
Ratio
Rational
Ray
Rayograph
Rayonnant
Readability
Readymade
Realgar
Realia
Realism
Ream
Rebate
Rebus
Recreation
Rectangle
Rectilinear
Recto
Red-Figure
Reduction Firing
Reflected Color
Reflection
Reformation
Refractory
Regency
Regionalism
Register
Registrar
Regular
Reify
Reinforced Concrete
Relative Humidity
Release Agent
Relic
Relief
Relief Printing
Reliquary
Remarque
Renaissance
Render
Rendering
Repetition
Replica
Repoussé
Representation
Reproduction
Republic of China
Research
Reserve Column
Resin
Resist
Resolution, Image
Resolution, Output
Resonance
Respond
Retable
Retablo
Retina
Retinal Art
Retouch
Retrospective
Reversals
Reverse
RGB
Rhombohedron
Rhombus
Rhopography
Rhythm
Rhyton
Rib
Ribbed Vault
Ridgepole
Riffler
Right Angle
Right Brain
Rinceau
Ripsaw
Risers
Riveting
Rocaille
Rococo
Rod
Rodding
Roentgen Rays
Roman
Roman Art
Romanesque
Romanitas
Romanticism
Rondel
Rondo
Rorschach Test
Rose Window
Rosette
Rosin
Rottenstone
Rotulus
Rotunda
Rouge
Rouge Paper
Round, Sculpture in The
Roundel
Roving
Rubbing
Rubbing Compound
Rube Goldberg
Rubénisme
Rugosity
Rule of Compensation
Runner
Russian Art
Rust
Rustic
Rusticate

S.A.S.E.
S.F.A.
S.P.S.
Sable
Saccade
Sacra Conversazione
Sacral-Idyllic Scene
Safety
Salon
Salon
Salon d'Apollon
Salon d'Automne
Salon des Indépendants
Salon des Refusés
Sampler
Samsara
Sancai
Sanctuary
Sand
Sand Casting
Sandstone
Sanguine
Sans Serif
Santero
Santo
Saponify
Sapwood
Sarcophagus
Sash Clamp
Satinato
Satire
Saturation
Satyr
Scagliola
Scale
Scaling Up
Scanner
Scanning
Scarab
Scarification
Schematic Stage
Schist
Scholars' Rocks
School
School of Burgundy
Sclera
Scoring
Scottish Art
Scraper
Screen
Screenprint
Screenshot
Scribble
Scribble Stage
Scribe
Scrim
Scripophily
Scriptorium
Scroll
Sculptor
Sculpture
Sculpture Garden
Scumble
Seal
Seascape
Seasoning
Secondary Colors
Section
Section of Fine Arts
Section of Painting and Sculpture
Secular Humanism
Sedimentary Rock
Seeing
Seicento
Self-Portrait
Semi-Matt
Seminal
Semiotics
Sengoku Jidai
Senses
Sensitivity
Sensorium
Sensory
Sensuality
Separator
Sepia
Sequence
Sequencing
Serdab
Sericel
Serif
Serigraphy
Serpentine
Setting
Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
Seven, Group Of
Severe Style
Sex
Sexpartite Vault
Sfumage
Sfumato
Sgraffito
Shabtis
Shade
Shading
Shadow
Shaft
Shaft Grave
Shakudo
Shaman
Shamanism
Shang
Shank
Shape
Shard
Shawabtis
Sheen
Sheet Metal
Shellac
Sherd
Shibuichi
Shim
Shin
Shinto
Shiva
Shoji
Shuji
Sienna
Sign
Signage
Sikhara
Silhouette
Silica
Silicon
Silicone Rubber
Silkscreen
Siltstone
Silver
Silver Leaf
Silverpoint
Simile
Simplicity
Simulacrum
Singerie
Sinking
Sinopia
Sistrum
Site
Site-Specific
Siva
Six Dynasties
Size
Sizing
Sketch
Slab Construction
Slate
Slide
Slide Scanner
Slip
Slip Casting
Slipstone
Slurry
Slush Casting
Smalt
Smalto
Smock
So
Soapstone
Social Realism
Socialist Realism
Socle
Soffit
Soft Focus
Softwoods
Solander Box
Soldering
Soluble
Solute
Solve
Solvent
Song
Southern Dynasty
Space
Space-Time
Spandrel
Spanish Art
Spanner
Spatial Qualities
Spatula
Special Exhibition
Specific Objects
Specifications
Spectrum
Sphere
Spheroid
Sphinx
Spiral
Splay
Splayed Opening
Split Complements
Spokeshave
Spontaneity
Springing
Sprue
Square
Square Schematization
Squinch
Stabile
Stages of Artistic Development
Stained Glass
Stains
Stamp
Standards
State
Stationery
Statue
Stave
Stearin
Steatite
Steel
Stein Guss
Stela
Stele
Stencil
Stereometry
Stereoscopic Vision
Sterling
Still Life
Stimulus
Stipple
Stone
Stone Age
Stoneware
Storage
Storerooms
Storyboard
Stress
Stretcher
Structuralism
Structure
Stucco
Studio
Study
Stump
Stupa
Style
Stylization
Stylobate
Stylus
Styrofoam
Subdue
Subject
Subjectivity
Sublime
Subliminal Message
Subsampling
Subtractive
Success
Suffuse
Sui
Suiseki
Suki
Sumi-e
Sung
Superficial
Superrealism
Suppedaneum
Support
Surface
Surform
Surimono
Surrealism
Surrogate Image
Suyari
Swatch
Swiss Art
Sybaritic
Syllogism
Symbol
Symbolism
Symmetry
Synchromism
Syncretism
Synergy
Synesthesia
Synoptic
Syntax
Synthesis
Synthetic
Synthetic Cubism

T Square
Tableau Vivant
Tablespoon
Tablet
Tactile
Tactile Defensiveness
Talent
Talisman
Tamping
Tanagra
Tan-e
Tang
T'ang
Tanka
Tapestry
Tapping
Tarashikomi
Taste
Tattoo
Tautology
Tawny
Taxidermy
Taxonomy
Tchotche
Teacher
Teaspoon
Technique
Technology
Teleology
Temper
Tempera
Temperature
Temperature Key
Template
Temporal Art
Ten American Painters
Tendentious
Tenebroso or Tenebrism
Tenon
Tenon Saw
Tensile Strength
Tension
Terminal
Terra
Terra-Cotta
Tertiary Colors
Tesselate
Tessellation
Tessera
Tetrahedron
Text
Textile
Texture
TGA
Thangka
The American Ten
The Eight
The Ten
Thematic
Theory
Thermoplastics
Thermosetting
Thesis
Third Eye
Thixotropic
Thong Deng
Three Kingdoms
Three-Dimensional
Three-Quarter View
Throwing
Thrust
Thumbnail Image
Thumbnail Sketch
Thymol
Tier
TIFF
Tiling
Time
Tin
Tinsnips
Tint
Tintype
Tip In
Tissue Paper
Titanium
Title
Tole
Tombac
Tonal Key
Tonality
Tondo
Tooth
Topiary
Topography
Torchon
Toreutics
Torii
Torsi
Torso
Tortillon
Tortoise-Shell
Totem
Tow
Tower
Toxic
Trabeation
Tracer
Tracery
Tracing
Tragacanth
Transcend
Transcendentalism
Transept
Transfer Paper
Transferral
Transformation
Translucent
Transparency
Transparent
Trapezium
Trapezoid
Travertine
Trecento
Triad
Triangle
Trident
Triglyph
Triptych
Trit
Triturate
Trois Crayons
Trompe l'Oeil
Trope
True-Color Image
Truncate
Trussel
Trustees
Truth
Tsukuri-e
Tubimangulate
Tunnel
Turning
Turpentine
Turps
Turret
Tusche
Twist Drill
Two-Dimensional
Two-Point Perspective
Tympanum
Type
-Type
Typography

Ugly
Uki-e
Ukiyo-e
Ultramarine
Unconscious
Undecagon
Undercut
Underdrawing
Underpainting
Unique
United States of America, Art of The
Unity
Unpack
Upholstery
Uppercase
Urushi-e
Ushabtis

Vacuum Forming
Value
Value Key
Value Scale
Vandals
Vanishing Point
Vanitas
Variegated
Variety
Varnish
Vase
Vault
Vector Graphic
Vehicle
Vellum
Veneer
Venice Turpentine
Verdigris
Verisimilitude
Vermicular
Vermiculite
Vermilion
Vernacular
Vernissage
Verso
Vertex
Vertical
Very Special Arts
Vessel
Vexillology
Video
Video Digitizer
Videodisc
Viewer
Viewfinder
Viewing Stones
Vignette
Viridian
Virtual
Virtual Museum
Virtual Reality
Virtuosity
Virtuoso
Viscosity
Vishnu
Vision
Visual Culture
Visual Qualities
Visual Scale
Visualize
Vitreous Humor
Vitrify
Void
Volatile
Volume
Volunteers
Volute
Votive
Voussoirs
VSA Arts
Vulgar

W.P.A.
Wabi-Sabi
Wall Arcade
Wallpaper
Ware
Warm Colors
Warp
Wash
Washer
Waste Mold
Water Gilding
Watercolor
Watermark
Waterproof
Waterscape
Water-Soluble
Wavelength
Wax
Waxwork
Weaving
Web
Web Press
Webbed
Wedge
Wedging
Weft
Weight
Weight Shift
Welding
Weltanschauung
Western Jin Dynasty
Wet Collodion
Wet-And-Dry Paper
Wetting Agent
Wheel Window
Whirligig
White Spirits
Whiting
Wire
Women's Art
Wonder Cabinet
Wonders of the Ancient World
Wood Engraving
Woodblock Print
Woodcut
Woof
Works Progress Administration
World-View
Worm's-Eye View
Writing
Wrought Iron
Wunderkabinett
WYSIWYG

Xanthine
Xenophilia
Xenophobia
Xerography
X-Ray
Xylography

Yard
Yayoi
Yellowing
Yuan