Terms starting with К

Porcelain and ceramics Bone China A special type of porcelain distinguished by its composition and translucency Market and collecting Cabinet Collection A personal collection of works of art in small formats Genres Cabinet Portrait A genre of portrait painting intended for private collections Sculpture and relief Cabinet sculpture Small sculptural forms intended for interiors and collecting Silver and metal Cabinet Silver A distinct type of table and decorative silver Graphic arts and printing Calligraphy Calligraphy is the art of beautiful writing, which has become an important form of self-expression in most cul Sculpture and relief Cameo Relief image of a profile on stone or in an artifact Painting Camera obscura Optical device for projecting an image onto a surface Porcelain and ceramics Campana Special type of conical porcelain items Styles and movements Canon Classical artistic style, adherence to established models Sculpture and relief Capital Decorative upper part of a column in architecture and art Genres Capriccio Genre in painting of architectural fantasy Decorative and applied arts Cartouche A decorative element in the form of a shield or scroll bearing an inscription or ornament Porcelain and ceramics Ceramics Ceramics is an artistic direction associated with the creation of objects from clay with subsequent firing. Th Styles and movements Classicism An art style turned to the ideals of antiquity and harmony Silver and metal Cloisonné Enamel decoration technique using metal partitions Porcelain and ceramics Cobalt Artistic technique of decoration on porcelain with cobalt-based paints. Styles and movements Collage Collage is a unique technique in art that involves creating an artwork by joining various materials and object Painting Composition The combination of elements of art to achieve unity Styles and movements Contemporary Art A modern movement in art that emerged in the second half of the 20th century Sculpture and relief Contrapposto A technique in sculpture and painting composition for conveying movement and naturalness of pose Painting Contrast A technique for creating expressiveness through the opposition of elements Painting Contre-jour Artistic technique of dramatic lighting of the subject from behind Sculpture and relief Counter-relief A type of relief where the image is recessed into the material. Porcelain and ceramics Craquelure A feature of ceramic and porcelain items Painting Craquelure A network of fine cracks on the surface of paintings or porcelain Styles and movements Cubism Avant-garde movement in the visual arts of the 20th century Decorative and applied arts Icon Case Decorative icon case for icons Painting Intimacy Genre of fine art in small forms Styles and movements Kinetic Art Kinetic art is a direction in contemporary art where movement or the illusion of movement becomes a key elemen Market and collecting Picture Gallery Picture Gallery is a special room intended for exhibiting paintings. Such galleries can be both public and pri Silver and metal Silver Hallmarking A method of identifying and attributing silver items Graphic arts and printing Woodcut A printing technique in which an impression is made from a wooden block