Decorative and applied arts

The beauty of objects: glass and stained glass, mosaic, textile, wood, ornament, lacquer and gilding.

Terms in total: 35

Painting 51 What a picture is made of: paints and grounds, ways of laying a stroke, and work with light, colour and layers.Styles and movements 49 The great manners and epochs — from gothic and baroque to cubism and minimalism — and how to recognise them in an object.Genres 22 What a work is about: portrait, landscape, still life, battle scene and other established kinds of subject.Porcelain and ceramics 38 What porcelain, faience and ceramics are made of and decorated with: bodies, glazes, painting and factory marks.Silver and metal 26 Working in metal: chasing, niello, filigree, gilding, enamels and the hallmarks used to read a piece.Sculpture and relief 10 Volume in art: reliefs, cabinet pieces, casting, carving and the poses a figure is built on.Graphic arts and printing 14 Drawing and the printed sheet: engraving, etching, lithography, screen printing and other ways to pull an impression.Decorative and applied arts 35 The beauty of objects: glass and stained glass, mosaic, textile, wood, ornament, lacquer and gilding.Market and collecting 10 How art is sold and collected: the auction, the estimate, the provenance, repetitions and exhibitions.Other 2 Terms that do not reduce to a single technique: perception, light, and the artist working on the viewer’s senses.

Arch Architectural and decorative element Batik Fabric painting technique using resist agents Boiserie A type of decorative wood carving used for interior decoration Plateau Utilitarian and decorative object made of porcelain or silver Stained Glass Decorative Colored Glazing in Art and Architecture Garnish A set of artistic objects made in a single style or design Glass Engraving Glass engraving is the art of creating images, patterns, or inscriptions on a transparent surface using a buri Gothic Rose A round stained-glass window in a Gothic church Smoothness Smoothness is a painting technique used to create an even and uniform surface, allowing the viewer to focus on Tapestry Decorative wall textile panel Decoupage A technique for decorating with paper cutouts Jardinière Decorative container for flowers or fruit, often made of porcelain or silver Gilding Gilding is one of the most striking and ancient techniques of decorative art. It is used to give objects luxur Imitation Marble Decorative Technique in Painting and on Objects Intarsia Intarsia is a refined technique of decorative art in which images are created from an assortment of colored wo Cartouche A decorative element in the form of a shield or scroll bearing an inscription or ornament Icon Case Decorative icon case for icons Lacquer Miniature Traditional lacquer painting on decorative and applied art objects Lacquer Painting A decorative technique using layers of lacquer Lunette Semicircular composition above doors and windows Marquetry Decorative wood inlay technique Ormolu The Art of Gilt Bronze in Decorative Arts Ornament Decorative system for embellishing the surface of a silver item Panel Panel is the art of creating large decorative or artistic works that are placed on walls or other surfaces. Mo Polychromy Multicolored painting in art and decorative objects Potale Imitation of gold or silver leaf in decor and art Floral Ornament A decorative motif inspired by plant forms Ruby Glass A unique technique for coloring glass in a rich red hue Sgraffito Sgraffito is an original technique that combines painting and engraving. Its essence lies in applying several Smalti mosaic Smalti mosaic is an ancient decorative technique in which an image is created from tiny pieces of colored glas Bevel Technique for finishing the edges of glass, porcelain, or silver items Florentine Mosaic A Unique Technique of Artistic Stone Inlay Shibori Traditional Japanese fabric dyeing technique Shtof Traditional vessel for storing and serving drinks, often artistically decorated Eglomise Technique of artistic glass decoration from the reverse side