Genres

What a work is about: portrait, landscape, still life, battle scene and other established kinds of subject.

Terms in total: 22

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.

Animalism Genre of fine art dedicated to the depiction of animals Self-Portrait Self-Portrait is a special genre in painting where the artist creates an image of themselves. It can be either Battle Genre Genre of fine art devoted to military scenes Byzantine Icon A religious artwork that originated in Byzantium Vanitas A symbolic genre of still life Cityscape Depiction of urban views in painting and graphics Genre Painting Depiction of scenes from everyday life in painting Interior Painting A genre depicting the interior spaces of buildings Cabinet Portrait A genre of portrait painting intended for private collections Capriccio Genre in painting of architectural fantasy Marina A genre depicting sea views, ships, and coastal scenes Still Life Genre of fine art Bust Portrait A type of portrait depicting a person from the waist up or higher Double Portrait Double Portrait is a type of portrait genre where the artist depicts two people, most often related by kinship Parsuna Early form of portrait in Russian painting of the 17th century Pastoral A genre in art that celebrates idyllic rural life. Portrait Miniature A special form of portrait painting in small formats Three-Quarter Portrait A Special Angle for Painting Portraits Retablo Traditional painted panel adorning the altar Silhouette Artistic technique based on depicting an object as a shadow. Tondo Circular form of an artwork Caricature A witty depiction of a person with exaggerated features