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Miami University (Oxford) ART 188-D
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Art History
Undergraduate 1
12/12/2007

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academy
Definition
An association or institution for the advancement of art.
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etching
Definition
A kind of engraving in which the design is incised in a layer of wax or varnish on a metal plate.  The parts of the plate left exposed are then etched (slightly eaten away) by the acid in which the plate is immersed after incising.
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Impressionism
Definition
A late-19th-century art movement that sought to capture a fleeting moment, thereby conveying the illusiveness and impermanence of images and conditions.
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lithography
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A printmaking technique in which images are printed from a flat stone.
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Neoclassicism

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A style of art and architecture that emerged in the later 18th century.  Part of a general revival of interest in classical cultures, Neoclassicism was characterized by the utilization of themes and styles from ancient Greece and Rome.
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plein air
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An approach to painting much favored by the Impressionists, in which artists sketch outdoors to achieve a quick impression of light, air, and color.  The sketches were then taken to the studio for reworking into more finished works of art.
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Realism
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A movement that emerged in mid-19th-century France.  Realist artists represented the subject matter of everyday life (especially that which up until then had been considered inappropriate for depiction) in a relatively naturalistic mode.
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Romanticism
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A Western cultural phenomenon, beginning around 1750 and ending about 1850, that gave precedence to feeling and imagination over reason and thought.  More narrowly, the art movement that flourished from about 1800 to 1840.
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Salon
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An annual exhibition of works of art by living artists, originally held at the Salon d'Apollon: it became, during the 19th century, the focal point of artistic controversy and was identified with academicism and official hostility to progress in art.
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