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Art History Glossary Masterpost 

That’s a wrap on our weekly Art History Glossary series. Peruse this helpful list of art and architecture terms.

A:

arcade

amulet

B:

bacchus

baroque

C:

cameo

chiaroscuro

contrapposto

D:

daguerreotype

diptych

E:

écorché

ephemera

eucharist

F:

façade

fresco

G:

gargoyle

gorgon

H:

hatching

hypostyle

I:

iconoclasm

idealize

illumination

J:

juxtapose

K:

keystone

kiln

L:

limestone

M:

mannerism

modeling

mosaic

N:

necropolis

nymph

O:

obelisk

P:

painterly

pediment

pietà

Q:

quatrefoil

R:

repoussé

rococo

S:

self-portrait

stele

stigmata

T:

tempera

trident

triumphal arch

U:

underdrawing

underpainting

ushabti

V:

vanishing point

vanitas

W:

Photographer Breaks Cities Down Into Simple, Hypnotic Colors And Shapes

With his series “Chroma” and “Anti-Chroma,” Melbourne-based photographer Ben Thomas set out to deconstruct the space of the city using color as his scalpel. The images in “Chroma” are the colors of ice cream buffets, Miami Beach and aquarium tanks. “Antichroma,” on the other hand, delivers cool blues and muffled tones that feel like looking at the world through sunglasses, or underwater.

Photographer Breaks Cities Down Into Simple, Hypnotic Colors And Shapes

With his series “Chroma” and “Anti-Chroma,” Melbourne-based photographer Ben Thomas set out to deconstruct the space of the city using color as his scalpel. The images in “Chroma” are the colors of ice cream buffets, Miami Beach and aquarium tanks. “Antichroma,” on the other hand, delivers cool blues and muffled tones that feel like looking at the world through sunglasses, or underwater.