A technique in painting, sculpture and architecture where the artwork simulates the optical reality of the viewer by employing techniques such as perspective, foreshortening and modelling to depict real objects with mimetic precision.
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A relief carving-based technique where the image remains at the surface level of a wooden block while the negative spaces…
Also known as damask stitch, it is a technique in embroidery that uses flat stitches to cover sections on a…
Meaning “in open air” in French, it is the style of creating a finished landscape painting outdoors. Before the practice…
Meaning “clothes from Kashi” in Sanskrit, it is a possible reference to the brocaded fabric produced in Kashi (now Varanasi).
Also known as serigraphy and silk-screen printing, it is a stencil-based technique of printing on a substrate such as paper…
Decorative ridges or grooves that are carved along the shaft of a column or pilaster to make it appear rounder…
A thin, flattened metallic wire that is used as yarn for sewing or embroidering decorative fabrics. The term also refers…
Painted and glazed ceramic ware, particularly tiles, common in the Islamic world, typically featuring colourful arabesques, floral and geometric motifs,…