Art terms
This glossary explains some of the techniques, mediums, art movements, and other terms you’ll encounter on our website, along with links to examples in the collection.
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Landscape
The natural landforms of a region; also, an image that has natural scenery as its primary focus.
12 examples
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Latticework
Similarly styled brushstrokes creating a grid or pattern across the canvas
0 examples
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Lead
A soft, malleable, dense metallic element with many different applications and uses, especially in the marking substance in pencils or as a material for
8 examples
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Lead White
A very opaque, crisp white pigment that is seldom used today because of its toxicity
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Letterpress
A relief printing technique for printing text and other images that are outlined and mechanically cut from metal or wood. The raised surface is inked and
8 examples
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Lining Brush
A long-bristled brush that tapers to a point. Because it can hold a considerable amount of paint, this brush can be used to make very long lines before
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Lining Canvas
An additional canvas adhered to the original canvas by a conservator to provide additional support
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Linoleum cut
A relief printmaking technique, also called linocut, that is usually characterized by flat, clearly delineated areas of color. An image is cut or gouged
9 examples
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Linseed Oil
The most common binder for oil paints, made from flax seeds
5 examples
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Lithography
A printmaking technique that involves drawing with greasy crayons or a liquid called tusche, on a polished slab of limestone; aluminum plates, which are
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