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  2. Light in painting - Wikipedia

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    Port with the disembarkation of Cleopatra in Tarsus (1642), by Claude Lorrain, Musée du Louvre, Paris. Light in painting fulfills several objectives like, both plastic and aesthetic: on the one hand, it is a fundamental factor in the technical representation of the work, since its presence determines the vision of the projected image, as it affects certain values such as color, texture and ...

  3. Incandescent light bulb - Wikipedia

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    In 1761, Ebenezer Kinnersley demonstrated heating a wire to incandescence. [8] However such wires tended to melt or oxidize very rapidly (burn) in the presence of air. [9] Limelight became a popular form of stage lighting in the early 19th century, by heating a piece of calcium oxide to incandescence with an oxyhydrogen torch. [10]

  4. Luminous flame - Wikipedia

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    The flame does not provide much light itself, and so a more heat-efficient non-luminous flame is preferred. Unlike simple soot, a mantle uses rare-earth elements to provide a bright white glow; the colour of the glow comes from the spectral lines of these elements, not from simple black-body radiation.

  5. Composition (visual arts) - Wikipedia

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    The Art of Painting by Jan Vermeer. The term composition means "putting together". It can be thought of as the organization of the elements of art according to the principles of art. Composition can apply to any work of art, from music through writing and into photography, that is arranged using conscious thought.

  6. Luminescence - Wikipedia

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    As the definition does not fully describe the phenomenon, quantum mechanics is employed where it is defined as there is no change in spin multiplicity from the state of excitation to emission of light. [2] Phosphorescence, traditionally defined as persistent emission of light after the end of excitation. As the definition does not fully ...

  7. Graphic arts - Wikipedia

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    Graphic art mostly includes calligraphy, photography, painting, typography, computer graphics, and bindery. It also encompasses drawn plans and layouts for interior and architectural designs. [1] In museum parlance "works on paper" is a common term, covering the various types of traditional fine art graphic art.

  8. The Meaning Behind 13 Different Halloween Pumpkin ... - AOL

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    The Meaning Behind These 13 Halloween Pumpkin Colors 1. Orange Pumpkin Meaning ... Related: 50 Silly, Spooky Halloween Games for Kids That Are Hauntingly Easy To Pull Off at Home. Show comments ...

  9. Light art - Wikipedia

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    Closely associated art forms are projectors, 3-D projection, multi-media, video art, and photography where light technology projects images rather than using light as the medium. Large light festivals and events have helped to develop the use of light on large canvases such as architectural facades, building projections, the flood lighting of ...