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A connoisseur (French traditional, pre-1835, spelling of connaisseur, from Middle-French connoistre, then connaître meaning 'to be acquainted with' or 'to know somebody/something') is a person who has a great deal of knowledge about the fine arts; who is a keen appreciator of cuisines, fine wines, and other gourmet products; or who is an expert judge in matters of taste.
This is a list of art movements in alphabetical order. These terms, helpful for curricula or anthologies , evolved over time to group artists who are often loosely related. Some of these movements were defined by the members themselves, while other terms emerged decades or centuries after the periods in question.
Among US collectors of the early 1900s, Berenson was regarded as the pre-eminent authority on Renaissance art.Early in his career, Berenson developed his own unique method of connoisseurship by combining the comparative examination techniques of Giovanni Morelli with the aesthetic idea put forth by John Addington Symonds that something of an artist's personality could be detected through his ...
This is a chronological list of periods in Western art history. An art period is a phase in the development of the work of an artist, groups of artists or art movement.
Timelines by year are timelines for one particular year that show the developments for that year within the topical area of that timeline. Lists of years or Tables of years are indexes that list all of the individual timelines by year that pertain to a specific topic.
The following is a list of notable Rembrandt experts (e.g. connoisseurs and scholars). Filippo Baldinucci; Adam Bartsch; Kurt Bauch [4] Otto Benesch [5] Harry Berger, Jr. [6] Holm Bevers [7] Jan Białostocki [8] Michael Bockemühl [9] Wilhelm von Bode [10] Pascal Bonafoux [11] Abraham Bredius [12] B.P.J. Broos [13] Josua Bruyn [14] Margaret D ...
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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the history of painting: . History of painting – painting is the production of paintings, that is, the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a surface (support base, such as paper, canvas, or a wall) with a brush, although other implements, such as knives, sponges, and airbrushes, can be used.