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Gleizes, Albert Léon

(Encyclopedia) Gleizes, Albert LéonGleizes, Albert Léonälbĕrˈ lāôNˈ glĕz [key], 1881–1953, French cubist painter, illustrator, and writer. He was among the outstanding cubists in the Salon des…

Kaigetsudo

(Encyclopedia) KaigetsudoKaigetsudokīgĕtˈs&oomacr;dō [key], school of Japanese artists painting in the ukiyo-e style (see Japanese art). Kaigetsudo was founded by Kaigetsudo Ando in the early…

Riley, Bridget

(Encyclopedia) Riley, Bridget, 1931–, English painter. Associated with the pop art movement, Riley covers large canvases with interlocking bands, undulating curves, scattered discs, or repeated…

Paik, Nam June

(Encyclopedia) Paik, Nam JunePaik, Nam Junenäm j&oomacr;n pīk [key], 1932–2006, Korean-American artist, widely considered the founder of video art, b. Seoul, studied art and music at Tokyo Univ.…

Ercole de' Roberti

(Encyclopedia) Ercole de' RobertiErcole de' Robertiārkôˈlā dā rōbĕrˈtē [key], 1456?–1496, Italian painter of the Ferrarese school. He probably began his career by assisting Francesco Cossa in the…

Faenza

(Encyclopedia) Faenza Faenza fäānˈtsä [key], city, in Emilia-Romagna, N central Italy, on the Lamone River. A…

Cavalcaselle, Giovanni Battista

(Encyclopedia) Cavalcaselle, Giovanni BattistaCavalcaselle, Giovanni Battistajōvänˈnē bät-tēsˈtä kävälkäsĕlˈlā [key], 1820–97, Italian art critic and writer. Cavalcaselle studied painting at the…

Monet, Claude

(Encyclopedia) Monet, ClaudeMonet, Claudeklōd mônāˈ [key], 1840–1926, French landscape painter, b. Paris. Monet was a founder of impressionism. He adhered to its principles throughout his long career…

Rauschenberg, Robert

(Encyclopedia) Rauschenberg, RobertRauschenberg, Robertrouˈshənbûrgˌ [key], 1925–2008, American painter, b. Port Arthur, Tex., as Milton Ernest Rauschenberg. He studied at the Kansas City Art…

Canadian art and architecture

(Encyclopedia) Canadian art and architecture, the various types and styles arts and structures produced in the geographic area that now constitutes Canada. For a discussion of the art of indigenous…