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  panoramic (adj)
an unobstructed and complete view of an area in every direction
     
  patron (n)
person who hires an artist to create a work of art
     
  pediment (n)
a low, wide triangular form at the top of an architectural structure or decorative object such as a roof, window, or cabinet
     
  personification (n)
the attribution of personal, human qualities to an object or concept
     
 

physiognomic (adj)
of, relating to, or characteristic of the face

     
  picturesque (adj)
resembling a painted scene or picture; having pleasing or interesting qualities
     
 

plowshare (n)
the part of the plow that cuts a narrow groove in the ground
     
 

portrait/portraitist (n)
a pictorial representation (such as a painting) of a person, usually showing the face; one who creates portraits
     
  presentation suite (n)
group of art objects forming a series or set, often made as a gift or for public display
     
 

primordial (adj)
initial, first created or developed; fundamental; primary
     
  Quaker (adj)
relating to the Religious Society of Friends, a Christian group established in Europe and the United States in the 17th century that rejects outward rites and an ordained ministry and maintains a long tradition of actively working for peace and opposing war
     
  Realist/realist (adj)
relating to a movement in 19th-century France that concentrated on the unidealized representation of "real and existing things" (Courbet); a general term used to describe an intent to objectively depict the appearance of the physical world
     
 

relief (n)
a type of sculpture in which forms and figures project out from a flat surface, often as an element of architecture

     
  reparation (n)
compensation in money or materials for wrong or injury done
     
  repertoire (n)
complete list of skills or devices used in a particular field, occupation, or practice (for example, art)
     
  replica (n)
a close reproduction or copy; duplicate
 

 

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