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121Woodblock printing — For the technique, see xylography. For the history in Europe, see old master print. For Japanese woodblock printing, see woodblock printing in Japan. Young monks printing Buddhist scriptures using the rubbing technique, Sera Monastery in Tibet,… …
122Jamie Wyeth — James Browning Wyeth (1946 ) is a contemporary American realist painter. He was born in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, son of Andrew Wyeth and grandson of N.C. Wyeth. He is artistic heir to the Brandywine Tradition, painters who worked in the rural… …
123Jacques Clauzel — French painter. Born in Nîmes (France) on the 4th May 1941 he studied art at the renowned art schools of Tourcoing, Montpellier and Paris (the Chastel School). In 1964 he was highly commended in the Prix de Rome and gained a national diploma in… …
124Orthogon — Orthogons as Design Templates = Or tho*gon (?), n. [Ortho + Gr. angle: cf. F. orthogone, a.] (Geom.) A rectangular figureOR THOGON, n. [Gr. right, and angle.] A rectangular figure. (Webster s Dictionary)Artists, architects and calligraphers for… …
125engraving — /en gray ving/, n. 1. the act or art of a person who or thing that engraves. 2. the art of forming designs by cutting, corrosion by acids, a photographic process, etc., on the surface of a metal plate, block of wood, or the like, for or as for… …
126glassware — /glas wair , glahs /, n. articles of glass, esp. drinking glasses. [1705 15; GLASS + WARE1] * * * Introduction any decorative article made of glass, often designed for everyday use. From very early times glass has been used for various… …
127lithography — lithographic /lith euh graf ik/, lithographical, adj. lithographically, adv. /li thog reuh fee/, n. 1. the art or process of producing a picture, writing, or the like, on a flat, specially prepared stone, with some greasy or oily substance, and… …
128Degas, Edgar — ▪ French artist Introduction in full Hilaire Germain Edgar De Gas later Degas born July 19, 1834, Paris, France died September 27, 1917, Paris French painter, sculptor, and printmaker who was prominent in the Impressionist… …
