Museums and Art Galleries in Varanasi

CARVING

CARVING. - ppt download : CARVING One of the oldest types of art and it’s an art-form common to all cultures Is the act of using tools to shape something from a material by scraping away portions of that material. The technique can be applied to any material that is solid enough to hold a form even when pieces have been removed from it, and yet soft enough for portions to be scraped away with available tools.

Biographies and Bibliography

Bibliography of the History of Art (BHA) Search the Bibliography of the History of Art, now hosted by the Getty Research Institute. Find here catalog information for books, journal articles and book reviews (both European and American) published between 1975 and 2007. Includes abstracts. Click here Biographies Ask Art Academic Contains good biographies and is always adding new artists. Approximately 300,000 artists profiled, from the famous and historical, to the contemporary and lesser known. Free site also includes some selected works images, signatures, and "for sale" listings, as well as bibliographic references. Subscription required for additional content, such as auction records and full image library. Click here

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