Claude Lorraine glass — Claude Lor*raine glass [Its name is supposed to be derived from the similarity of the effects it gives to those of a picture by Claude Lorrain (often written Lorraine).] A slightly convex mirror, commonly of black glass, used as a toy for viewing … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
claude lorraine glass — |klȯdlə|rān , ōd , lȯ|r noun or claude glass ˈ ̷ ̷ Usage: usually capitalized C&L Etymology: Claude Lorraine (earlier English spelling of Lorrain) pseudonym of Claude Gellée died 1682 French landscape painter; from the similarity of the effects … Useful english dictionary
Claude Lor|rain glass — or Claude Lor|rain mirror «KLD luh RAYN», a dark or colored, slightly convex mirror for bringing into small compass the features of a landscape, so called from the fancied similarity of its effects to the pictures of Claude Lorrain, 1600 1682, a… … Useful english dictionary
Claude Lor|rain mirror — Claude Lor|rain glass or Claude Lor|rain mirror «KLD luh RAYN», a dark or colored, slightly convex mirror for bringing into small compass the features of a landscape, so called from the fancied similarity of its effects to the pictures of Claude… … Useful english dictionary
Claude glass — Painting by Claude Lorrain (1655 1660) shows the gradation of tone that artists hoped to emulate with the help of a Claude glass. A Claude glass (or black mirror) is a small mirror, slightly convex in shape, with its surface tinted a dark colour … Wikipedia
drawing — /draw ing/, n. 1. the act of a person or thing that draws. 2. a graphic representation by lines of an object or idea, as with a pencil; a delineation of form without reference to color. 3. a sketch, plan, or design, esp. one made with pen, pencil … Universalium
Western architecture — Introduction history of Western architecture from prehistoric Mediterranean cultures to the present. The history of Western architecture is marked by a series of new solutions to structural problems. During the period from the… … Universalium
France — /frans, frahns/; Fr. /frddahonns/, n. 1. Anatole /ann nann tawl /, (Jacques Anatole Thibault), 1844 1924, French novelist and essayist: Nobel prize 1921. 2. a republic in W Europe. 58,470,421; 212,736 sq. mi. (550,985 sq. km). Cap.: Paris. 3.… … Universalium
painting, Western — ▪ art Introduction history of Western painting from its beginnings in prehistoric times to the present. Painting, the execution of forms and shapes on a surface by means of pigment (but see also drawing for discussion of depictions in … Universalium
printmaking — /print may king/, n. the art or technique of making prints, esp. as practiced in engraving, etching, drypoint, woodcut or serigraphy. [1925 30; PRINT + MAKING] * * * Art form consisting of the production of images, usually on paper but… … Universalium
