Terms

Trompe-l'oeil
- To Trick the eye
Aesthetics
- The philosophical study of what is beautiful
- An elevated awareness
Animism
- Belief that inanimate objects are endowed with a soul
Mogao Caves
- Rest stops decorated with a resting Buddha
Odalisques
- Turkish for "concubine" or "harem slave girl"
Anamorphic
- Requires the viewer to look at the object from an odd angle
Minkisi
- Means sacred medicine
Triptych
- Three-paneled format of art
Avant-Garde
- Those working in advance of their time