Bacon, Henry: Henry Bacon(1839-1912) was an American Painter born in Massachusetts. He was a Realist, having painted works like The Pilgrim Hall Museum in 1877, Obelisk--Karnak in 1900, and Egyptian Pyramids. He enlisted in the military and fought in the Civil War. He was wounded in the Battle of Bull Run and discharged in 1862. He went to France and learned figure painting.

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Balance: Balance is a sense of equilibrium achieved through implied weight, attention, or attraction, my manipulating the visual elements within an artwork.

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Baroque: The Baroque Style is a designation of the art that occurred in Europe from 1600 to 1750. Much of Baroque Art depicts the various stories in the Bible, but one main characteristic of the art is the chiaroscuro, or the usage of light and dark in a picture. Baroque art is very dramatic. It has extreme darkness, usually in the background, and extreme points of light that seem only to illuminate the subject.

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Bierstadt, Albert: Albert Bierstadt, lived from January 8, 1830 until February 18, 1902, and was one of the most brilliant landscape painters in American History. He was part of a group of painters known as the Hudson River School who created paintings that were very detailed, romantic and had glowing light. He was not a popular artist with the critics of his day, blasting him as overly indulgent because he painted on very large canvases. He is famous for a number of works, like Among the Sierra Nevada Mountains California 1868, Emigrants crossing the Plains 1867, and The Oregon Trail 1869.

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Binder: The part of the paint that holds the pigment. Examples of binders include acrylics, egg (egg tempera) and plaster (frescos).

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Biomorphic Shape: A biomorphic shape has an irregular shape with free-flowing curves that mimic living organisms.

Brushstroke: A brushstroke refers to the visible impression of the paint brush left in the painting. Visible brushstrokes help illustrate movement and give a quick, loose feeling to paintings. It may be used to show a seascape with choppy waves or give a sense of movement to clothing. Brushstrokes can also be used to give the piece a visual texture, like creating hair. Before Impressionism, it was considered sloppy to have visible brushstrokes left in the painting.

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