art historical

American  

Or art-historical

adjective

1. of or relating to the history of art or to its study.

   art historical documents on 16th-century painting.

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Etymology

Origin of art historical

First recorded in 1930–35

Example Sentences

It moves to retire art historical frameworks of the past, dependent on borders between places and times.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

This dovetails with a resurgence in Art Deco, the movement most closely associated with Lempicka, and with the current vogue for re-evaluating women who have been maligned or belittled by the art historical canon.

From New York Times • Apr. 1, 2024

“Xican-a.o.x. Body,” as the curators point out in the catalog’s introductory essay, is not a comprehensive art historical survey of the Chicanx body in art.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 2, 2024

It’s a much more immediate image that you don’t necessarily need to have any kind of art historical background.

From Slate • Apr. 8, 2023

Four are now three, and thanks to new combinations of scientific analysis, art historical insight and informed looking, a vexing, long-standing problem has been resolved.

From Washington Post • Oct. 7, 2022