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   art historical documents on 16th-century painting.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

The epic destruction that surrounds the Villa today adds an unnerving element to the exhibition’s art historical context.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 11, 2025

Through the initiative’s continuing work, the museum will feature contemporary art, historical exhibits and public programs that are inspired not only by enslaved Africans but also by the Lenape, the region’s Indigenous inhabitants.

From New York Times • Jun. 22, 2023

In 2020, the Getty Research Institute acquired Boulton’s archive, which also includes his art historical records and his correspondence with other important Venezuelan Modernists.

From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2023

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