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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

physical entity go
an entity that has physical existence

object, physical object go
a tangible and visible entity

whole, unit go
an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity

artifact, artefact go
a man-made object taken as a whole

creation go
an artifact that has been brought into existence by someone

art, fine art go
the products of human creativity

graphic art go
the arts of drawing or painting or printmaking

painting, picture
graphic art consisting of an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface

noun.artifact

20 Subcategories

abstraction go
an abstract painting
cityscape go
painting depicting a city or urban area
daub go
an unskillful painting
distemper go
a painting created with paint that is made by mixing the pigments with water and a binder
finger-painting go
a painting produced by spreading paint with the fingers
icon, ikon go
a conventional religious painting in oil on a small wooden panel
landscape go
painting depicting an expanse of natural scenery
miniature, illumination go
painting or drawing included in a book (especially in illuminated medieval manuscripts)
monochrome go
painting done in a range of tones of a single color
mural, wall painting go
a painting that is applied to a wall surface
nude, nude painting go
a painting of a naked human figure
oil painting go
a picture painted with oil paints
pentimento go
the reappearance in a painting of an underlying image that had been painted over (usually when the later painting becomes transparent with age)
sand painting go
a painting done by Amerindians (especially Navaho)
seascape, waterscape go
a painting of the sea (as distinguished from a landscape)
semi-abstraction go
a semiabstract painting
still life go
a painting of inanimate objects such as fruit or flowers
tanka go
a Tibetan religious painting on fabric
trompe l'oeil go
a painting rendered in such great detail as to deceive the viewer concerning its reality
watercolor, water-color, watercolour, water-colour go
a painting produced with watercolors