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art theory

concept that deals with the genesis, nature and function of art, primarily visual art, in history and society
Class type of: theory Q1414089

Facts

5 properties
Instance of
academic major
Subclass of
theory[2]
Different from
philosophy of art[4]
Main subject
art[3]
Practiced by
art theorist[5]
🏷️ Also known as
en art theory en theory of art ar نظرية الفن cs teorie umění da kunstteori de Theorie der Kunst de Kunstphilosophie de Kunsttheorie de Ästhetik es teorías artísticas es teorias del arte es teorías del arte es teoría artística es teoria de arte es teoría de arte es teoría del arte es teoría de las artes fi taideteoria fr Théoricien d'art fr Théoricien de l'art
🔖 Identifiers · 16
ANZSRC 2008 FoR ID
190103
ANZSRC 2020 FoR ID
360103
Article ID in the Lithuanian Universal Encyclopedia Online
menotyra
Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID (2026)
1CrxZ5
Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) old ID (2021)
515315
Google Knowledge Graph ID
/g/121w1gzc
Iconclass notation
48A23
Lex ID
kunstteori
Museum-digital tag ID
7849
NL CR AUT ID
ph126574
SVKKL authority ID
h0001486-teorie-umeni
ScienceDirect topic ID
social-sciences/art-theory
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Topic's main category
Category:Art theory
UNESCO Thesaurus ID
concept334
YSO ID
18218
Yle topic ID
18-271540

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🔗 Connections
← Field of work 59
Leon Battista Alberti, Kuzma Petrov-Vodkin, Aby Warburg, Albert Gleizes, Lars Vilks, Raoul Hausmann, Filarete, Sébastien Bourdon +51 more
← Main subject 2
Laokoon (Lessing), Tahiti
Different from 1
philosophy of art
Examples 1
Paragone
Has these parts 1
design elements and principles
Instance of 1
academic major
Main subject 1
art
Practiced by 1
art theorist
Subclass of 1
theory
Topic's main category 1
Category:Art theory
← Category's main topic 1
Category:Art theory
← Different from 1
philosophy of art
← Facet of 1
element of art
← Field of this occupation 1
art theorist
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Summary

art theory is an academic major[1].

Related Entities

Aby Warburg Albert Gleizes algorithmic canonization art Evgeni Kirilov Velev Kuzma Petrov-Vodkin Lars Vilks Leon Battista Alberti MUSEUM OF ONE

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  1. 17w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID (2026) → 1CrxZ5
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #40849: ZGBK ID"
  2. 21w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    SVKKL authority ID → h0001486-teorie-umeni
    "Created claim: SVKKL authority ID: h0001486-teorie-umeni, batch #259599"
  3. 25w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Practiced by → art theorist
    Instance of → academic major
    Different from → philosophy of art
    Topic's main category → Category:Art theory
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed claim qualifiers: YSO ID: 18218, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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