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Ancient and Classical Monuments

Individual architectural works from antiquity and the classical world, spanning ancient Egyptian, Greek, Roman and other pre-medieval monumental building traditions. Belongs here: pyramids, temples, amphitheaters and other freestanding ancient or classical monuments recognized as significant individual works. Does not belong here: medieval, Renaissance or later religious buildings, which are grouped under Religious and Sacred Architecture, and later palaces and civic buildings, which are grouped under Palaces and Civic Architecture.

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1. National Core Arts Standards: Visual Arts Introduction
National Coalition for Core Arts StandardsVisual Arts introduction, discipline definition paragraph
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Visual Arts include the traditional fine arts such as drawing, painting, printmaking, photography, and sculpture; media arts including film, graphic communications, animation, and emerging technologies; architectural, environmental, and industrial arts such as urban, interior, product, and landscape design; folk arts; and works of art such as ceramics, fibers, jewelry, works in wood, paper, and other materials.
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