art history

English Thesaurus

1. the academic discipline that studies the development of painting and sculpture (noun.cognition)

hypernym	:	arts, humanistic discipline, humanities, liberal arts,
definition	:	studies intended to provide general knowledge and intellectual skills (rather than occupational or professional skills) (noun.cognition)

hyponym	:	iconology,
definition	:	the branch of art history that studies visual images and their symbolic meaning (especially in social or political terms) (noun.cognition)