An apartment or building devoted to the exhibition of works of art. (See also quot. 1950.)
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| 释义 | society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > painting and drawing > display of pictures > [noun] > gallery (14) gallerya1616 An apartment or building devoted to the exhibition of works of art. (See also quot. 1950.) cabinet1675 A room devoted to the arrangement or display of works of art and objects of vertu; a museum, picture-gallery, etc. Obsolete or archaic. picture gallery1721 a place where pictures are exhibited, usually a building or room within a house, museum, etc.; a collection of pictures so exhibited; also in… portrait gallery1780 (a gallery containing) a collection of portraits; also figurative. picture house1838 A picture gallery; (later also) a shop or emporium selling paintings. Obsolete. art gallery1841 a building, or portion of a building, devoted to the exhibition of works of art and functioning either as a cultural institution open to the public… art museum1845 a museum devoted to the exhibition of works of art; cf. art gallery n. rogues' gallery1857 a collection of photographs of known criminals, used to identify suspects; (in extended use) any collection of people or things notable for a… art house1882 A firm dealing in works of art; (also) a place where art is sold or exhibited, an art gallery. Subcategories:— specific (5) |
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