Architecture and Decorative Arts. Designating a style of decorative painting or sculpture consisting of the interweaving of human and animal forms…

Of painting, carving, architecture, etc.: Moorish in style or ornamental design.

Pertaining or proper to barbarians or their art; in the characteristic style of barbarians, as opposed to that of civilized countries or ages.

Of architectural or artistic style: presenting or reliant upon great masses; imposing, heavy.

Designating forms of art, music, or culture with general appeal; intended primarily to entertain, please, or amuse. Cf. sense A. 4, popular culture n.…

Affected or characterized by mannerism, mannered.

Designating a style of architecture, clothing, furniture, etc., characteristic of the British Regency of 1811–20 or, more widely, of the late 18th…

The Italian word for German; esp. used to express Teutonic influence as shown in some spheres of Italian art.

Of architectural style: presenting great masses; heavy, imposing. Cf. massive, adj. 1e. Obsolete.

Barbarous in style, esp. in reference to art.

Characterized by or exhibiting sensualism (sensualism, n. 1); sensual.

Art. Characterized by artistic ‘breadth’; executed with a view to general effect rather than to special details. Cf. A. 5b, and see breadth, n. 5.

Art. Consisting in, or resulting from, an artificial treatment of natural objects; following accepted models or traditions instead of directly…

Of or pertaining to expression. in the fine arts, esp. painting, etc.

Art slang. Lacking freedom or breadth of treatment; cramped.

Of furniture: see quot. 1940. Also applied to decorative materials and paintings. Originally U.S.

Appealing or intended to appeal to popular taste; spec. (of a technical, scientific, or academic subject) popularized, presented in a form…

That violates or challenges social, moral, or artistic conventions; subversive, experimental.