| 单词 | art gallery |
| 释义 | > as lemmasart gallery art gallery n. 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 (cf. art museum n.) or (esp. in North American usage) as a commercial enterprise for the sale of art; cf. gallery n. 6. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > [noun] > place for keeping or exhibiting art pinacotheca1624 antiquarium1651 art gallery1841 art museum1845 society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > painting and drawing > display of pictures > [noun] > gallery gallerya1616 cabinet1675 picture gallery1721 portrait gallery1780 picture house1838 art gallery1841 art museum1845 rogues' gallery1857 art house1882 1841 F. Mason Introd. Mod. Geogr. 83 On the Iser, Munich or München..celebrated for its splendid architecture and art-galleries. 1864 Hist. Brooklyn & Long Island Fair 54 Several of the pictures in the Art Gallery were sold at prices very much below their value. 1885 M. Davitt Leaves from Prison Diary II. xxiv. 46 Every public library in all towns of say 5000 inhabitants should have in connection with it a museum and an art gallery. 1946 Ann. Reg. 1945 333 This year of victory saw the gradual resumption of their normal functions by most of our public art galleries and museums. 1990 R. Clay Only Angels Forget iii. 34 I'd been working in an art gallery as a kind of general factotum—receptionist, saleswoman, plant waterer. 2005 Daily Tel. 14 June 17 Nowadays, there are only a few art galleries that are collecting actively and few are able to afford..to buy international contemporary art. < as lemmas |
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