Practice question · Select all that apply
Which practices were placed on the "applied" side of the art/craft division?
Hints
- Three were classed as decorative or applied; one is the paradigm fine art.
- Painting sat at the centre of the fine arts.
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- A. Furniture and metalwork
- B. Ceramics and glass
- D. Textiles and embroidery
Why
The first three share more than a category: they were taught by apprenticeship rather than academy, frequently unsigned, and disproportionately made by women and by workshops rather than named masters. The overlap between the aesthetic ranking and that social fact is close enough that they are now studied together.
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