Art Glossary and Painting Terms: V

An explanation of what 'value' is in a fine art context.

Who was Anthony van Dyck and why is he regarded as such an important painter by art history?

An explanation of what is meant by the term "vanishing point", one of the fundamental concepts of perspective in paintings.

Find out who Giorgio Vasari was, and why he's so significant in painting history and what we know about many Old Masters.

An easy-to-understand explanation of what is meant by the painting technique velatura, and how it differs from glazing, from the About.com Art Glossary.

An explanation of what the term vellum means in terms of paper, and what traditional vellum is.

An explanation of what "vernissage" means in a modern, arts context.

An easy-to-understand explanation of what a viewpoint means in an arts context, from the About.com Art Glossary.

An explanation of what a vignette style painting is.