Sources of Knowledge

The Encyclopedia

The language of the masters, defined. A living glossary of movements, techniques and terms — each entry a doorway to the masterworks that gave it meaning.

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Bengal SchoolAn early-20th-century Indian movement led by Abanindranath Tagore that revived indigenous styles against academic European art.

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Certificate of AuthenticityA signed, numbered document accompanying every Infinity masterwork, carrying its unique Heirloom № and a QR code that verifies it at /verify.
ChiaroscuroThe bold treatment of light and shade to model form and drama, mastered by Baroque painters such as Rembrandt and Caravaggio.

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FrescoPainting onto wet lime plaster so the image becomes part of the wall itself — the medium of Michelangelo's Sistine ceiling.

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GicléeA high-fidelity fine-art inkjet process; Infinity goes beyond it with hand-finishing on archival canvas.

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ImpressionismA 19th-century movement that captured fleeting light and atmosphere with loose, visible brushwork, pioneered by Monet, Renoir and Degas.

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ProvenanceThe documented chain of ownership of an artwork. For our reproductions the parallel is the Certificate of Authenticity, not provenance.

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SfumatoLeonardo's technique of blending tones so softly that edges dissolve like smoke, giving faces their lifelike, mysterious depth.

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TemperaPigment bound in egg yolk, the luminous medium of the early Renaissance before oil paint became dominant.

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Ukiyo-eJapanese woodblock printing of the Edo period depicting the "floating world" — landscapes, kabuki and daily life; Hokusai's Great Wave is its icon.