The GettyResearch Institute
Research Home Tools Art & Architecture Thesaurus Hierarchy Display
Art & Architecture Thesaurus Hierarchy Display
New Search Previous Page Help
View Selected Records Clear All

Click the icon to view the hierarchy.

Check the boxes to view multiple records at once.
   Hierarchy of Top of the AAT hierarchies Top of the AAT hierarchies
   Hierarchy of Objects Facet .... Objects Facet
   Hierarchy of Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name) ........ Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name)
   Hierarchy of Visual Works (hierarchy name) ............ Visual Works (hierarchy name)
   Hierarchy of visual works (works) ................ visual works (works)
   .................... <visual works by material or technique>
   ........................ affiches lacérées
   ........................ air art
   ........................ bamboo work (visual works)
   ........................ bast work
   ........................ batik art
   ........................ beadwork (visual works)
   ........................ bidriware (visual works)
   ........................ billboard art
   ........................ body art (visual works, performance)
   ........................ bottle trees
   ........................ brickwork (works by material)
   ........................ bricolage (works) [N]
   Hierarchy of calabashes (vessels) ........................ calabashes (vessels)
   ............................ asukusuks [N]
   ............................ axatses [N]
   ............................ egobolis [N]
   ............................ marimbas [N]
   ............................ ritis [N]
   ............................ tiepores [N]
   ............................ zezes [N]
   ........................ calligraphy (visual works)
   Hierarchy of canework (visual works) ........................ canework (visual works)
   ............................ fitched work
   ........................ carpentry work
   ........................ carreaux (decorative glass lights) [N]
   Hierarchy of ceramic ware (visual works) ........................ ceramic ware (visual works)
   ............................ glazed ceramic ware (visual works)
   Hierarchy of porcelain (visual works) ............................ porcelain (visual works)
   Hierarchy of pottery (visual works) ............................ pottery (visual works)
   ............................ studio ceramics
   ............................ transferware
   Hierarchy of whiteware ............................ whiteware
   ........................ chalkware
   Hierarchy of collages (visual works) ........................ collages (visual works)
   ............................ appliqué prints (collages)
   ............................ papiers collés
   ............................ photocollages (photographic compositions)
   ........................ concrete work
   ........................ copy art (reprographic art)
   ........................ corn dollies
   ........................ decals
   ........................ découpages (visual works)
   Hierarchy of drawings (visual works) ........................ drawings (visual works)
   Hierarchy of <drawings by function> ............................ <drawings by function>
   Hierarchy of <drawings by material or technique> ............................ <drawings by material or technique>
   Hierarchy of <drawings by maker> ............................ <drawings by maker>
   Hierarchy of <drawings by subject type> ............................ <drawings by subject type>
   Hierarchy of <images by method of representation> ............................ <images by method of representation> [N]
   Hierarchy of edible art ........................ edible art
   Hierarchy of alfeñiques ............................ alfeñiques
   ............................ edible monuments
   Hierarchy of electronic images ........................ electronic images
   Hierarchy of digital images ............................ digital images
   Hierarchy of electronic image components ............................ electronic image components [N]
   ............................ streaming video
   ........................ embossed works (visual works)
   ........................ enamels (visual works)
   ........................ enamelware
   Hierarchy of environmental art ........................ environmental art
   Hierarchy of earthworks (sculpture) ............................ earthworks (sculpture)
   ............................ eco-installations [N]
   ........................ faience (ancient objects)
   Hierarchy of fancy work ........................ fancy work
   ............................ fancy sewing [N]
   Hierarchy of hairwork ............................ hairwork [N]
   ........................ fax art
   Hierarchy of featherwork (visual works) ........................ featherwork (visual works)
   ............................ amantecayotl (featherwork)
   ........................ felt work
   ........................ fiber art
   ........................ fireworks (visual works)
   ........................ fitched work [N]
   ........................ flower carpets
   Hierarchy of fretwork ........................ fretwork
   ............................ Chinese fretwork
   ........................ generative art
   Hierarchy of glassware ........................ glassware
   ............................ Anglo-Irish glass
   ............................ art glass (ornamental visual works)
   Hierarchy of filigree glassware ............................ filigree glassware
   ............................ glass in concrete (visual works)
   ............................ gold glass (visual works)
   ............................ holly amber glass
   ............................ murrhine glass
   Hierarchy of stained glass (visual works) ............................ stained glass (visual works) [N]
   Hierarchy of hairwork ........................ hairwork
   ............................ hairwork jewelry [N]
   ............................ hair wreaths (visual works)
   ........................ illuminated advertisements
   ........................ illuminations (lighted visual works)
   Hierarchy of installations (visual works) ........................ installations (visual works)
   ............................ eco-installations
   ............................ multi-channel video installations [N]
   ............................ sound installations
   ........................ intarsias
   ........................ intermedial art
   ........................ katagami (visual works)
   ........................ lacca povera
   Hierarchy of lacquerware ........................ lacquerware
   ............................ bantam work
   Hierarchy of Coromandel lacquer (ware) ............................ Coromandel lacquer (ware)
   ............................ kinji
   ............................ red lacquerware
   ........................ lapidary work
   ........................ laser art
   ........................ leatherwork
   ........................ light art
   ........................ lithophanes
   ........................ luxury arts
   ........................ mail art
   ........................ marquetry (visual works)
   Hierarchy of metalwork (visual works) ........................ metalwork (visual works)
   ............................ architectural metalwork
   Hierarchy of brasswork (visual works) ............................ brasswork (visual works)
   ............................ bronzes (visual works)
   ............................ copperwork (visual works)
   ............................ cut steel work
   ............................ filigree work (metalwork )
   ............................ goldwork (visual works)
   ............................ ironwork (visual works)
   ............................ leadwork
   ............................ metalware
   ............................ pewterware
   Hierarchy of plate (silver or gold tableware) ............................ plate (silver or gold tableware)
   Hierarchy of silverware ............................ silverware
   ............................ silverwork
   ............................ steelwork (visual works)
   ............................ tinware
   ............................ wirework
   ........................ mixed media works
   Hierarchy of montages (visual works) ........................ montages (visual works)
   ............................ photomontages (visual works)
   Hierarchy of mosaics (visual works) ........................ mosaics (visual works)
   ............................ alicatados
   ............................ micromosaics
   Hierarchy of mosaic components ............................ mosaic components [N]
   Hierarchy of motion pictures (visual works) ........................ motion pictures (visual works)
   ............................ artists' films
   ............................ black-and-white films (visual works)
   ............................ children's films
   ............................ color films (visual works)
   ............................ compilation films
   ............................ dailies (motion pictures)
   ............................ experimental films
   Hierarchy of feature films ............................ feature films
   ............................ film remakes
   ............................ home movies
   ............................ independent films
   Hierarchy of motion picture components ............................ motion picture components [N]
   Hierarchy of <motion pictures by print type> ............................ <motion pictures by print type>
   ............................ newsreels
   ............................ serials (motion pictures)
   ............................ short subjects
   Hierarchy of silent films ............................ silent films
   Hierarchy of sound films ............................ sound films
   ............................ sponsored films
   ............................ trailers (motion pictures)
   ............................ trick films (works)
   ........................ multimedia works
   Hierarchy of needlework (visual works) ........................ needlework (visual works)
   Hierarchy of appliqué (textile visual works) ............................ appliqué (textile visual works)
   Hierarchy of crochet (needlework) ............................ crochet (needlework)
   Hierarchy of embroidery (visual works) ............................ embroidery (visual works)
   Hierarchy of knitting (needlework) ............................ knitting (needlework)
   Hierarchy of lace (needlework) ............................ lace (needlework)
   ............................ opus anglicanum
   ............................ sewing (visual works)
   ............................ smocking (visual works)
   Hierarchy of stitches ............................ stitches [N]
   Hierarchy of new media art ........................ new media art
   Hierarchy of digital art (visual works) ............................ digital art (visual works)
   ........................ niellos (engraved works)
   ........................ openwork
   Hierarchy of opus sectile (visual works) ........................ opus sectile (visual works)
   ............................ commessi (visual works)
   ............................ pietra dura (visual works)
   ........................ origami (visual works)
   Hierarchy of paintings (visual works) ........................ paintings (visual works)
   Hierarchy of painting components ............................ painting components [N]
   Hierarchy of <paintings by form> ............................ <paintings by form>
   Hierarchy of <paintings by location or context> ............................ <paintings by location or context>
   Hierarchy of <paintings by material or technique> ............................ <paintings by material or technique>
   Hierarchy of <paintings by subject type> ............................ <paintings by subject type>
   Hierarchy of paperwork (visual works) ........................ paperwork (visual works)
   Hierarchy of cut-paper work ............................ cut-paper work
   ............................ scrapbooking
   ........................ papier-mâché art
   ........................ parfleches [N]
   ........................ pastels (visual works)
   ........................ petroforms
   Hierarchy of petroglyphs ........................ petroglyphs
   ............................ cup and ring marks
   ............................ grooved rocks
   ............................ rock engravings [N]
   Hierarchy of rock paintings ............................ rock paintings [N]
   Hierarchy of photographs ........................ photographs
   Hierarchy of <photographs by form> ............................ <photographs by form>
   Hierarchy of <photographs by function> ............................ <photographs by function>
   Hierarchy of <photographs by technique> ............................ <photographs by technique>
   Hierarchy of <photographs by subject or context> ............................ <photographs by subject or context>
   ............................ photograph components [N]
   Hierarchy of photomechanical prints ........................ photomechanical prints [N]
   ............................ chromotypogravures
   ............................ dye transfer prints
   ............................ etched daguerreotype prints
   Hierarchy of photoengravings (prints) ............................ photoengravings (prints)
   ............................ photogalvanographs
   Hierarchy of photogravures (prints) ............................ photogravures (prints)
   Hierarchy of photolithographs ............................ photolithographs
   ............................ Woodburytypes (prints)
   ........................ physionotrace works
   Hierarchy of plasterwork (visual works) ........................ plasterwork (visual works)
   ............................ pargeting (visual work)
   Hierarchy of prints (visual works) ........................ prints (visual works)
   ............................ impressions (prints)
   ............................ original prints
   ............................ interpretive prints
   ............................ reproductive prints
   Hierarchy of <prints by form> ............................ <prints by form>
   Hierarchy of <prints by function> ............................ <prints by function>
   Hierarchy of <prints by process or technique> ............................ <prints by process or technique>
   ........................ projections (visual works)
   ........................ quillwork
   ........................ raffia work
   ........................ restrikes
   ........................ ribbonwork (visual works)
   Hierarchy of ropework (visual works) ........................ ropework (visual works)
   ............................ knots
   Hierarchy of rubbings (visual works) ........................ rubbings (visual works)
   ............................ brass rubbings
   ............................ ink rubbings
   ............................ stone rubbings
   ........................ rushwork
   ........................ satellite imagery
   ........................ scarifications (visual works)
   ........................ scratch art
   ........................ sculptographs
   Hierarchy of sculpture (visual works) ........................ sculpture (visual works)
   Hierarchy of <sculpture by form> ............................ <sculpture by form>
   Hierarchy of <sculpture by function> ............................ <sculpture by function>
   Hierarchy of <sculpture by location or context> ............................ <sculpture by location or context>
   Hierarchy of <sculpture by material> ............................ <sculpture by material>
   Hierarchy of <sculpture by technique> ............................ <sculpture by technique>
   Hierarchy of <sculpture by subject type> ............................ <sculpture by subject type>
   ............................ bronzes (visual works) [N]
   Hierarchy of sculpture components ............................ sculpture components [N]
   Hierarchy of shellwork ........................ shellwork
   ............................ enconchados
   Hierarchy of sketches ........................ sketches
   ............................ esquisses
   ............................ oil sketches [N]
   ............................ pochades
   Hierarchy of preliminary sketches (sketches) ............................ preliminary sketches (sketches)
   ............................ travel sketches
   ........................ squeezes
   Hierarchy of stamp art ........................ stamp art
   ............................ rubber stamp art
   ........................ stencils (visual works)
   ........................ stevengraphs
   ........................ straw work
   ........................ string figures
   ........................ stuccowork
   ........................ tattoos
   Hierarchy of textile art (visual works) ........................ textile art (visual works)
   ............................ arpilleras (Andean embroidered needlework)
   ............................ druggets [N]
   ............................ fabric art (visual works)
   ............................ kangas (textile)
   ............................ pichhavais
   ............................ pidans
   ............................ samplers (embroidery) [N]
   Hierarchy of tapestries ............................ tapestries [N]
   ............................ woven pictures
   Hierarchy of textiles (visual works) ........................ textiles (visual works)
   ............................ eyedazzlers (Navajo textiles)
   Hierarchy of linens (textile works) ............................ linens (textile works)
   ............................ loom widths (visual works)
   ............................ patolas (textiles)
   Hierarchy of textile components ............................ textile components [N]
   Hierarchy of <textiles for culinary use> ............................ <textiles for culinary use> [N]
   ........................ tile tableaux
   ........................ tile work (visual works)
   Hierarchy of time-based works ........................ time-based works
   ............................ actions (works of art)
   ............................ happenings
   ............................ living sculpture
   Hierarchy of performance art ............................ performance art
   Hierarchy of sound art ............................ sound art
   Hierarchy of video art ............................ video art
   ........................ toi moko
   ........................ transmedia artists
   ........................ transmedial art
   Hierarchy of transparencies ........................ transparencies
   Hierarchy of slides (photographs) ............................ slides (photographs) [N]
   ........................ veneering (visual work)
   ........................ virtual works (visual works)
   ........................ wickerwork (visual works)
   Hierarchy of woodwork (general works) ........................ woodwork (general works)
   ............................ joinery (woodwork)
   ............................ Mauchline ware
   ............................ woodcarvings (visual works)
   ........................ works on paper
New Search

Back to Top

Printer Friendly Version
The J. Paul Getty Trust
The J. Paul Getty Trust

© 2004 J. Paul Getty Trust
Terms of Use / Privacy Policy / Contact Us