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Art & Architecture Thesaurus

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studies

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Works in any medium of the visual arts that explore a subject or are preliminary to a separate, more finalized work; more finished than sketches. For representations or diagrams that clarify, usually accompanying a text, use "illustrations."

Variations

studies (visual works)

study

études

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