Käsitesivu

In the context of the visual and decorative arts, refers to groups comprising a master artist or architect and his or her assistants. A studio typically includes a number of assistants and pupils, who were usually talented or adept artists who were honing their skills under the direction of the master. The term is typically applied to groups active in the 17th century and later. The meaning of the term overlaps with "workshops (organizations)," although there is often a subtle distinction in usage: "Workshops (organizations)" typically refers to groups active prior to the mid-17th century, where the emphasis is on organized collaboration, smooth teamwork, a division of labor, and where apprentices are learning a trade rather than being trained as "artists" in the modern sense of the term. "Studios (organizations)" typically refers to later groups in which the master artist or architect took on pupils rather than apprentices, and the emphasis of the pupil was on honing his native artistic skills rather than on learning a trade. The phrases "studio of" or "workshop of" are often used to signify a work produced by persons in an artist's studio or workshop, but without the direct participation of the master's hand.