Words in this exercise:
Word | Meaning |
Beaux-arts |
fine arts
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Cameo | A small bas-relief carving in an object |
Ceramic | made of clay that has been baked |
Chiaroscuro | a technique employed in arts to represent light and shadow |
Foreground |
the visual plane that appears closest
|
Icon | a religious painting |
Lithograph | printmaking process using stones |
Mosaic | artwork created by placing coloured squares |
Pastiche | a work of art that consists of various styles |
Patina
|
a thin layer that forms on a surface |
Pieta |
a representation of the Virgin Mary mourning over the dead body of Christ.
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Repoussoir | the act of pushing something back |