Thematic Vocabulary: Art

Thematic Vocabulary: Art – Part 2

Words in this exercise:

 

Word  Meaning 
Beaux-arts 
fine arts
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.
Repoussoir the act of pushing something back
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