Master C2-level vocabulary related to art techniques & culture. Highly precise, academic mastery.
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Which word means "A painting or sculpture behind or above an altar in a church"?
Answer: altarpiece
Which word means "A sculpture of a person's head, shoulders, and upper chest"?
Answer: bust
Which word means "A print produced by incising lines into a metal plate with acid"?
Answer: etching
Which word means "A technique of applying paint thickly so it stands out from the surface"?
Answer: impasto
Which word means "A painting technique using small dots of color to form an image"?
Answer: pointillism
Which word means "A painting done on freshly laid wet plaster on a wall"?
Answer: fresco
Which word means "A three-dimensional miniature scene or model"?
Answer: diorama
Which word means "The use of strong contrasts between light and dark in art"?
Answer: chiaroscuro
altarpiece
A painting or sculpture behind or above an altar in a church
bust
A sculpture of a person's head, shoulders, and upper chest
etching
A print produced by incising lines into a metal plate with acid
impasto
A technique of applying paint thickly so it stands out from the surface
pointillism
A painting technique using small dots of color to form an image
fresco
A painting done on freshly laid wet plaster on a wall
diorama
A three-dimensional miniature scene or model
chiaroscuro
The use of strong contrasts between light and dark in art
trompe l'oeil
A visual illusion in art making flat surfaces appear three-dimensional
kinetic art
Art that contains moving parts or depends on motion
mimesis
The imitation or representation of nature and human behavior in art
Quattrocento
The 15th century in Italian art and architecture
tableau
A group of motionless figures representing a scene
aesthete
A person with refined sensitivity to beauty in art
typography
The art and technique of arranging type for printed material
horology
The study and measurement of time; watchmaking
avant-garde
New and experimental ideas and methods, especially in art
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Master C2-level vocabulary related to art techniques & culture. Highly precise, academic mastery. Includes 17 multiple choice questions. 17 vocabulary words...
Which word means "A painting or sculpture behind or above an altar in a church"?
Which word means "A sculpture of a person's head, shoulders, and upper chest"?
Which word means "A print produced by incising lines into a metal plate with acid"?
Which word means "A technique of applying paint thickly so it stands out from the surface"?
Which word means "A painting technique using small dots of color to form an image"?
Which word means "A painting done on freshly laid wet plaster on a wall"?
Which word means "A three-dimensional miniature scene or model"?
Which word means "The use of strong contrasts between light and dark in art"?
Which word means "A visual illusion in art making flat surfaces appear three-dimensional"?
Which word means "Art that contains moving parts or depends on motion"?
Which word means "The imitation or representation of nature and human behavior in art"?
Which word means "The 15th century in Italian art and architecture"?
Which word means "A group of motionless figures representing a scene"?
Which word means "A person with refined sensitivity to beauty in art"?
Which word means "The art and technique of arranging type for printed material"?
Which word means "The study and measurement of time; watchmaking"?
Which word means "New and experimental ideas and methods, especially in art"?
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