Advanced Vocabulary - General Words for Works of Art and Pictures

General Words for Works of Art and Pictures

art noun

paintings, drawings, and sculptures that are created to be beautiful or to express ideas.

art noun

something that people feel has value because it is beautiful or expresses ideas.

artwork noun

paintings, sculptures etc.

assemblage noun

art formal a work of art made up of different objects put together.

back catalogue noun

all the books, films, or records a company or artist has produced in the past.

background noun

the part of a picture or pattern that is behind the main people or things in it. The main person or thing is in the foreground.

canon noun

all the writing, music etc that is generally accepted as the work of one writer, musician etc.

canon noun

a list of writers, musicians etc whose work is generally accepted or studied.

composition noun

something such as a piece of music, a piece of writing, or a painting.

creation noun

something that has been created, especially using skill or imagination.

fine art noun

art objects such as paintings and sculptures that are created to be looked at because they are beautiful or interesting. Fine art is different to crafts or art that has a practical use.

foreground noun

the front part of a scene or picture. The part at the back is called the background.

image noun

the picture that you see on a computer or television screen, or in a cinema.

image noun

a photograph, painting, or other work of art that represents a person or thing.

imagery noun

pictures, photographs, or objects that represent an idea.

imagery noun

a set of images.

magnum opus noun

the greatest piece of work that an artist, a musician, or a writer has produced.

masterpiece noun

an excellent painting, book, piece of music etc, or the best work of art that a particular artist, writer, musician etc has ever produced.

masterwork noun

the best piece of work that a particular artist, writer, musician etc has ever produced.

objet d’art noun

an object that is mostly for decoration but is also considered a work of art.

oeuvre noun

formal all the books, films, paintings etc that a particular person has produced.

op. abbreviation

opus.

opus noun

art, literature an important piece of work by a writer, artist etc.

period piece noun

an object or work of art that is typical of the style of an earlier time, especially one that seems old-fashioned.

picture noun

a drawing, painting, or photograph.

picture noun

an image on a television, video, or computer screen.

piece noun

a written, musical, or artistic work that someone has produced.

pix noun

informal pictures.

work noun

something produced by a writer, painter, musician, or other artist.

work of art noun

something such as a painting or sculpture that is of very high quality.

writings noun

all the books etc that someone has written.

total words =  31