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Vocabulaire de l'art
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| une nature morte | still life (arrangement of objects) |
| un portrait | portrait (painting of a person) |
| un auto-portrait | self portrait |
| un paysage | landscape (view of something outside) |
| un nu | nude |
| une esquisse | sketch |
| une œuvre | a work (of art) |
| un chef d’œuvre | masterpiece |
| un dessin | drawing |
| une sculpture | sculpture (art in 3D, created by hand, tools, molds) |
| la toile | canvas |
| le pinceau | paintbrush |
| la peinture à l’huile | oil painting |
| l’aquarelle | watercolor |
| la gouache | very thick paint |
| la palette | palette (put dabs of paint on it for mixing and dipping the brush in for painting) |
| le chevalet | easel |
| le carton | cardboard |
| le cadre | frame |
| un trait/coup/une touche de pinceau | brushstroke |
| une tâche | a spot |
| la forme | shape |
| le contour | outline |
| les couleurs (f) claires/foncées | light/dark colors |
| un atelier | studio |
| en plein air | outside |
| au premier plan | in the foreground |
| à l'arrière-plan | in the background |
| le fond | background |
| Ce tableau/Cette esquisse me plaît | I like this/that painting/sketch. |
| Ce tableau/etc. m’a plu. | I liked this painting etc. |
| Le peintre a peint… | The painter painted... |
| Le sculpteur a sculpté… | The sculptor sculpted... |
| L’artiste a dessiné/créé… | The artist drew/created… |
| La lumière est… | The light is… |
| Ce tableau etc. m’intéresse/m’ennuie parce que… | This painting etc. interests/bores me because… |
| Je trouve ce tableau… | I find this painting… |
| criard(e) | loud, gaudy |
| agréable | pleasant |
| équilibré(e) | balanced |
| bien fait(e) | well done |
| mal fait(e) | poorly done |
| passionnant(e) | exciting/fascinating |
| terne | dull |
| dégoûtant(e) | disgusting |
| affreux/affreuse | awful |
| froid(e)/sans vie | cold/lifeless |
| laid(e) | ugly |
| original(e) | original |
| pittoresque | picturesque |
| saisissant(e)/frappant(e) | striking |
| vif/vive | bright (in color) |
| incroyable | unbelievable/incredible |
| magnifique | magnificent |
| réaliste | realistic |
| beau/belle | beautiful |
| coloré(e) | colorful |
| intéressant(e) | interesting |
| ennuyant(e) | boring |
| naturel(le) | natural |
| artificiel(le) | artificial |
| déprimant(e) | depressing |
| audacieux/audacieuse | bold |
| timide | timid |
| merveilleux/merveilleuse | marvelous |
Created by:
lfrissen
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