Paintings Flashcards
Learn the definitions
What is a canvas?
A type of coarse cloth used as a painting surface.
What is a calesa?
A horse carriage that has a brightly painted exterior with different kinds of patterns.
What is a telon?
Curtain painting that is used as a backdrop for plays. Telon is curtain in spanish.
What are murals?
It is an applied or painted artwork that uses any permanent surfaces such as walls as an art medium.
What are religious paintings?
Religious or sacred art that represents their religious ideology.
What is nude (art)?
It is an artwork that depicts the human body.
What is still life?
A work of art that depicts inanimate objects.
What are portraits?
An artwork that depicts a human subject.
What are landscapes?
Paintings that depicts natural scenery (mountains, trees etc)
What is jeepney painting?
The modern version of the calesa, which has become the symbol of the Philippine culture and art.
