The Arts - Describing images Flashcards

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1
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1- une image, une représentation
2- un tableau
3 - une photographie

A

a picture

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un trait / une ligne
un contour
une ligne de fuite

A

a line
an outline
a vanishing line

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3
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la perspective

A

perspective

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4
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abstrait

A

abstract

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5
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figuratif

A

figurative

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un portrait
un autoportrait
un portraitiste

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a portrait
a self-portrait
a portraitist

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représenter

une représentation, un portrait

A

to portray

a portrayal

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un nu

A

a nude

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9
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un profil

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a profile

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un portrait

A

a likeness

attention, veut dire aussi une ressemblance

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un paysage

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a landscape

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une marine

NB = Peinture ayant la mer pour sujet ; genre constitué par cette peinture

A

a seascape

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13
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un portrait de groupe

A

a conversation piece

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14
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une nature morte

des natures mortes

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a still-life

still-lifes

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le fond
le premier plan
l’arrière-plan
le plan intermédiaire, le second plan

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the ground
the foreground
the background
the middle ground

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16
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le clair-obscur

A

chiaroscuro (italien)

17
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un cadre

encadrer

A

a frame

to frame

18
Q

On dirait l’innocence incarnée, mais ne vous y fiez pas!

A

He’s the very picture of innocence, but don’t trust him!

19
Q

C’est un portrait représentant … peint par …

A

It’s a portrait of … by …

20
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Ce portrait d’elle est très ressemblant

A

This portrait is a true likeness of her

This portrait is a good likeness of her

21
Q

se découper sur fond de …

A

to be silhouetted against …

22
Q

se détacher sur un fond

A

to stand out against a background

23
Q

les effets d’ombre et de lumière

A

light and shade effects