Unit 5 Flashcards
une aquarelle
A Watercolor
à l’arrière plan
= in the background
à l’avant-plan
= in the foreground
premier au plan
= in the foreground
le centre d’intéret
the foreground
le sujet
Subject
le symbole
symbol
les beaux arts (m.)
Fine Arts
la couleur
Color
le dessin
= drawing
l’encre
= ink
l’esquisse
= sketch
le graveur
= printmaker
les incontournables
= the must-sees
la lumière
= the light
la marine
= seascape
le musée d’art moderne/contemporain
= museum of modern/contemporary art
la nature morte
= still life
la nuance
= hue/shade
l’œuvre =
the work (of art, of literature, etc.)
l’ombre
= shadow
le pastel
= crayon/pastel drawing
le paysage
= landscape
un(e) peintre
= a painter
une peinture à l’huile
= an oil painting
un portrait
= a portrait
de la poterie
= pottery
le potier
= potter
un sculpteur/ une sculpteuse
= sculptor
le trompe l’œil
= a painting that creates such a strong illusion of reality that the viewer on first sight is in doubt as to whether the thing being depicted is real or a reproduction
un chef d’œuvre =
a masterpiece
une galerie
= a gallery
une mosaïque
= mosaic
un autoportrait
= a self-portrait
la ligne
= the line
en deuxième
= secondly
de plus
= in addition, moreover
en outre
= furthermore
en dernier lieu
= lastly
différément
= differently
âgé(e)
= old
brillant(e)
= bright
foncé(e)
= dark
charmant(e)
= charming
laid(e)
= ugly
lourd(e)
= heavy
lointain(e)
= distant
drôle
= funny, odd
riche
= rich
agréable
= pleasant
bruyant(e)
= noisy
propre
= clean
génial(e)
= great
énervé(e)
= annoyed
stressant(e)
= stressful
amoureux (-euse)
= In love
