Vocabulary for IELTS Academic (Band 8-9) - Arts

a payment made to the author or creator of a work for each copy of the work that is sold

a work of art that is placed above or behind an altar

a sculpture representing someone's head, shoulders, and chest

the process of creating designs on a metal plate by cutting or using acid, and producing prints from it

a painting technique in which paint is applied so thickly to the canvas or panel that the brush strokes are visible

a painting created using dots and small strokes of color

a picture that is made up of different images put together

the activity of reproducing designs or pictures by pressing a raised surface covered in ink against paper

the process or art of making objects out of clay that are heated to become resistant

any type of knitted, felted or woven cloth

a technique of mural painting that is done by putting watercolor on wet plaster on a wall or ceiling

a large painting done on a wall

the art of producing beautiful handwriting using special writing instruments such as a dip or brush pen

a type of printing process that uses a flat stone or metal plate with a design etched into it to transfer ink to paper

a European style of art in the late 16th century characterized by hyper-idealization and distorted human forms

an ornate and grand style of art, music, and architecture present in the 17th and early 18th centuries in Europe

a style of art, literature, music, or architecture that imitates the style practiced in ancient Greece and Rome

a painting or drawing, representing objects that do not move, such as flowers, glassware, etc.