Visual Arts
Grammar (Passive)
Famous Artists
Art Movements
Vocabulary
100


A painting of a person's face and shoulders

portrait

100

Change to passive: Da Vinci painted the Mona Lisa.

was painted

100


Who painted "Starry Night"?


Van Gogh

100

Art style that shows things exactly as they are

realism

100

A person who creates art


artist

200

A painting on a wall or ceiling

mural/fresco

200

Change to passive: They are restoring the church.


is being restored

200

Who painted the Sistine Chapel ceiling?

Michelangelo

200

Art movement focused on emotions and nature

romanticism

200

A quick, rough drawing


sketch

300


Art made from small pieces of glass or stone

mosaic

300

Change to passive: Someone stole the sculpture.

was stolen

300

Who painted "Guernica"?

Picasso

300

Art movement using geometric shapes and cubes

cubism

300

A great work of art

masterpiece

400


Painting on wet plaster

fresco

400

Change to passive: Critics have praised her exhibition.

has been praised

400

Mexican artist known for her self-portraits?

Frida Kahlo

400

Art movement about dreams and the unconscious

surrealism

400

A fake copy of a painting

Art forgery

500

A 3D artwork made of stone or metal

sculpture

500

Change to passive: The gallery will exhibit the collection.


will be exhibited

500

American artist who painted soup cans?

Andy Warhol

500


Art movement with visible brushstrokes and light 

impressionism

500

An ugly building, unpleasant to look at

An eyesore

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