Art Terms
Mediums
Famous works of art
Elements of Art and Principles of Design


art around the world
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A work of art that features a person

What is a portrait?

100

A natural material found in the ground.  Can be molded and shaped.

What is clay?

100

This artist painted The Starry Night.

Who is Vincent Van Gogh.

100
The mark between two points?
What is a line?
100

The Great Pyramid of Giza is located in this country.

What is in Egypt?

200

A work of art that depicts an outdoor scene.

What is a landscape?

200
A type of paint that you must use with water.
What is watercolor?
200

This artist painted The Mona Lisa.

Who is Leonardo da Vinci.

200
The area taken up by an object or the area around an object.
What is space?
200

The largest art museum in the world, The Louvre, is located in this French city.

What is in Paris?

300

The imaginary line that separates the land from the sky in a landscape.

What is a horizon line?

300
An oily, crayon like stick you use to draw and color with.
What is oil pastel?
300

This artist painted the frescoes on the ceiling of The Sistine Chapel.

Who is Michelangelo?

300
The way something feels or looks like it feels.
What is texture?
300

Pablo Picasso was born in this country.

Who was born in Spain?

400

This type of artwork features inanimate objects, such as a bowl of fruit or a vase of flowers.

What is a still life?

400
Different values and softness of graphite and paper stumps can be used.
What is pencil drawing?
400

This artist is well-known for his painting American Gothic.

Who is Grant Wood?

400

The element of art that refers to lightness or darkness of a color.

What is value?

400

This famous tower stands in Paris, France.

What is the Eiffel Tower?

500
Use color, light and patterns to create images that can be deceptive or misleading to our brains.
What is optical illusion?
500
This paint has a plastic base to it that is permanent.
What is acrylic?
500

This artist is known for his Pop Art prints of soup cans.

Who is Andy Warhol?

500

The creation of a focal area in art.

What is empasis?

500

A famous tower in Italy that looks like it's falling over.

What is the Leaning Tower of Pisa?