The World of Painting

The world of painting is the expression of ideas and emotions with the help of shapes, lines, colours, tones, and textures which are used in various ways to produce volume, space, movement, and light on a flat surface. These elements are combined into expressive patterns in order to represent real or supernatural phenomena, to interpret a narrative theme, or to create abstract visual relationships.

Level B1/B2

Word List The World of Painting

artist / painter – художник/живописець
This is clearly the work of a superior artist. The artist brought his paints with him. Each poster is signed by the artist. He is a known artist. He is a painter in water colours. His originality as a painter lies in his representation of light.

icon-painting – іконопис
Icon-painting began to develop in Kyivan Rus in the end of the 10th century after Prince Volodymyr had baptised the state. Icon painting, also called isography, is a kind of Christian church painting intended to create sacred images.

depict – зображати
Icon painters, mostly monks, depicted Christ, Virgin Mary, angels and saints. Her paintings depict the lives of ordinary people in the last century. He was the first artist to depict the Highland landscape without sentimentality.

devote – присвятити
She gladly gave up her part-time job to devote herself entirely to her art. She gave up work to devote more time to her children. Those who devote their lives to others have that inspiration.

mosaic – мозаїка
I was admiring the exquisite workmanship in the mosaic.  The east wall of the mosque is covered with a beautiful mosaic. Archaeologists have worked for years to piece together the huge mosaic.

fresco (frescos/frescoes) – фреска
Mosaic and frescos of St. Sophia Cathedral in Kyiv are the most distinguished among the memorials of the early art period in Ukraine. Large fresco paintings cover the walls of this old church. The ceiling is richly decorated in marble and fresco. The interior walls are entirely fresco covered.

masterpiece – шедевр
This painting is regarded as a masterpiece. The painting is a masterpiece in the truest sense of the word. Many people regard this painting as Raphael’s masterpiece. ‘The Last Supper’ is widely regarded as Leonardo da Vinci’s masterpiece.

Renaissance – Відродження, Ренесанс
Renaissance, a French term which has come to describe the ‘rebirth’ of interest in classical art and learning, above all from Italy, from the early 14th to the mid 16th centuries. Portrait painting as a separate genre appeared during the Renaissance in the 16th century and was greatly influenced by the icon tradition.

portrait – портрет
He painted a portrait of his daughter. The portrait was completed after six sittings. We hung her portrait above the fireplace. This portrait is the work of an acknowledged master. Line and colour are both important in portrait painting. He was putting the finishing stroke to the portrait.

portrayal – зображення
The first portraits included portrayals of nobles. Many have criticized Hollywood for its unrealistic portrayal of life in America. She shows a full range of emotions in her portrayal of an ambitious politician.

to portray – зображати
The actress will portray the talented blues singer in the biopic. The painting portrays a beautiful young woman in a blue dress. The painting portrays the queen in a purple robe.

self-portrait – автопортрет
As a type of painting, self-portrait came into being in the Renaissance. This is a self-portrait of Rembrandt dating back to 1635. Some people claimed that the woman with the enigmatic smile was a self-portrait, Leonardo Da Vinci in drag.

dedicate – присвятити
Taras Shevchenko dedicated most of his painting to Ukrainian interests. He felt that medicine was the most important cause to which he could dedicate himself. He dedicated his poetry to the glory of God.

landscape – пейзаж
She prefers still life to landscape painting. The boy painted a landscape on paper. The travellers admired by the beauty of the landscape. J.M.W. Turner is one of the best-known British landscape painters.

scenery – краєвид
He was struck with the beauty of scenery. The scenery in the mountains is very beautiful. The scenery in Switzerland is exceedingly attractive to the tourists from the whole world.

scene – сцена, місце дії
The magnificent scene of the waterfall is pleasant. The artist drew the scene from memory. The picture represents a hunting scene.

seascape – морський пейзаж
Two Rembrandts have gone, including the priceless seascape, but not the self-portrait. She painted seascapes with birds. He painted portraits, genre and historical compositions, seascapes, landscapes, sketches from the life. Aivazovsky was a brilliant painter of seascape.

cityscape – міський пейзаж
His watercolours show people in a desolate, ash-grey cityscape. The work consists of blocks, arranged in stacks, that suggest an abstract cityscape. His work has a wide range of subjects: landscapes, cityscapes, portraits and still life, rendered in a naturalistic or impressionist style.

image – зображення, художній образ
Artists from European countries visited Ukraine to enrich themselves with new themes and images. You can rotate the image, resize it, zoom in, zoom out, or adjust its color. People breathe life into the world and into art’s images of it.

prominent – видатний
He is a prominent physician. She plays a prominent role in the organization. What prominent English artists of the 18th century do you know? Rembrandt is a prominent Dutch artist known as a painter of light and shade.

outstanding – видатний, знаменитий
Gustav Klimt was an outstanding painter of the 20th century. America has assimilated many outstanding people from all corners of the world. His paintings have outstanding style of Matisse.

distinguished – відомий, видатний
He had a distinguished career as a diplomat. He was a distinguished artist. Van Dyck is a distinguished painter of the 17th century.

brilliant – блискучий
What a brilliant idea! Her performance was technically brilliant but lacked feeling. He was a brilliant artist. Taras Shevchenko was a brilliant portraitist.

represent – представляти
They have delegated him to represent their city at the convention. I was elected to represent the people of Bristol. The collection represents all the major European schools of painting.

representative – представник
She’s our representative in France.  In order to defeat Impressionism, its representatives had to gather in café Guerbois.

notable – помітний, визначний
Congratulations on your graduation from the notable university with honour. His achievement is very notable. She became quite a notable painter in the thirties and forties.

topical – актуальний, тематичний
The recent events in Europe have made this film topical. He is known for recording topical songs about social issues.

fame – слава
She gained international fame as a dancer. He has aspirations to fame and greatness. The artist achieved fame at the age of 32.

famous – відомий, знаменитий
This town is famous for its beautiful buildings. The palace is famous for its 17th-century painted ceilings. He is a worldwide famous designer.

tendency – тенденція, напрям
She has a tendency to dramatization. The decline of literature indicates the decline of a nation; the two keep in their downwad tendency.

theme – тема
The theme of the conference is Renaissance Europe. What is the essential theme of the play? This painting points to another theme in Munch’s work.

propagate – поширювати
The group launched a website to propagate its ideas. The government have tried to propagate the belief that this is a just war.If people propagate an idea or piece of information, they spread it and try to make people believe it or support it.

inspire – надихати
He has neither the policies nor the personal charisma to inspire people. She was an eloquent speaker, able to move and inspire audiences. She inspired her students to do the best they could.

be inspired by – надихатися
The movie was inspired by real events. I was inspired by her optimism in the face of such desperate conditions.

influence – вплив, впливати
Representatives of French impressionism had a great influence on the world of art. Her influence made me a better person. He had a profound influence on modern poets.

be influenced by – піддаватися впливу
He was influenced by the minimalists in the 1970s. At that time his music was influenced by some Western art rock groups and avantgarde artists.

baroque – бароко
The baroque style is rich in ornament. Such decoration was a typical feature of the baroque period. Baroque music was part of a broader cultural movement that affected all the arts. Mozart’s music came of age when the baroque style was at its height. Salzburg is worth a visit to see the wonderful Baroque architecture of this elegant city.

trend – тенденція, напрям
Among prominent masters of this trend were Monet and Renoir. This is a growing trend. Many people today reject old art and protect new trends in art.

sitter – натурщик
Matisse and Picasso‘s nudes often bear little resemblance to the sitter. Once I’ve settled on the right composition, I invite the sitter back and start serious drawings.

still life – натюрморт
This still life is inspired by oil paintings of the Old Masters. I like landscapes and still life. The children are learning still life painting in art class. The collection is one of the most important of its kind in the United States and focuses on landscape and still life.

exhibit – експонат, виставити
This portrait is exhibited in the National Portrait Gallery. Among the exhibits of the museum are famous paintings by Kasimir Malevich. Interesting exhibits are presented at the Department of Oriental Art.

exhibition – виставка
The exhibition runs the whole gamut of artistic styles. The exhibition was sponsored by the Society of Culture. Have you seen the Picasso exhibition?  The exhibition has stimulated interest in her work. Without the slightest doubt this is a remarkable exhibition. National Portrait Gallery houses temporary exhibitions.

exponent – представник, експонат
The most famous exponent of this approach to art was probably Charles Rennie Mackintosh. The poet Goethe is a supreme exponent of the Romantic response to nature.  Reynolds was a great exponent of the idealized portrait typical of the day.

exposition – експозиція, показ
His pictures were shown at the Paris exposition of 1878. In the first half of the seventeenth century, he was famous for his confused expositions. Such expositions are often called monothematic.

item – окремий предмет
This clock is a collector’s item. Can I pay for each item separately? The most valuable item on show will be a Picasso drawing. He opened the cardboard box and took out each item.

contain – містити в собі
Magazines often contain caricatures of well-known film stars.

display – показ, показувати
The work was on display. The window display caught her eye. On display are earrings, necklaces and bracelets made from jade, amber and amethyst. The locomotive is normally kept on static display in the National Railway Museum. The collection of paintings has been dispalyed here since 1990.

to offer on display – виставити на показ
Paintings of modern artisits were offered on display. They offer works by Bellini and Rubens on display.

be available – бути доступним
Grants should be available for all students. Our new model is already on the stocks and will be available in the spring. A wide variety of hot and cold snacks will be available.

folk art – народне мистецтво
Ukrainian Applied Art Museum contains works representing Ukrainian folk art. Unique folk art has been featured by the Smithsonian Museums and other prominent art galleries throughout the U.S. Batik is a traditional Chinese folk art which combines painting and dyeing. Some of those pictures were folk art.

Answer the questions The World of Painting

1. What is the difference between a drawing and a painting?
2. What painters do you know?
3. What are the genres of painting?
4. What are the most common painting techniques?
5. Why do people go to museums and art galleries?
6. Which famous museums do you know?
7. Do you belong to museum-goers? If yes, what museums do you prefer: art, science, curiosity?
8. Do you have any favourite painters whose pictures you would like to have in your room?
9. What painting styles do you know?
10. Can you describe a painting?