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BY EMILY COX & HENRY RATHVON

Planning a visit to the Louvre, the Met, London’s National Gallery, or
another grand museum this summer? First take our quiz to make sure you
have an artful vocabulary. Turn the page for answer

JULY 2019 • 133

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  1. graphic adj.—A: clearly pictured.
    B: sculpted of marble. C: roughly
    composed.

  2. canon n.—A: string of images.
    B: standard for evaluation.
    C: negative review.

  3. symmetry n.—A: framing and
    matting. B: balanced proportions.
    C: imitation.

  4. cartography n.—A: mapmaking.
    B: painted wagons. C: travelling
    exhibits.

  5. panoramic adj.—A: of film
    artistry. B: shown in miniature.
    C: sweeping.

  6. opaque adj.—A: deceptive. B: not
    transparent. C: moulded in plaster.

  7. juxtapose v.—A: to sit for a
    portrait. B: render precisely. C: place
    side by side.

  8. kinetic adj.—A: copied identically.


B: showing movement. C: picturing
countryside.


  1. kitschy adj.—A: in a collage.
    B: tacky. C: macraméd.

  2. baroque adj.—A: highly
    ornamented. B: plain in style.
    C: traditional.

  3. manifesto n.—A: statement
    of principles. B: gallery opening.
    C: watercolour technique.

  4. avant-garde adj.—A: retro. B:
    scandalous. C: cutting-edge.

  5. aesthetics n.—A: acid engravings.
    B: pleasing appearance. C: works in
    the outdoor air.

  6. anthropomorphic adj.—A: of cave
    art. B: made from clay. C: humanlike.

  7. analogous adj.—A: somewhat
    shapeless. B: made of wood. C: having
    a likeness.

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