Reader’s Digest UK – July 2019

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

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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.

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


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


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


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


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


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


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