BY EMILY COX & HENRY RATHVONPlanning 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 answerJULY 2019 • 133FUN AND GAMES
IT PAYS TO INCREASE YOUR
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- graphic adj.—A: clearly pictured.
B: sculpted of marble. C: roughly
composed. - canon n.—A: string of images.
B: standard for evaluation.
C: negative review. - symmetry n.—A: framing and
matting. B: balanced proportions.
C: imitation. - cartography n.—A: mapmaking.
B: painted wagons. C: travelling
exhibits. - panoramic adj.—A: of film
artistry. B: shown in miniature.
C: sweeping. - opaque adj.—A: deceptive. B: not
transparent. C: moulded in plaster. - juxtapose v.—A: to sit for a
portrait. B: render precisely. C: place
side by side. - kinetic adj.—A: copied identically.
B: showing movement. C: picturing
countryside.- kitschy adj.—A: in a collage.
B: tacky. C: macraméd. - baroque adj.—A: highly
ornamented. B: plain in style.
C: traditional. - manifesto n.—A: statement
of principles. B: gallery opening.
C: watercolour technique. - avant-garde adj.—A: retro. B:
scandalous. C: cutting-edge. - aesthetics n.—A: acid engravings.
B: pleasing appearance. C: works in
the outdoor air. - anthropomorphic adj.—A: of cave
art. B: made from clay. C: humanlike. - analogous adj.—A: somewhat
shapeless. B: made of wood. C: having
a likeness.