| No. | Item | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | abstract | art not depicting reality directly |
| 2. | acquisition | artwork newly obtained by museum |
| 3. | archive | stored historical records or works |
| 4. | artist | the person who made the work |
| 5. | artwork | a piece of art |
| 6. | assemblage | three-dimensional found-object artwork |
| 7. | auction | public sale by bidding |
| 8. | audio guide | recorded tour information |
| 9. | background | rear part of an image |
| 10. | bequest | gift left by will |
| 11. | brushstroke | mark left by a brush |
| 12. | bust | sculpture of head and chest |
| 13. | canvas | strong cloth for painting on |
| 14. | caption | brief explanatory text |
| 15. | catalog | booklet about an exhibition |
| 16. | collection | group of artworks owned together |
| 17. | collector | person who acquires art |
| 18. | composition | arrangement of visual elements |
| 19. | condition | state of preservation |
| 20. | conservation | care and preservation of art |
| 21. | craquelure | network of fine paint cracks |
| 22. | curator | person who organizes exhibitions |
| 23. | diptych | artwork in two panels |
| 24. | docent | guide in a museum |
| 25. | donation | gift given without payment |
| 26. | drawing | art made with lines |
| 27. | easel | stand holding artwork upright |
| 28. | edition | set number of identical prints |
| 29. | engraving | print from incised surface |
| 30. | etching | print from acid-bitten plate |
| 31. | exhibition | a public display of artworks |
| 32. | expressionism | art emphasizing emotional effect |
| 33. | figurative | art showing recognizable forms |
| 34. | floor plan | map of gallery layout |
| 35. | foreground | front part of an image |
| 36. | forgery | fake made to deceive |
| 37. | frame | border around an artwork |
| 38. | fresco | painting on wet plaster |
| 39. | gallery | a room for displaying art |
| 40. | genre | category of artistic subject |
| 41. | glaze | thin transparent paint layer |
| 42. | gouache | opaque water-based paint |
| 43. | group show | exhibition with multiple artists |
| 44. | immersive | surrounding the viewer completely |
| 45. | impasto | thickly applied paint texture |
| 46. | impressionism | art emphasizing light and color |
| 47. | ink | liquid used for drawing |
| 48. | installation | art arranged within a space |
| 49. | interactive | requiring viewer participation |
| 50. | juxtaposition | placing things side by side |
| 51. | label | small text beside artwork |
| 52. | landscape | art showing natural scenery |
| 53. | lithograph | print from a stone plate |
| 54. | loan | temporarily borrowed artwork |
| 55. | maquette | small model for a sculpture |
| 56. | masterpiece | an artist’s outstanding work |
| 57. | medium | material used to make art |
| 58. | minimalism | art using extreme simplicity |
| 59. | mixed media | using more than one material |
| 60. | mosaic | image made from small pieces |
| 61. | motif | repeated visual element |
| 62. | movement | shared artistic trend or philosophy |
| 63. | mural | large painting on a wall |
| 64. | museum | a place showing collections |
| 65. | negative space | empty area around forms |
| 66. | nonobjective | not depicting visible objects |
| 67. | opening | first public event for show |
| 68. | painting | art made with paint |
| 69. | palette | range of colors used |
| 70. | patron | person who supports artists |
| 71. | perspective | method showing depth |
| 72. | photograph | picture made with a camera |
| 73. | pigment | colored powder in paint |
| 74. | portrait | picture of a person |
| 75. | image made from a plate | |
| 76. | provenance | history of ownership |
| 77. | realism | art showing lifelike subjects |
| 78. | relief | raised sculpture on a surface |
| 79. | representational | showing recognizable subjects |
| 80. | reproduction | copy of an artwork |
| 81. | restoration | repairing damaged artwork |
| 82. | retrospective | show covering an artist’s career |
| 83. | scale | relative size of elements |
| 84. | sculpture | three-dimensional art object |
| 85. | solo show | exhibition by one artist |
| 86. | space | area around and within forms |
| 87. | still life | art of arranged objects |
| 88. | style | distinctive manner of making art |
| 89. | subject | main thing depicted |
| 90. | symbol | image standing for an idea |
| 91. | tempera | paint mixed with egg |
| 92. | texture | surface quality or feel |
| 93. | title | name of the artwork |
| 94. | triptych | artwork in three panels |
| 95. | varnish | protective clear coating |
| 96. | vernissage | private preview before opening |
| 97. | wall text | larger explanatory text on wall |
| 98. | watercolor | paint using water-soluble pigments |
| 99. | wing | section of a museum |
| 100. | woodcut | print from carved wood |
