Arts: English Vocabulary List

a payment made to the author or creator of a work for each copy of the work that is sold

"The writer got royalty payments."

"The author earns a royalty of ten percent on every copy of her book that is sold in stores."

a sculpture representing someone's head, shoulders, and chest

"The marble bust stood in the museum."

"A bust is a sculptured representation of a person's head and upper torso"

any type of knitted, felted or woven cloth

"The factory produces cotton textile for making shirts and other clothes."

"The textile industry in this region employs thousands of skilled workers every year."

a technique of mural painting that is done by putting watercolor on wet plaster on a wall or ceiling

"Michelangelo painted a famous fresco on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel."

"A fresco is a mural painting technique where water-based pigments are applied to fresh"

a European style of art in the late 16th century characterized by hyper-idealization and distorted human forms

"That is a mannerism."

"The artist's work was a prime example of Mannerism, featuring elongated figures and dramatic poses."

an ornate and grand style of art, music, and architecture present in the 17th and early 18th centuries in Europe

"The church is baroque."

"The opulent palace showcased the grandeur and dramatic flair characteristic of the Baroque architectural style."