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Today we are going to practice useful Spanish vocabulary related to Art.
Hoy vamos a practicar vocabulario español útil relacionado con Arte.

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Arte – Art

el aguafuerte – etching
el boceto, el esbozo – sketch
el bodegón, la naturaleza muerta – still life
el busto – bust
el caballete – easel
el carbón, el carboncillo – charcoal
el collage – collage
el dibujo – drawing
el diseño – design
el equilibrio – balance
el esmalte – enamel
el estudio – studio
el fresco – fresco
el grabado – engraving
el mosaico – mosaic
el paisaje – landscape
el paisaje marino – seascape
el pincel – brush
el subastador / la subastadora – auctioneer
el tapiz – tapestry
la acuarela – watercolor
la arcilla – clay
la cerámica – ceramics
la escultura – sculpture
la estatua – statue
la figura – figure
la figurilla – figurine
la obra maestra – masterpiece
la pintura al óleo – oil painting
la subasta – auction
la talla de madera – wood carving
la pintura – paint
el lienzo – canvas
el pincel – paintbrush
el pigmento – pigment
bosquejar, esbozar – to sketch
los óleos – oil colours
el acrílico colora / colores de acrílico – acrylic colours
los colores pastel – pastel colours
los creyones – crayons
un tablero de dibujo – a drawing board
un retrato – a portrait
arte abstracto – abstract art
arte moderno – modern art
arte conceptual – conceptual art