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Decide where each word combination should go.

Painters and Paintings. Composition and Colouri Impression.


their craft Genres drawing ng. Judgement/
Light Evaluation
and
shade
effects
a an oil painting; in the to the picture may be
fashionable/se a canvas; foreground/backgro combin moving, lyrical,
lf- und; e form romantic, original,
taught/mature a water-colour/ in the and poetic in tone and
artist; pastel picture; top/bottom/left- colour atmosphere;
a hand corner; into
portrait/lands a sketch/study; harmon an exquisite piece of
cape painter to arrange ious painting;
to paint from a family symmetrically/asym unity;
nature/memor group/ceremoni metrically/in a an unsurpassed
y/ al/intimate pyramid/in a brilliant masterpiece;
imagination; portrait; vertical format; /low-
keyed distinguished by a
to paint a self-portrait; to divide the picture colour marvellous sense of
mythological/ a space diagonally; scheme colour and
historical shoulder/length/ ; composition;
subjects half- to define the nearer
length/knee- figures more the the picture may be
to specialize length/full- sharply; colour dull, crude, chaotic, a
in length portrait; to emphasize scheme colourless daub of
portraiture/stil contours purposely; where .. paint, obscure and
l life; a landscape; . unintelligible, gaudy,
to portray a seascape; to be scarcely predom depressing,
people/emotio discernible; inate; disappointing, cheap
ns with a and vulgar;
moving genre/historical to convey a sense muted
sincerity/with painting; of space; in painted in
restraint; a still life; colour; bold/subtle colours;
a battle piece; to place the figures
to depict a a flower piece; against the the conventional/dramati
person/a a masterpiece landscape colours c/atmospheric
scene of background; may be painting;
common cool
life/the mood to merge into a and abstract/realistic
of...; single entity; restful/ painting;
hot and
to to blend with the agitated ambiguous, open to
render/interpr landscape; /soft interpretation;
et the and
personality to indicate the delicate intimate painting;
of...; sitter's profession; /dull,
oppress have no redeeming
to reveal the to be represented ive, features; be a load of
person's standing.../sitting.../ harsh; rubbish;
nature; talking...;
the be absolutely
to capture the to be posed/ delicac worthless;
sitter's silhouetted against y of
vitality/transi an open sky/a tones be extremely
ent classic pillar/the may be valuable;
expression; snow; lost in a
reprodu be not worth
to develop to accentuate smth, ction anything at all;
one's own subtle/gaudy
style of colouring be priceless;
painting;
be worth a fortune;
to conform to
the taste of wouldn’t recommend
the period; it; couldn’t wrap my
head around it;
to break with
the tradition; can’t get it out of my
head;
to be in
advance of did
one's time; nothing/something
for me;
to expose the
dark sides of be only intended to
life; to make a profit;
become
famous be a complete waste
overnight; of money;

to die have a certain


forgotten and organic charm.
penniless;

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