General words for works of art and pictures
art
noun
paintings, drawings, and sculptures that are created to be beautiful or to express ideas
art
noun
something that people feel has value because it is beautiful or expresses ideas
artwork
noun
paintings, sculptures etc
assemblage
noun
a work of art made up of different objects put together
back catalogue
noun
all the books, films, or records a company or artist has produced in the past
background
noun
the part of a picture or pattern that is behind the main people or things in it. The main person or thing is in the foreground
canon
noun
all the writing, music etc that is generally accepted as the work of one writer, musician etc
canon
noun
a list of writers, musicians etc whose work is generally accepted or studied
composition
noun
something such as a piece of music, a piece of writing, or a painting
creation
noun
something that has been created, especially using skill or imagination
fine art
noun
objects such as paintings and sculptures that are created to be looked at because they are beautiful or interesting. Fine art is different to crafts or art that has a practical use.
foreground
noun
the front part of a scene or picture. The part at the back is called the background
image
noun
the picture that you see on a computer or television screen, or in a cinema
image
noun
a photograph, painting, or other work of art that represents a person or thing
imagery
noun
pictures, photographs, or objects that represent an idea
imagery
noun
a set of images
magnum opus
noun
the greatest piece of work that an artist, a musician, or a writer has produced
masterpiece
noun
an excellent painting, book, piece of music etc, or the best work of art that a particular artist, writer, musician etc has ever produced
masterwork
noun
the best piece of work that a particular artist, writer, musician etc has ever produced
objet d’art
noun
an object that is mostly for decoration but is also considered a work of art
oeuvre
noun
all the books, films, paintings etc that a particular person has produced
opus
noun
an important piece of work by a writer, artist etc
period piece
noun
an object or work of art that is typical of the style of an earlier time, especially one that seems old-fashioned
picture
noun
a drawing, painting, or photograph
picture
noun
an image on a television, video, or computer screen
piece
noun
a written, musical, or artistic work that someone has produced
work
noun
something produced by a writer, painter, musician, or other artist
work of art
noun
something such as a painting or sculpture that is of very high quality
writings
noun
all the books etc that someone has written