In this week’s programme we find out about the Greatest Painting in Britain, following a BBC survey to find out which painting in Britain people like the most. We look at some vocabulary related to art and painting.
| Vocabulary used in the show |
| a landscape painter | an artist who paints pictures of the natural world |
| Impressionism | a style of art which in particular uses colour to create effects of light or feeling |
| a ship | a large boat |
| to nominate | to officially suggest someone or something to be given a prize, duty or position |
| a narrative | a story |
| minimalist art | art that’s of simple design |
| an abstract | a painting which represents the qualities of something, not its actual physical appearance |
| objective | based on facts, not influenced by emotions |
| the painting's composition | the way things in the painting are arranged |
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