| Compound Forms/Forme composte |
| abstract art | n | (art that is not representational) | arte astratta nf |
| When looking at abstract art, remember that it is usually not a portrayal of a tangible object. |
| art brut | | | art brut |
| art center | | US | centro artistico |
| art class | n | (lesson in art) | lezione d'arte |
| art critic | n | (sb who reviews artwork professionally) | critico d'arte |
| The taste of that art critic is the standard of all proper society. |
| art criticism | | | critica d'arte |
| art dealer | n | (sb who sells works of art) | mercante d'arte |
| | | commerciante di oggetti d'arte |
| Artists no longer contact that art dealer because he demands a high commission. |
| art department | n | (school, etc.: department that teaches art) | dipartimento artistico nm |
| | | dipartimento di belle arti |
| The art department welcomed fifty new students this year. |
| art department | n | (tv, film, theatre: department of props and scenery) | reparto scenografia nm |
| The art department won an award for scenery design. |
| art design | | | progettazione artistica |
| art director | n | (advertising: sb responsible for visuals) | direttore grafico nm |
| art director | n | (tv, film: head of art department) | direttore artistico nm |
| art editor | | | art editor |
| art education | | | educazione artistica |
| art equipment | | | attrezzatura artistica |
| art exhibition | n | (display of collected artworks) | mostra d'arte |
| The museum has a new art exhibition. |
| art expression | | | espressione artistica |
| art film | | | film artistico |
| art form | n | (type of art such as sculpture or drawing) | forma d'arte |
| Ice sculptures are a modern art form. |
| art gallery | n | UK (museum of art) | museo d'arte |
| We had a wonderful time viewing the paintings at the art gallery. |
| art gallery | n | US (retail art emporium) | galleria d'arte |
| The artist sells her paintings at the art gallery. |
| art glass | | | vetro artistico |
| art guild | | | associazione d'arte |
| art history | n | (study of art through the ages) | storia dell'arte |
| art league | | | circolo artistico |
| art lover | n | (sb who appreciates art) | appassionato d'arte |
| art manual | | | manuale d'arte |
| art museum | n | (art gallery) | museo d'arte |
| art music | | | musica artistica |
| art nouveau | | | art nouveau |
| art object | | | oggetto d'arte |
| art of war | n | (military strategy) | arte della guerra |
| | | arte militare nf |
| General Patton was an avid student of the art of war. |
| art paper | | | carta patinata |
| art period | | | periodo artistico |
| art portfolio | n | (collection of an artist's work) | portfolio artistico nm |
| art school | n | (institution specialized in teaching art) | accademia di belle arti |
| | | scuola artistica nf |
| He wants to study illustration, so he will attend art school in the fall. |
| art song | | | canzone artistica |
| art student | n | (sb who studies art) | studente d'arte |
| She's an art student at the Royal College of Art in London. |
| art studio | n | (workshop of an artist) | studio d'arte |
| | | atelier artistico nm |
| art styles | | | stili artistici |
| art teacher | | | insegnante d'arte |
| art theater | | US | teatro dell'arte |
| art-like | | | artistica adj |
| belly art | n | (art of decorating the pregnant abdomen) | belly art nf |
| black art | n | (art by people of African descent) | arte nera, arte africana nf |
| During Black History Month, many museums display black art. |
| Sono appena tornato da una mostra di arte nera. |
| black art | n | (black magic, witchcraft) | magia nera nf |
| Le streghe praticano la magia nera. |
| | | stregoneria nf |
| Chi era accusato di stregoneria, in passato, poteva fare una brutta fine. |
| | | arti oscure nfpl |
| Il negromante era esperto nelle arti oscure. |
| cave art | | | arte rupestre |
| collecting modern art | | arte | modernariato nm |
| commercial art | n | (art that is popular with buyers) | opere commerciali nfpl |
| commercial art | n | (art used in advertising, for commerce) | grafica pubblicitaria nf |
| The book covers in any bookstore are a virtual museum of commercial art. |
| computer art | n | (visual artwork created digitally) | computer grafica nf |
| computer art | n | (creation of artwork by digital means) | grafica digitale nf |
| conceptual art | n | (art about ideas more than aesthetics) | arte concettuale nf |
| Having composed a work that consisted of several minutes of silence, it was clear that he was now interested in conceptual art. |
| culinary art | n | (art or skill of cookery) | arte culinaria nf |
| Making a good curry sauce is a culinary art. |
| culinary art | npl | (art or skills of cookery) | arte culinaria nf |
| Like many young men, his skill in the culinary arts was limited to boiling an egg and turning steaks on the barbecue. |
| dramatic art | | | arti drammatiche |
| dying art | n | figurative (skill that has become rare) | arte in via di scomparsa nf |
| earth art | | | arte ecologica |
| erotic art | n | (art intended to arouse sexually) | arte erotica nf |
| It's not easy to draw a precise dividing-line between 'erotic art' and 'pornography'. |
| Vi sono opere dell'arte erotica che una volta erano considerate pornografiche. |
| fine art | n | (visual forms of art) | belle arti nfpl |
| | | arti figurative nfpl |
| The sale will be of interest to collectors of fine art. |
| folk art | n | (decorative art made by local people) | arte popolare nf |
| gentle art | | | nobile arte |
| graphic art | n | (drawing, painting, print making) | arte grafica nf |
| | | grafica nf |
| healing art | n | (alternative or holistic treatment) | terapia alternativa nf |
| Acupuncture is an example of a healing art. |
| L'agopuntura è un tipo di terapia alternativa. |
| history of art | n | (study of art through the ages) | storia dell'arte nf |
| industrial art | n | (skill of operating a machine) | arte industriale nf |
| kinetic art | | | arte cinetica |
| manual art | | | arte manuale |
| martial art | n | (Eastern Asian combat discipline) | arti marziali nfpl |
| She decided to learn martial arts for self-defence. |
| Ho deciso di fare un corso di arti marziali per autodifesa. |
| minimal art | | | minimalismo nm |
| noble art (boxing) | | | nobile arte (pugilato) |
| objet d'art | n | (three-dimensional work of art) | oggetto artistico nm |
| That isn't just a jumble of trash; I paid good money for that objet d'art. |
| Anche se sembra un mucchio di spazzatura questo è un oggetto artistico. |
| objets d'art | npl | (three-dimensional works of art) | opera d'arte nf |
| op art | n | (abstract art movement) arte | op art nf |
| original art | n | (artwork: not duplicated) | opera autentica nf |
| original art | n | (artwork: not copied from sth else) | opera inedita nf |
| original art | n | (artwork: new and unusual approach ) | arte originale nf |
| performance art | n | (physical artform) | arte rappresentativa nf |
| piece of art | n | (artwork) | opera d'arte nf |
| plastic art | | | arti plastiche |
| pop art | n | (1950s modern art movement) | pop art nf |
| pre-Columbian art | | | arte precolombiana |
| primitive art | | | arte primitiva nf |
| school of art | n | (college where art is studied) | accademia d'arte nf |
| Admission is highly competitive at many schools of art. |
| state of the art, state-of-the-art | adj | (cutting edge, advanced) | all'avanguardia, il più moderno agg |
| Nota: hyphens used when term is an adj before a noun |
| Our new television uses state-of-the-art technology to provide the best picture and sound. |
| state-of-the-art | | (technology) generale | all'avanguardia adj |
| the art of the possible | | | l'arte del possibile nf |
| the black art | | | l'arte nera nf |
| work of art | n | literal (painting, sculpture, etc.) | opera d'arte nf |
| The museum is a place to contemplate works of art. |
| La Gioconda di Leonardo è un'opera d'arte insuperata. |
| work of art | n | figurative (sth beautiful and impressive) | opera d'arte nf |
| This landscape is a work of art. |
| Aunt Betty's layer cake was a culinary work of art. |
| Zia Maria non fa torte, ma opere d'arte! |
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