AP French Language & Culture · Unit 3: Beauty & Aesthetics

3.1 Arts & Aesthetics Vocabulary

The arts

l'art (art), la peinture (painting), le peintre (painter), la musique (music), la danse (dance), la littérature (literature), l'œuvre (work of art).

Describing beauty

beau/belle (beautiful), joli(e) (pretty), magnifique (magnificent), laid(e) (ugly), coloré(e) (colorful), impressionnant(e) (impressive).

Cultural note

France gave the world l'impressionnisme (Impressionism); Claude Monet and Auguste Renoir were leading painters. The Louvre in Paris is one of the world's great museums.

Key terms

la peinture / le peintre: painting / painter
la musique / la danse: music / dance
beau / belle, joli(e): beautiful / pretty
l'œuvre: a work (of art)
Monet, Renoir, le Louvre: Impressionist painters; Paris's great museum

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"Un chef-d'œuvre" is…

a head chef
a masterpiece
an art school
a work of fiction

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B. Chef-d'œuvre.

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