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

3.1 Arts & Aesthetics Vocabulary

The arts

l'arte (art), la pittura (painting), il pittore / la pittrice (painter), la musica (music), la danza / il ballo (dance), la letteratura (literature), l'opera (work/opera).

Describing beauty

bello/a (beautiful), carino/a (cute/pretty), brutto/a (ugly), colorato/a (colorful), impressionante (impressive). 'Un'opera bellissima.'

Cultural note

Italy is the heart of the Rinascimento (Renaissance): Leonardo da Vinci ('Mona Lisa'), Michelangelo (the Sistine Chapel, 'David'), and Raffaello (Raphael) are its giants.

Key terms

la pittura / il pittore: painting / painter
la musica / la danza: music / dance
bello / brutto: beautiful / ugly
l'opera: a work (of art); also 'opera' (music)
Leonardo, Michelangelo, Raffaello: giants of the Rinascimento

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"Un capolavoro" is…

a museum
a masterpiece
a head chef
a work shift

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B. Capo + lavoro.

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