Dutch vocabulary:
Art.
Art.
Below is a list of art vocabulary.
This page is a work in progress, and I will continue adding more words, including more advanced vocabulary (C1–C2 level). I will also be adding quizzes soon, along with interactive activities to help you practice. In addition, I will connect the words to songs, movies, newspapers, books, and other media so you can see how these expressions are used in everyday French.
Lastly updated: 24.8.2026
- abstractie (de) (pl: de abstracties) [EN: abstraction][B1-B2][24.8.2026, R]
- abstracte kunst (de) (pl: —) [EN: abstract art][B1-B2][24.8.2026, R]
- academische kunst (de) (pl: —) [EN: academic art][C1-C2][24.8.2026, R]
- barok (de) (pl: de barokken) [EN: Baroque][B1-B2][24.8.2026, R]
- beeld (het) (pl: de beelden) [EN: image / statue][A1-A2][24.8.2026, R]
- beeldende kunst (de) (pl: —) [EN: visual arts][B1-B2][24.8.2026, R]
- compositie (de) (pl: de composities) [EN: composition][B1-B2][24.8.2026, R]
- conceptuele kunst (de) (pl: —) [EN: conceptual art][C1-C2][24.8.2026, R]
- constructivisme (het) (pl: —) [EN: Constructivism][C1-C2][24.8.2026, R]
- dadaïsme (het) (pl: —) [EN: Dadaism][C1-C2][24.8.2026, R]
- expressionisme (het) (pl: —) [EN: Expressionism][B1-B2][24.8.2026, R]
- figuratieve kunst (de) (pl: —) [EN: figurative art][B1-B2][24.8.2026, R]
- futurisme (het) (pl: —) [EN: Futurism][C1-C2][24.8.2026, R]
- impressionisme (het) (pl: —) [EN: Impressionism][B1-B2][24.8.2026, R]
- installatie (de) (pl: de installaties) [EN: installation][B1-B2][24.8.2026, R]
- kleur (de) (pl: de kleuren) [EN: colour][A1-A2][24.8.2026, R]
- kubisme (het) (pl: —) [EN: Cubism][B1-B2][24.8.2026, R]
- kunst (de) (pl: —) [EN: art][A1-A2][24.8.2026, R]
- kunststroming (de) (pl: de kunststromingen) [EN: art movement][B1-B2][24.8.2026, R]
- kunstwerk (het) (pl: de kunstwerken) [EN: artwork][A1-A2][24.8.2026, R]
- landschap (het) (pl: de landschappen) [EN: landscape][A1-A2][24.8.2026, R]
- licht (het) (pl: de lichten) [EN: light][A1-A2][24.8.2026, R]
- lijn (de) (pl: de lijnen) [EN: line][A1-A2][24.8.2026, R]
- manierisme (het) (pl: —) [EN: Mannerism][C1-C2][24.8.2026, R]
- minimalisme (het) (pl: —) [EN: Minimalism][B1-B2][24.8.2026, R]
- modernisme (het) (pl: —) [EN: Modernism][B1-B2][24.8.2026, R]
- motief (het) (pl: de motieven) [EN: motif][B1-B2][24.8.2026, R]
- naturalism (het) (pl: —) [EN: Naturalism][C1-C2][24.8.2026, R]
- neoclassicisme (het) (pl: —) [EN: Neoclassicism][C1-C2][24.8.2026, R]
- perspectief (het) (pl: de perspectieven) [EN: perspective][B1-B2][24.8.2026, R]
- popart (de) (pl: —) [EN: Pop Art][B1-B2][24.8.2026, R]
- postimpressionisme (het) (pl: —) [EN: Post-Impressionism][C1-C2][24.8.2026, R]
- postmodernisme (het) (pl: —) [EN: Postmodernism][C1-C2][24.8.2026, R]
- realisme (het) (pl: —) [EN: Realism][B1-B2][24.8.2026, R]
- renaissance (de) (pl: de renaissances) [EN: Renaissance][B1-B2][24.8.2026, R]
- romantiek (de) (pl: —) [EN: Romanticism][B1-B2][24.8.2026, R]
- rococo (de) (pl: —) [EN: Rococo][C1-C2][24.8.2026, R]
- schilderij (het) (pl: de schilderijen) [EN: painting][A1-A2][24.8.2026, R]
- schilderkunst (de) (pl: —) [EN: painting / art of painting][B1-B2][24.8.2026, R]
- sculptuur (de) (pl: de sculpturen) [EN: sculpture][B1-B2][24.8.2026, R]
- stijl (de) (pl: de stijlen) [EN: style][A1-A2][24.8.2026, R]
- stilleven (het) (pl: de stillevens) [EN: still life][B1-B2][24.8.2026, R]
- suprematisme (het) (pl: —) [EN: Suprematism][C1-C2][24.8.2026, R]
- surrealisme (het) (pl: —) [EN: Surrealism][B1-B2][24.8.2026, R]
- symboliek (de) (pl: —) [EN: symbolism][B1-B2][24.8.2026, R]
- techniek (de) (pl: de technieken) [EN: technique][A1-A2][24.8.2026, R]
- tentoonstelling (de) (pl: de tentoonstellingen) [EN: exhibition][A1-A2][24.8.2026, R]
- textuur (de) (pl: de texturen) [EN: texture][B1-B2][24.8.2026, R]
- vorm (de) (pl: de vormen) [EN: form / shape][A1-A2][24.8.2026, R]
- voorstelling (de) (pl: de voorstellingen) [EN: representation / depiction][B1-B2][24.8.2026, R]