Synonyms and antonyms of General words for works of art and pictures in British Thesaurus

art (noun)

paintings, drawings, and sculptures that are created to be beautiful or to express ideas

art (noun)

something that people feel has value because it is beautiful or expresses ideas

artwork (noun)

paintings, sculptures etc

assemblage (noun)

formalart a work of art made up of different objects put together

back catalogue (noun)

all the books, films, or records a company or artist has produced in the past

background (noun)

the part of a picture or pattern that is behind the main people or things in it. The main person or thing is in the foreground

canon (noun)

all the writing, music etc that is generally accepted as the work of one writer, musician etc

canon (noun)

a list of writers, musicians etc whose work is generally accepted or studied

composition (noun)

something such as a piece of music, a piece of writing, or a painting

creation (noun)

something that has been created, especially using skill or imagination

fine art (noun)

objects such as paintings and sculptures that are created to be looked at because they are beautiful or interesting. Fine art is different to crafts or art that has a practical use.

foreground (noun)

the front part of a scene or picture. The part at the back is called the background

image (noun)

the picture that you see on a computer or television screen, or in a cinema

image (noun)

a photograph, painting, or other work of art that represents a person or thing

imagery (noun)

pictures, photographs, or objects that represent an idea

imagery (noun)

a set of images

magnum opus (noun)

the greatest piece of work that an artist, a musician, or a writer has produced

masterpiece (noun)

an excellent painting, book, piece of music etc, or the best work of art that a particular artist, writer, musician etc has ever produced

masterwork (noun)

the best piece of work that a particular artist, writer, musician etc has ever produced

objet d’art (noun)

an object that is mostly for decoration but is also considered a work of art

oeuvre (noun)

formal all the books, films, paintings etc that a particular person has produced

op. (abbreviation)

opus

opus (noun)

artliterature an important piece of work by a writer, artist etc

period piece (noun)

an object or work of art that is typical of the style of an earlier time, especially one that seems old-fashioned

picture (noun)

a drawing, painting, or photograph

picture (noun)

an image on a television, video, or computer screen

piece (noun)

a written, musical, or artistic work that someone has produced

pix (noun)

informal pictures

work (noun)

something produced by a writer, painter, musician, or other artist

work of art (noun)

something such as a painting or sculpture that is of very high quality

writings (noun)

all the books etc that someone has written