MariaPC: PICTURE DESCRIPTION

Kinds of pictures and perspectives

Information on artist and year of origin

… (image) is a painting by … (artist), painted in … (year).

… (image), painted in … (year), is a work by … (artist)

… (artist) painted … (image) in … (year).

… (image) is a famous painting by … (artist).

Describing the scene

The picture was taken in … (place).

The photo was taken at … (party).

The picture shows a scene from …

It's an image of … (place, person, scene).

The picture describes … (scene).

The picture shows … (place, person, scene) from a distance.

… (place, person, scene) is shown from … (a bird's eye view/…).

You look at … (place, person, scene) from … (above/behind/…).

What can you see?

In the picture you can see …

… (position: on the left/right/…) there is / are …

… (position: on the left/right/…) you can see …

… is … (position: on the left/right/…)

Impression

… gives the impression of depth.

… (person) seems to look at the viewer.

His / Her eyes seem to follow the viewer.

The figures look as if they exist in three dimensions.

The viewer has the impression that the people in the picture are alive.

The viewer's attention is focused on …

To the alert eye it will become apparent …

The viewer finds it difficult to withdraw his eyes from …

The painting is vivid / happy / expressive.

The picture makes the viewer feel … (sad/happy)

The picture inspires the viewer to think about …

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