Roman Statues to Iron Sculpture: A2 Spanish Reading
A2 Spanish text with art vocabulary: Roman statues in Mérida, Holy Week images, Julio González's iron, the Guggenheim. Tap a word to see its translation.
La escultura española
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What you'll learn
sculpture, art, history, sculptors
Article describes Spanish sculpture history from Roman times to present day. For A2 level learners. Teaches vocabulary about art, history and sculptors.
After reading
Article learning block
Phrases, words, grammar, and quick practice from this text.
Phrases for training
Add useful phrases to SRS or mark them as already known.
Desde la época romana hasta nuestros días
newFrom Roman times to the present day
Expression for describing the span of a historical period.
Useful for talking about art history.
una forma importante de arte
newAn important form of art
Noun + adjective construction after the noun in Spanish.
Helps describe art forms naturally.
obras impresionantes
newImpressive works
Adjective "impresionante" describes artworks.
Useful for describing impressive things.
escultura religiosa
newReligious sculpture
Noun + adjective construction for sculpture types.
Helps name different types of sculpture.
tanto técnicas tradicionales como contemporáneas
newBoth traditional and contemporary techniques
Structure "tanto...como" means "both...and".
Lets you talk about combining two things.
escultores como Pablo Picasso y Julio González
newSculptors such as Pablo Picasso and Julio González
Structure "como" for giving examples of people.
Helps give examples of people.
Key words
Vocabulary that carries the school-day topic.
Sculpture
escultura
Sculpture
Main topic word. Feminine gender: la escultura.
Central topic of the article.
Sculptor
escultor
Sculptor
Derived from escultura with suffix -or.
Useful for describing people who create sculptures.
Statue
estatua
Statue
A specific type of sculpture — three-dimensional human figure.
Useful for distinguishing types of sculpture.
Baroque
barroco
Baroque
Historical art period in Spain (16th-18th century).
Key period for Spanish sculpture.
Polychrome (multi-colored)
policromada
Polychrome (multi-colored)
Sculpture painted in multiple colors.
Characteristic of traditional Spanish sculpture.
Wrought iron
hierro forjado
Wrought iron
Forged iron technique for sculptures.
Material and technique in modern sculpture.
Grammar in context
Patterns from the text worth noticing after reading.
Imperfect past: ongoing actions
Los romanos traían sus estilos artísticos
Imperfect past: ongoing actions
Verb "traían" (imperfect) describes a habit or ongoing action in the past.
Shows the difference between imperfect and preterite.
Passive construction with se
se pueden ver
Passive construction with se
Structure "se puede + infinitive" means "can be done".
Useful for describing possibilities.
Preposition "durante" for time
durante la Edad Media
Preposition "durante" for time
"Durante" means "during" and introduces a time period.
Shows how to mark time periods.
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