| A | B |
| canvas | strong cloth with a coarse weave made of cotton, flax, or hemp used for painting |
| charcoal | a black, brittle form of carbon used for drawing made by partly burning wood in the absence of air |
| easel | a stand for holding a picture |
| Norman Rockwell | a popular 20th century American painter |
| achieved | carried out to a successful end |
| architect | person who designs and makes plans for buildings |
| bronze | a dark yellow-brown alloy of copper and tin |
| cannon | a big gun, especially one mounted on a base or wheels |
| depressed | gloomy; sad |
| fashioned | made, shaped, or formed |
| midst | in the middle of |
| philosopher | a person who attempts to discover and understand the basic nature of knowledge and reality |
| rival | a person who wants and tries to get the same thing as another or one who tries to equal or do better than another; competitor |
| rebirth | a new birth; being born again |
| Renaissance | the great revival of art and learning in Europe during the 1300–1500s |
| togas | loose, outer garments worn in public by citizens of ancient Rome |