collage vs picture

collage

noun
  • The technique of producing a work of art of this kind. 

  • A picture made by sticking other pictures onto a surface. 

  • A composite object or collection (abstract or concrete) created by the assemblage of various media; especially for a work of art such as text, film, etc. 

verb
  • To make into a collage. 

picture

noun
  • The art of painting; representation by painting. 

  • A painting. 

  • Situation. 

  • ("the pictures") Cinema (as a form of entertainment). 

  • A paragon, a perfect example or specimen (of a category). 

  • A representation of anything (as a person, a landscape, a building) upon canvas, paper, or other surface, by drawing, painting, printing, photography, etc. 

  • An image; a representation as in the imagination. 

  • A figure; a model. 

  • A sample of an illegal drug. 

  • A photograph. 

  • A format string in the COBOL programming language. 

  • An attractive sight. 

verb
  • To depict or describe vividly. 

  • To represent in or with a picture. 

  • To imagine or envision. 

How often have the words collage and picture occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )