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AP Art History Vocab

Subjects : fine-arts, ap, history
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1. Referring to medieval art of British Isles






2. Torso pointing in one direction and shoulders - arm -s or legs in another with weight unevenly distributed.






3. Space opens to sky in an ancient Roman house






4. Canopy on Columns. Most often seen over an altar - st.Peters






5. A greek chambre in the nave where a cult statue would stand. Most famous in the Parthenon






6. French elements in Italian art. Focused on lavish fabric - intricate ornamentation - and brilliant color.






7. Name of an image that depicts an anthroned virgin mary and baby jesus






8. A hall with a roof supported by columns. popular in Egyptian architecture.






9. Northern American dolls of the Soutwest representing the powers and spirits living in mountains and water sources






10. Art movement that captured the spirit of 1850s+. After WWII - associated with formalism.






11. Female figure used as structural column






12. Top of a columns shaft where it joints the lintel.






13. Concentric bands on arch of church






14. Art movement that focused on idealistic - utopian and geometric forms






15. Building material devised by ancient romans. Made of lime - volcanic sand - and gravel






16. LAte Renaissance movement in which mannerisms were used to evoke emotional expression






17. Refrence to elevation in clouds and heaven - which includes angelic and historical figures






18. 'Fear of empty space' meaning total covering of space with pattern. Popular in ISlamic and Hiberno Saxon art






19. Art emphasizing derived character with visual reference to objects in nature.






20. Having to do with Charlamagne






21. Elaborate - flowery - grandoise art and architecture. Associated with rococo design --> elegant furniture - ornamental mirrors - and extravagant detail.






22. Central section of a mosaic






23. Back to back columns with lions to indicated 4 directions






24. A sculptural medium made of ivory and gold. Known especially in the statue of Athena in the Parthenon






25. Painting technique using pigments ground in water






26. Plaster mixed with a binding material. Sometimes to prepare wood panels for altarpieces






27. Pain mixed with hot wax - and applied to painting while still hot






28. Composition made by combing various materials






29. American art movement of 1960s. Predominantly sculptural - with a focus in a reduction to homogeneous forms.






30. Early 20th cent movement that rejected naturalistic deception of shapes and forms






31. Greek monster with head and body of a lion - trail of a serpant/dragon - and 2nd head of a goat from the butt






32. Movement dominated by Naum Gabo. Building structures piece by piece rather than by modeling. Using volume of space and mass






33. Painting applied with thick - heavy surfaces






34. Full sized preliminary sketch for a painting






35. Alomd shaped glory surrounding christ figure on tympanum.






36. Led by Matisse --> color is the most important element in a painting - and it is held together by intense line and pattern






37. Abstract painting in which the gesture is seen as the subject of the painting






38. Portion of church bordering the nave - but separated from nave by columns of piers






39. Right angle intersection of two barrel vaults






40. Bell tower separate from the main church building






41. First major american avant hard movement. Art expressed state of mind to evoke emotional response from the viewer






42. 3 first letters in Greek spelling of Christ






43. Engraving in which image is cut into the plate NOT with a burin - but a steel pencil like tool .






44. Space between triglyphs in a Dporic frieze carved with a relief figure






45. Medieval pages that are illuminated and decorative. Looks like cloth.






46. Row of vase shape columns with a railing on top - a decorative fence






47. Site for baptism but separate from a church






48. Late 19th cent movement attempting to capture fleeting moment of nature






49. Early 20th cent movement of artists who advocated revolution against all forms of traditional values and styles.






50. Mythological battles among greek heroes