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AP Art History Vocab

Subjects : fine-arts, ap, history
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1. Composition made by combing various materials






2. Engraving on a metal plate covered in a protective wax. Incised parts are etched when surface is bathed in acid.






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






4. Feminist college by Miriam Schaprio. Assembled fabrics associated with women - and using techniques often used by women.






5. Associated with E.Catholic Church






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






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






8. Painting technique using pigments ground in water






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






17. Female figure used as structural column






18. Exterior masonry support opposing the lateral thrust of a vault.






19. Area of a church rising above other parts. Along the nave in churches and right below the ceiling






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






21. American avant-garde movement of the 1960s that stressed the ideas of the artist rather than the final product






22. Symbol of death -usually a skull






23. Painting applied with thick - heavy surfaces






24. Using simple geometric figures rather than gestures






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






26. Lost wax method of making a bronze statue






27. Semi-circular form at a short end of a basilica or eastern end of the nave






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






29. Central section of a mosaic






30. Post-modernist art creating an environment in a room or gallery






31. Highest point in Greek city-state - specifically Athens.






32. Early photographic process developed by Louis Daguerre






33. The Italian word for a drawing






34. 20th century modernist movement that focused on artists personal vision and its emotional impact






35. Space opens to sky in an ancient Roman house






36. Black cube symbolizing the center of Islam in Mecca






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






38. Rod in Greek mythology intertwined with serpents and magical powers. Most commonly associated with Hermes and medical symbolism






39. Side posts of a doorway






40. Late 19th cent movement that focused on synthesis of all arts in creation of natural forms that could be mass produced






41. Painting on plaster






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






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






44. Bell tower separate from the main church building






45. Modeling with light and dark in a drawing to create depth and volume






46. Referring to medieval art of British Isles






47. Clothing of men and women in greece. Tunic-like






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






49. Alomd shaped glory surrounding christ figure on tympanum.






50. Art movement in response to nihilism and horror of WWI. Rejection of art and civilizations that produced it in favor of the absurd