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AP Art History Vocab

Subjects : fine-arts, ap, history
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1. Highest point in Greek city-state - specifically Athens.






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






3. Composition made by combing various materials






4. 3 first letters in Greek spelling of Christ






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






6. Right angle intersection of two barrel vaults






7. Covered walkway outdoors in a cloister - or covered walkway indoors in a church following the apse.






8. Painting technique using pigments ground in water






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






10. Using simple geometric figures rather than gestures






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






12. Mythological battles among greek heroes






13. Public building used for assembly. Evolved from Greek and Roman Tempe. Foundation of axial plane: entrance at short end with apse at eastern end.






14. Painting applied with thick - heavy surfaces






15. 20th century modernist movement that focused on artists personal vision and its emotional impact






16. Term used by Jean Dubuffet to describe art that is untaught and brutish






17. Painting on plaster






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






19. Referring to medieval art of British Isles






20. Space opens to sky in an ancient Roman house






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






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






23. A panel located above or behind the altar. Has a predella which is a shelf like base






24. Full sized preliminary sketch for a painting






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






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






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






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






29. Uses land as a medium. Great scale - simple form.






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






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






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






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






34. Theory about nature of art - expression - and beauty.






35. Swelling of shaft to adjust for optical allusion






36. Side posts of a doorway






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






38. Pointed tool for incising an engraving plate






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






40. The Italian word for a drawing






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






42. Distorted image that must be viewed in a special way or angle to be correctly perceived






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






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






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






46. Concentric bands on arch of church






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






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






49. Early photographic process developed by Louis Daguerre






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