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AP Art History Vocab

Subjects : fine-arts, ap, history
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1. American avant-garde movement of the 1960s that stressed the ideas of the artist rather than the final product






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






3. 20th century modernist movement that focused on artists personal vision and its emotional impact






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






5. Site for baptism but separate from a church






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






7. 3 first letters in Greek spelling of Christ






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






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






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






11. Symbol of death -usually a skull






12. Female figure used as structural column






13. Space opens to sky in an ancient Roman house






14. Full sized preliminary sketch for a painting






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






16. Side posts of a doorway






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






18. Painting technique using pigments ground in water






19. Concentric bands on arch of church






20. Swelling of shaft to adjust for optical allusion






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






22. The wine and wafer that symbolize the last supper - literally or figuratively






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






24. The Italian word for a drawing






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. Movement that defined industrial design as art. Used decorative patterns that were elongated and symmetrical. Ex: Chrysler Building






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






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






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






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






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






37. Painting applied with thick - heavy surfaces






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






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






40. Bell tower separate from the main church building






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






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






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






44. Central section of a mosaic






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






46. Right angle intersection of two barrel vaults






47. Associated with E.Catholic Church






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






49. Having to do with Charlamagne






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