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AP Art History Vocab

Subjects : fine-arts, ap, history
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1. Canopy on Columns. Most often seen over an altar - st.Peters






2. Central section of a mosaic






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






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






5. Side posts of a doorway






6. Composition made by combing various materials






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






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






9. Rule applied to proportion






10. Right angle intersection of two barrel vaults






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






12. Bell tower separate from the main church building






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






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






15. Associated with E.Catholic Church






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






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






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






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






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






21. Grays and monochrome used to shade a painting. Most frequently in outer sides of altarpieces






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






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






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






25. The Italian word for a drawing






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






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






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






29. Having to do with Charlamagne






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






31. Black cube symbolizing the center of Islam in Mecca






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






33. Space opens to sky in an ancient Roman house






34. Symbol of death -usually a skull






35. Mythological battles among greek heroes






36. Female figure used as structural column






37. Swelling of shaft to adjust for optical allusion






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






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






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






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






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






43. Alomd shaped glory surrounding christ figure on tympanum.






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






45. Painting on plaster






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






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






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






49. Using simple geometric figures rather than gestures






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