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AP Art History Vocab

Subjects : fine-arts, ap, history
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1. Right angle intersection of two barrel vaults






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






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






4. 20th century modernist movement that focused on artists personal vision and its emotional impact






5. Full sized preliminary sketch for a painting






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






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






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






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






10. Bell tower separate from the main church building






11. Painting on plaster






12. 3 first letters in Greek spelling of Christ






13. Early photographic process developed by Louis Daguerre






14. Side posts of a doorway






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






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






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






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






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






20. Composition made by combing various materials






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






28. Black cube symbolizing the center of Islam in Mecca






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






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






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






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






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






34. Site for baptism but separate from a church






35. The Italian word for a drawing






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






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






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






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






40. Pointed tool for incising an engraving plate






41. Referring to medieval art of British Isles






42. Central section of a mosaic






43. Using simple geometric figures rather than gestures






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






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






46. Mythological battles among greek heroes






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






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






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






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






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