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AP Art History Vocab

Subjects : fine-arts, ap, history
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1. Female figure used as structural column






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






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






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






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






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






7. Alomd shaped glory surrounding christ figure on tympanum.






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






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






12. Pointed tool for incising an engraving plate






13. Right angle intersection of two barrel vaults






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






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






16. Mythological battles among greek heroes






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






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






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






20. Black cube symbolizing the center of Islam in Mecca






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






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






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






24. Painting applied with thick - heavy surfaces






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. Associated with E.Catholic Church






38. Painting on plaster






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. Rule applied to proportion






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






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






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






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






50. Swelling of shaft to adjust for optical allusion