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AP Art History Vocab

Subjects : fine-arts, ap, history
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1. Theory about nature of art - expression - and beauty.






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






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






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






5. Painting technique using pigments ground in water






6. Alomd shaped glory surrounding christ figure on tympanum.






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. Painting applied with thick - heavy surfaces






14. Mythological battles among greek heroes






15. Site for baptism but separate from a church






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






17. Side posts of a doorway






18. Having to do with Charlamagne






19. Space opens to sky in an ancient Roman house






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






21. Female figure used as structural column






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. Lost wax method of making a bronze statue






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






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






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






35. Black cube symbolizing the center of Islam in Mecca






36. 3 first letters in Greek spelling of Christ






37. Early photographic process developed by Louis Daguerre






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






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






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






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






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






43. Pointed tool for incising an engraving plate






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






45. Concentric bands on arch of church






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. Right angle intersection of two barrel vaults






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






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






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