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AP Art History Vocab

Subjects : fine-arts, ap, history
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1. Art movement that focused on idealistic - utopian and geometric forms






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






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






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






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






6. Central section of a mosaic






7. Full sized preliminary sketch for a painting






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






9. Concentric bands on arch of church






10. Site for baptism but separate from a church






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






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






13. Associated with E.Catholic Church






14. Space opens to sky in an ancient Roman house






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






25. Swelling of shaft to adjust for optical allusion






26. Rule applied to proportion






27. Painting on plaster






28. Bell tower separate from the main church building






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






30. Alomd shaped glory surrounding christ figure on tympanum.






31. Pain mixed with hot wax - and applied to painting while still hot






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






33. Mythological battles among greek heroes






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






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






36. Having to do with Charlamagne






37. Black cube symbolizing the center of Islam in Mecca






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






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






40. Lost wax method of making a bronze statue






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






49. Painting technique using pigments ground in water






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