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AP Art History Vocab

Subjects : fine-arts, ap, history
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1. A panel located above or behind the altar. Has a predella which is a shelf like base






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






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






4. Painting applied with thick - heavy surfaces






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






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






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






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






9. 3 first letters in Greek spelling of Christ






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






11. Painting technique using pigments ground in water






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






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






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






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






16. A greek chambre in the nave where a cult statue would stand. Most famous in the Parthenon






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






18. Referring to medieval art of British Isles






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






20. Mythological battles among greek heroes






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






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






23. Associated with E.Catholic Church






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






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






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






27. Concentric bands on arch of church






28. Female figure used as structural column






29. Side posts of a doorway






30. Full sized preliminary sketch for a painting






31. Swelling of shaft to adjust for optical allusion






32. Rule applied to proportion






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






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






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






36. Space opens to sky in an ancient Roman house






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






38. Symbol of death -usually a skull






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






50. Pointed tool for incising an engraving plate