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AP Art History Vocab

Subjects : fine-arts, ap, history
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1. Painting on plaster






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






3. Concentric bands on arch of church






4. Black cube symbolizing the center of Islam in Mecca






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






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






7. Right angle intersection of two barrel vaults






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






9. Site for baptism but separate from a church






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






11. Using simple geometric figures rather than gestures






12. Space opens to sky in an ancient Roman house






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






14. 20th century modernist movement that focused on artists personal vision and its emotional impact






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






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






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






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






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






20. Central section of a mosaic






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. 3 first letters in Greek spelling of Christ






30. The Italian word for a drawing






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






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






33. Side posts of a doorway






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






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






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






37. Mythological battles among greek heroes






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






39. Swelling of shaft to adjust for optical allusion






40. Painting technique using pigments ground in water






41. Referring to medieval art of British Isles






42. Alomd shaped glory surrounding christ figure on tympanum.






43. Symbol of death -usually a skull






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






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






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






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






48. Female figure used as structural column






49. Rule applied to proportion






50. Lost wax method of making a bronze statue