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AP Art History Vocab

Subjects : fine-arts, ap, history
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1. Late 19th cent movement attempting to capture fleeting moment of nature






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






3. Swelling of shaft to adjust for optical allusion






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






5. Mythological battles among greek heroes






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






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






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






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






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






11. Female figure used as structural column






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






13. Rule applied to proportion






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






22. Painting on plaster






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






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






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






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






27. Concentric bands on arch of church






28. Composition made by combing various materials






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






30. Full sized preliminary sketch for a painting






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






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






33. Symbol of death -usually a skull






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






35. Associated with E.Catholic Church






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






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






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






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






40. Side posts of a doorway






41. Painting applied with thick - heavy surfaces






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






43. Black cube symbolizing the center of Islam in Mecca






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






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






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






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






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






49. Painting technique using pigments ground in water






50. Bell tower separate from the main church building






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