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AP Art History Vocab

Subjects : fine-arts, ap, history
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1. Black cube symbolizing the center of Islam in Mecca






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






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






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






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






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






7. Composition made by combing various materials






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






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






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






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






12. Site for baptism but separate from a church






13. Side posts of a doorway






14. Bell tower separate from the main church building






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






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






17. Swelling of shaft to adjust for optical allusion






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






19. Central section of a mosaic






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






21. Referring to medieval art of British Isles






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. Associated with E.Catholic Church






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






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






34. 20th century modernist movement that focused on artists personal vision and its emotional impact






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






36. Painting on plaster






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






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






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






40. Rule applied to proportion






41. Pointed tool for incising an engraving plate






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






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






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






45. The Italian word for a drawing






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






47. Lost wax method of making a bronze statue






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






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






50. Painting technique using pigments ground in water