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AP Art History Vocab

Subjects : fine-arts, ap, history
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1. A hall with a roof supported by columns. popular in Egyptian architecture.






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






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






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






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






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






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






8. Side posts of a doorway






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






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






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






12. Swelling of shaft to adjust for optical allusion






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






14. Space opens to sky in an ancient Roman house






15. Concentric bands on arch of church






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






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






18. Painting technique using pigments ground in water






19. Referring to medieval art of British Isles






20. The Italian word for a drawing






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






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






23. Bell tower separate from the main church building






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






25. Central section of a mosaic






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






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






28. Lost wax method of making a bronze statue






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. Painting on plaster






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






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






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






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






42. Associated with E.Catholic Church






43. Composition made by combing various materials






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






45. Having to do with Charlamagne






46. Mythological battles among greek heroes






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






48. Site for baptism but separate from a church






49. Alomd shaped glory surrounding christ figure on tympanum.






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