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AP Art History Vocab

Subjects : fine-arts, ap, history
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1. Theory about nature of art - expression - and beauty.






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






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






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






5. Composition made by combing various materials






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






7. Referring to medieval art of British Isles






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






9. Lost wax method of making a bronze statue






10. Pointed tool for incising an engraving plate






11. Early photographic process developed by Louis Daguerre






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






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






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






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






16. Site for baptism but separate from a church






17. Painting technique using pigments ground in water






18. Full sized preliminary sketch for a painting






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






20. 3 first letters in Greek spelling of Christ






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






22. Having to do with Charlamagne






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






30. Alomd shaped glory surrounding christ figure on tympanum.






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






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






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






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






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






36. Space opens to sky in an ancient Roman house






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






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






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






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






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






42. Associated with E.Catholic Church






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






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






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






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






47. Bell tower separate from the main church building






48. Symbol of death -usually a skull






49. Central section of a mosaic






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






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