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AP Art History Vocab

Subjects : fine-arts, ap, history
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1. Pain mixed with hot wax - and applied to painting while still hot






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






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






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






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






6. Lost wax method of making a bronze statue






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






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






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






10. Swelling of shaft to adjust for optical allusion






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






12. Painting on plaster






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






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






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






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






17. Having to do with Charlamagne






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






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






20. Side posts of a doorway






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






22. Using simple geometric figures rather than gestures






23. Full sized preliminary sketch for a painting






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






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






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






27. 3 first letters in Greek spelling of Christ






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






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






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






31. Associated with E.Catholic Church






32. Painting applied with thick - heavy surfaces






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






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






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






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






37. Concentric bands on arch of church






38. Composition made by combing various materials






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. Female figure used as structural column






46. Early photographic process developed by Louis Daguerre






47. Space opens to sky in an ancient Roman house






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






49. Rule applied to proportion






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