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AP Art History Vocab

Subjects : fine-arts, ap, history
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1. Highest point in Greek city-state - specifically Athens.






2. The Italian word for a drawing






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






4. Painting on plaster






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






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






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






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






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






10. Bell tower separate from the main church building






11. Associated with E.Catholic Church






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






13. Alomd shaped glory surrounding christ figure on tympanum.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






23. Painting applied with thick - heavy surfaces






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






25. Black cube symbolizing the center of Islam in Mecca






26. Mythological battles among greek heroes






27. Rule applied to proportion






28. 20th century modernist movement that focused on artists personal vision and its emotional impact






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






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






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






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






33. Early photographic process developed by Louis Daguerre






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






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






36. Late 19th cent movement attempting to capture fleeting moment of nature






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






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






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






40. Concentric bands on arch of church






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






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






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






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






45. Using simple geometric figures rather than gestures






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






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






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






49. Symbol of death -usually a skull






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







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