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AP Art History Vocab

Subjects : fine-arts, ap, history
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1. Plaster mixed with a binding material. Sometimes to prepare wood panels for altarpieces






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






3. Right angle intersection of two barrel vaults






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






5. Swelling of shaft to adjust for optical allusion






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






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






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






9. Site for baptism but separate from a church






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






11. Rule applied to proportion






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






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






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






15. Referring to medieval art of British Isles






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






17. Female figure used as structural column






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






19. Painting on plaster






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






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






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






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






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






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






26. Early photographic process developed by Louis Daguerre






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






28. Mythological battles among greek heroes






29. Concentric bands on arch of church






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






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






32. Pointed tool for incising an engraving plate






33. Painting technique using pigments ground in water






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






35. Modeling with light and dark in a drawing to create depth and volume






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






37. 20th century modernist movement that focused on artists personal vision and its emotional impact






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






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






40. Bell tower separate from the main church building






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






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






43. 3 first letters in Greek spelling of Christ






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






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






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






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






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






49. Space opens to sky in an ancient Roman house






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