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AP Art History Vocab

Subjects : fine-arts, ap, history
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1. Art movement in response to nihilism and horror of WWI. Rejection of art and civilizations that produced it in favor of the absurd






2. Mythological battles among greek heroes






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






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






5. Having to do with Charlamagne






6. Composition made by combing various materials






7. Symbol of death -usually a skull






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






9. Right angle intersection of two barrel vaults






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






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






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






13. Bell tower separate from the main church building






14. Female figure used as structural column






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






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






17. Concentric bands on arch of church






18. Painting applied with thick - heavy surfaces






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






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






21. Referring to medieval art of British Isles






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






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






24. Early photographic process developed by Louis Daguerre






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






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






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






28. Torso pointing in one direction and shoulders - arm -s or legs in another with weight unevenly distributed.






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






30. Black cube symbolizing the center of Islam in Mecca






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






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






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






34. Site for baptism but separate from a church






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






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






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






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






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






40. Painting on plaster






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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