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AP Art History Vocab

Subjects : fine-arts, ap, history
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1. Female figure used as structural column






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






3. Painting on plaster






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






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






6. Composition made by combing various materials






7. Using simple geometric figures rather than gestures






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






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






10. Site for baptism but separate from a church






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






12. Bell tower separate from the main church building






13. Symbol of death -usually a skull






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






15. The Italian word for a drawing






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. Full sized preliminary sketch for a painting






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






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






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






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






29. Side posts of a doorway






30. Painting technique using pigments ground in water






31. Alomd shaped glory surrounding christ figure on tympanum.






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






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






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






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






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






37. Central section of a mosaic






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






39. Pointed tool for incising an engraving plate






40. Referring to medieval art of British Isles






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






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






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






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






45. Black cube symbolizing the center of Islam in Mecca






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






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






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






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






50. Right angle intersection of two barrel vaults