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AP Art History Vocab

Subjects : fine-arts, ap, history
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1. First major american avant hard movement. Art expressed state of mind to evoke emotional response from the viewer






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






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






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






5. Alomd shaped glory surrounding christ figure on tympanum.






6. Right angle intersection of two barrel vaults






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






8. Using simple geometric figures rather than gestures






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






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






11. Site for baptism but separate from a church






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






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






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






15. Art movement that focused on idealistic - utopian and geometric forms






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






17. Rule applied to proportion






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






19. Black cube symbolizing the center of Islam in Mecca






20. Painting applied with thick - heavy surfaces






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






22. Early photographic process developed by Louis Daguerre






23. Female figure used as structural column






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






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






26. Painting technique using pigments ground in water






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






28. Swelling of shaft to adjust for optical allusion






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






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






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






32. Painting on plaster






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






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






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






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






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






38. The Italian word for a drawing






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






40. Lost wax method of making a bronze statue






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






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






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






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






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






46. Central section of a mosaic






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






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






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






50. Concentric bands on arch of church