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AP Art History Vocab

Subjects : fine-arts, ap, history
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1. 3 first letters in Greek spelling of Christ






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






3. Rule applied to proportion






4. Right angle intersection of two barrel vaults






5. Painting applied with thick - heavy surfaces






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






7. The Italian word for a drawing






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






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






10. Swelling of shaft to adjust for optical allusion






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






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






13. Mythological battles among greek heroes






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






15. Rod in Greek mythology intertwined with serpents and magical powers. Most commonly associated with Hermes and medical symbolism






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






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






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






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






20. Referring to medieval art of British Isles






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






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






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






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






25. Site for baptism but separate from a church






26. Painting on plaster






27. Symbol of death -usually a skull






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






29. Using simple geometric figures rather than gestures






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






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






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






33. Bell tower separate from the main church building






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






35. Having to do with Charlamagne






36. Full sized preliminary sketch for a painting






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






44. Female figure used as structural column






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






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






47. Painting technique using pigments ground in water






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






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






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