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AP Art History Vocab

Subjects : fine-arts, ap, history
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1. Term used by Jean Dubuffet to describe art that is untaught and brutish






2. Black cube symbolizing the center of Islam in Mecca






3. Site for baptism but separate from a church






4. Pointed tool for incising an engraving plate






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






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






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






8. Composition made by combing various materials






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






10. Having to do with Charlamagne






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






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






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






14. Rule applied to proportion






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






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






17. Painting technique using pigments ground in water






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. Painting applied with thick - heavy surfaces






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






29. Using simple geometric figures rather than gestures






30. Full sized preliminary sketch for a painting






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






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






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






34. Painting on plaster






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






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






37. 3 first letters in Greek spelling of Christ






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






39. Right angle intersection of two barrel vaults






40. Early photographic process developed by Louis Daguerre






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






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






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






44. Swelling of shaft to adjust for optical allusion






45. Mythological battles among greek heroes






46. Alomd shaped glory surrounding christ figure on tympanum.






47. Lost wax method of making a bronze statue






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






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






50. Space opens to sky in an ancient Roman house







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