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AP Art History Vocab

Subjects : fine-arts, ap, history
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1. Right angle intersection of two barrel vaults






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






3. Painting applied with thick - heavy surfaces






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






5. Having to do with Charlamagne






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






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






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






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






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






11. Side posts of a doorway






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






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






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






15. Painting technique using pigments ground in water






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






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






18. Pointed tool for incising an engraving plate






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






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






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






22. Rule applied to proportion






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






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






25. Female figure used as structural column






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






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






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






29. Bell tower separate from the main church building






30. The Italian word for a drawing






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






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






33. Full sized preliminary sketch for a painting






34. Concentric bands on arch of church






35. Using simple geometric figures rather than gestures






36. Central section of a mosaic






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






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






39. Composition made by combing various materials






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






41. Site for baptism but separate from a church






42. Painting on plaster






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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