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AP Art History Vocab

Subjects : fine-arts, ap, history
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1. Top of a columns shaft where it joints the lintel.






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






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






4. Alomd shaped glory surrounding christ figure on tympanum.






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






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






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






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






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






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






11. Painting applied with thick - heavy surfaces






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






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






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






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






16. 3 first letters in Greek spelling of Christ






17. The Italian word for a drawing






18. Mythological battles among greek heroes






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






20. Associated with E.Catholic Church






21. Bell tower separate from the main church building






22. Black cube symbolizing the center of Islam in Mecca






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






24. Referring to medieval art of British Isles






25. Right angle intersection of two barrel vaults






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






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






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






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






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






31. Rule applied to proportion






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






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






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






35. Having to do with Charlamagne






36. Space opens to sky in an ancient Roman house






37. Painting technique using pigments ground in water






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






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






40. Pointed tool for incising an engraving plate






41. Swelling of shaft to adjust for optical allusion






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






43. Concentric bands on arch of church






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






45. Early photographic process developed by Louis Daguerre






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






47. Side posts of a doorway






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






49. Composition made by combing various materials






50. Female figure used as structural column