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AP Art History Vocab

Subjects : fine-arts, ap, history
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1. A panel located above or behind the altar. Has a predella which is a shelf like base






2. Having to do with Charlamagne






3. The Italian word for a drawing






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






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






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






7. Female figure used as structural column






8. Painting technique using pigments ground in water






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






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






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






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






13. Black cube symbolizing the center of Islam in Mecca






14. Referring to medieval art of British Isles






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. Mythological battles among greek heroes






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






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






27. Space opens to sky in an ancient Roman house






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






29. Concentric bands on arch of church






30. Swelling of shaft to adjust for optical allusion






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






32. Medieval pages that are illuminated and decorative. Looks like cloth.






33. Full sized preliminary sketch for a painting






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






35. Painting applied with thick - heavy surfaces






36. Right angle intersection of two barrel vaults






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






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






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






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






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






42. Pointed tool for incising an engraving plate






43. Alomd shaped glory surrounding christ figure on tympanum.






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






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






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






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






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






49. 20th century modernist movement that focused on artists personal vision and its emotional impact






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