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AP Art History Vocab

Subjects : fine-arts, ap, history
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1. Semi-circular form at a short end of a basilica or eastern end of the nave






2. 3 first letters in Greek spelling of Christ






3. Swelling of shaft to adjust for optical allusion






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






5. Painting applied with thick - heavy surfaces






6. Painting on plaster






7. Right angle intersection of two barrel vaults






8. Torso pointing in one direction and shoulders - arm -s or legs in another with weight unevenly distributed.






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






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






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






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






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






14. Painting technique using pigments ground in water






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






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






17. The Italian word for a drawing






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






19. Alomd shaped glory surrounding christ figure on tympanum.






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






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






22. Early 20th cent movement of artists who advocated revolution against all forms of traditional values and styles.






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






24. Concentric bands on arch of church






25. 20th century modernist movement that focused on artists personal vision and its emotional impact






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






27. Using simple geometric figures rather than gestures






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






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






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






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






32. Black cube symbolizing the center of Islam in Mecca






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. Pointed tool for incising an engraving plate






41. Full sized preliminary sketch for a painting






42. Early photographic process developed by Louis Daguerre






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






44. Side posts of a doorway






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






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






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






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






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






50. Having to do with Charlamagne