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AP Art History Vocab

Subjects : fine-arts, ap, history
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1. Clothing of men and women in greece. Tunic-like






2. The Italian word for a drawing






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






4. Space opens to sky in an ancient Roman house






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






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






7. Associated with E.Catholic Church






8. Bell tower separate from the main church building






9. Mythological battles among greek heroes






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






11. 20th century modernist movement that focused on artists personal vision and its emotional impact






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






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






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






15. Having to do with Charlamagne






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






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






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






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






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






21. Alomd shaped glory surrounding christ figure on tympanum.






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






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






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






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






26. Side posts of a doorway






27. Rule applied to proportion






28. Composition made by combing various materials






29. Pointed tool for incising an engraving plate






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






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






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






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






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






35. Lost wax method of making a bronze statue






36. Swelling of shaft to adjust for optical allusion






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






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






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






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






41. Female figure used as structural column






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






43. Central section of a mosaic






44. Symbol of death -usually a skull






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






46. Full sized preliminary sketch for a painting






47. Black cube symbolizing the center of Islam in Mecca






48. Painting technique using pigments ground in water






49. Painting applied with thick - heavy surfaces






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