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AP Art History Vocab

Subjects : fine-arts, ap, history
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1. First major american avant hard movement. Art expressed state of mind to evoke emotional response from the viewer






2. Side posts of a doorway






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






4. Mythological battles among greek heroes






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






6. 3 first letters in Greek spelling of Christ






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






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






9. Referring to medieval art of British Isles






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






11. Having to do with Charlamagne






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






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






14. Concentric bands on arch of church






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






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






17. Lost wax method of making a bronze statue






18. Symbol of death -usually a skull






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






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






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






22. Pointed tool for incising an engraving plate






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






24. Female figure used as structural column






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. Central section of a mosaic






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






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






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






37. 20th century modernist movement that focused on artists personal vision and its emotional impact






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






39. Associated with E.Catholic Church






40. Bell tower separate from the main church building






41. Site for baptism but separate from a church






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






43. Composition made by combing various materials






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






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






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






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






48. Painting on plaster






49. Rule applied to proportion






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







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