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AP Art History Vocab

Subjects : fine-arts, ap, history
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1. A sculptural medium made of ivory and gold. Known especially in the statue of Athena in the Parthenon






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






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






4. Black cube symbolizing the center of Islam in Mecca






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






6. Painting applied with thick - heavy surfaces






7. Bell tower separate from the main church building






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






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






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






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






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






13. Painting technique using pigments ground in water






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






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






16. Having to do with Charlamagne






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






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






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






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






21. Early photographic process developed by Louis Daguerre






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






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






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






25. 3 first letters in Greek spelling of Christ






26. The Italian word for a drawing






27. Composition made by combing various materials






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






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






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






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






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






33. Using simple geometric figures rather than gestures






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






35. Side posts of a doorway






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






37. Uses land as a medium. Great scale - simple form.






38. Full sized preliminary sketch for a painting






39. 20th century modernist movement that focused on artists personal vision and its emotional impact






40. Pointed tool for incising an engraving plate






41. Lost wax method of making a bronze statue






42. Concentric bands on arch of church






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






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






45. Right angle intersection of two barrel vaults






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






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






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






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






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