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AP Art History Vocab

Subjects : fine-arts, ap, history
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1. Elaborate - flowery - grandoise art and architecture. Associated with rococo design --> elegant furniture - ornamental mirrors - and extravagant detail.






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






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






4. Space opens to sky in an ancient Roman house






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






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






7. Full sized preliminary sketch for a painting






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






9. Central section of a mosaic






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






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






12. 3 first letters in Greek spelling of Christ






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






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






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






16. Having to do with Charlamagne






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






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






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






20. Side posts of a doorway






21. Lost wax method of making a bronze statue






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






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






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






25. Painting applied with thick - heavy surfaces






26. 20th century modernist movement that focused on artists personal vision and its emotional impact






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






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






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






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






31. Rule applied to proportion






32. Right angle intersection of two barrel vaults






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






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






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






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






37. Symbol of death -usually a skull






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






39. Term used by Jean Dubuffet to describe art that is untaught and brutish






40. Pointed tool for incising an engraving plate






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






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






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






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






45. Painting on plaster






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






47. Black cube symbolizing the center of Islam in Mecca






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






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






50. The Italian word for a drawing