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AP Art History Vocab

Subjects : fine-arts, ap, history
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1. Mythological battles among greek heroes






2. Alomd shaped glory surrounding christ figure on tympanum.






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






4. Painting on plaster






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






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






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






8. Space opens to sky in an ancient Roman house






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






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






11. Composition made by combing various materials






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






13. Female figure used as structural column






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






15. Site for baptism but separate from a church






16. 20th century modernist movement that focused on artists personal vision and its emotional impact






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






18. Central section of a mosaic






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






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






21. Black cube symbolizing the center of Islam in Mecca






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






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






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






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






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






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






28. The Italian word for a drawing






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






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






31. Using simple geometric figures rather than gestures






32. Swelling of shaft to adjust for optical allusion






33. Rule applied to proportion






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






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






36. Full sized preliminary sketch for a painting






37. Painting applied with thick - heavy surfaces






38. Bell tower separate from the main church building






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






40. Concentric bands on arch of church






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. Painting technique using pigments ground in water






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






49. 3 first letters in Greek spelling of Christ






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







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