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AP Art History Vocab

Subjects : fine-arts, ap, history
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1. French elements in Italian art. Focused on lavish fabric - intricate ornamentation - and brilliant color.






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






3. Using simple geometric figures rather than gestures






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






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






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






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






8. Central section of a mosaic






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






10. Mythological battles among greek heroes






11. Lost wax method of making a bronze statue






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






13. Symbol of death -usually a skull






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






15. Black cube symbolizing the center of Islam in Mecca






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






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






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






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






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






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






22. Alomd shaped glory surrounding christ figure on tympanum.






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






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






25. Art movement that focused on idealistic - utopian and geometric forms






26. Composition made by combing various materials






27. Bell tower separate from the main church building






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






29. Painting applied with thick - heavy surfaces






30. First major american avant hard movement. Art expressed state of mind to evoke emotional response from the viewer






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






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






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






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






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






36. 20th century modernist movement that focused on artists personal vision and its emotional impact






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






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






39. Concentric bands on arch of church






40. Early photographic process developed by Louis Daguerre






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






42. Referring to medieval art of British Isles






43. Painting technique using pigments ground in water






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






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






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






47. Painting on plaster






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






49. The Italian word for a drawing






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







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