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AP Art History Vocab

Subjects : fine-arts, ap, history
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1. Theory about nature of art - expression - and beauty.






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






3. 3 first letters in Greek spelling of Christ






4. Female figure used as structural column






5. Painting applied with thick - heavy surfaces






6. Black cube symbolizing the center of Islam in Mecca






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






8. Full sized preliminary sketch for a painting






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






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






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






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






13. Swelling of shaft to adjust for optical allusion






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






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






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






17. Painting on plaster






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






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






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






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






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






23. Rule applied to proportion






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






25. The Italian word for a drawing






26. Painting technique using pigments ground in water






27. Lost wax method of making a bronze statue






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. Concentric bands on arch of church






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






38. Bell tower separate from the main church building






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






40. Early photographic process developed by Louis Daguerre






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






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






43. Referring to medieval art of British Isles






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






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






46. Site for baptism but separate from a church






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






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






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






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