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AP Art History Vocab

Subjects : fine-arts, ap, history
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1. Painting technique using pigments ground in water






2. The Italian word for a drawing






3. Symbol of death -usually a skull






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






5. Swelling of shaft to adjust for optical allusion






6. Concentric bands on arch of church






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






8. Having to do with Charlamagne






9. Referring to medieval art of British Isles






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






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






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






13. Space opens to sky in an ancient Roman house






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






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






16. Composition made by combing various materials






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






18. 20th century modernist movement that focused on artists personal vision and its emotional impact






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






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






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






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






23. Black cube symbolizing the center of Islam in Mecca






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






25. Lost wax method of making a bronze statue






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






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






28. Painting on plaster






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






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






31. Full sized preliminary sketch for a painting






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






42. Alomd shaped glory surrounding christ figure on tympanum.






43. Side posts of a doorway






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






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






46. Early photographic process developed by Louis Daguerre






47. Central section of a mosaic






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






49. 3 first letters in Greek spelling of Christ






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