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AP Art History Vocab

Subjects : fine-arts, ap, history
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1. Clothing of men and women in greece. Tunic-like






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






3. Using simple geometric figures rather than gestures






4. Site for baptism but separate from a church






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






6. Composition made by combing various materials






7. Alomd shaped glory surrounding christ figure on tympanum.






8. Full sized preliminary sketch for a painting






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






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






11. Space opens to sky in an ancient Roman house






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






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






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






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






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






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






18. Mythological battles among greek heroes






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






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






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






22. Concentric bands on arch of church






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






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






25. Side posts of a doorway






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






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






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






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






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






31. Referring to medieval art of British Isles






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






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






34. Female figure used as structural column






35. Painting technique using pigments ground in water






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






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






38. Central section of a mosaic






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






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






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






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






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






44. The Italian word for a drawing






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






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






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






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






49. Bell tower separate from the main church building






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