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AP Art History Vocab

Subjects : fine-arts, ap, history
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1. Alomd shaped glory surrounding christ figure on tympanum.






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






3. Full sized preliminary sketch for a painting






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






5. Concentric bands on arch of church






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






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






8. Lost wax method of making a bronze statue






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






10. American avant-garde movement of the 1960s that stressed the ideas of the artist rather than the final product






11. Symbol of death -usually a skull






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






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






14. Side posts of a doorway






15. Pointed tool for incising an engraving plate






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






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






18. Painting on plaster






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






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






21. 3 first letters in Greek spelling of Christ






22. Bell tower separate from the main church building






23. Right angle intersection of two barrel vaults






24. Early photographic process developed by Louis Daguerre






25. Mythological battles among greek heroes






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






27. Rule applied to proportion






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






29. Painting technique using pigments ground in water






30. Female figure used as structural column






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






32. Associated with E.Catholic Church






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






34. 20th century modernist movement that focused on artists personal vision and its emotional impact






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






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






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






38. Referring to medieval art of British Isles






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






40. Composition made by combing various materials






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






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






43. Central section of a mosaic






44. Painting applied with thick - heavy surfaces






45. Using simple geometric figures rather than gestures






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






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






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






49. Space opens to sky in an ancient Roman house






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