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AP Art History Vocab

Subjects : fine-arts, ap, history
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1. Portion of church bordering the nave - but separated from nave by columns of piers






2. Early photographic process developed by Louis Daguerre






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






4. Alomd shaped glory surrounding christ figure on tympanum.






5. Female figure used as structural column






6. 3 first letters in Greek spelling of Christ






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. Using simple geometric figures rather than gestures






14. Full sized preliminary sketch for a painting






15. Lost wax method of making a bronze statue






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






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






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






19. Mythological battles among greek heroes






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






28. Site for baptism but separate from a church






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






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






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






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






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






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






35. Side posts of a doorway






36. Associated with E.Catholic Church






37. 20th century modernist movement that focused on artists personal vision and its emotional impact






38. Painting applied with thick - heavy surfaces






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






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






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






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






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






44. Space opens to sky in an ancient Roman house






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






46. Composition made by combing various materials






47. Painting on plaster






48. Swelling of shaft to adjust for optical allusion






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






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