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AP Art History Vocab

Subjects : fine-arts, ap, history
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1. Distorted image that must be viewed in a special way or angle to be correctly perceived






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






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






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






5. 20th century modernist movement that focused on artists personal vision and its emotional impact






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






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






8. Using simple geometric figures rather than gestures






9. Alomd shaped glory surrounding christ figure on tympanum.






10. Having to do with Charlamagne






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






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






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






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






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






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






17. Mythological battles among greek heroes






18. Painting applied with thick - heavy surfaces






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






20. Right angle intersection of two barrel vaults






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






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






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






24. Lost wax method of making a bronze statue






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






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






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






28. Pointed tool for incising an engraving plate






29. 3 first letters in Greek spelling of Christ






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






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






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






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






34. Rule applied to proportion






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






36. Referring to medieval art of British Isles






37. Swelling of shaft to adjust for optical allusion






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






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






40. Feminist college by Miriam Schaprio. Assembled fabrics associated with women - and using techniques often used by women.






41. Painting technique using pigments ground in water






42. Concentric bands on arch of church






43. Symbol of death -usually a skull






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






45. Side posts of a doorway






46. The Italian word for a drawing






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






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






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






50. Central section of a mosaic