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AP Art History Vocab

Subjects : fine-arts, ap, history
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1. A panel located above or behind the altar. Has a predella which is a shelf like base






2. Referring to medieval art of British Isles






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






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






5. Central section of a mosaic






6. The Italian word for a drawing






7. Full sized preliminary sketch for a painting






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






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






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






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






12. Painting on plaster






13. Composition made by combing various materials






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






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






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






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






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






19. Black cube symbolizing the center of Islam in Mecca






20. Side posts of a doorway






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






30. Mythological battles among greek heroes






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






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






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






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






35. Site for baptism but separate from a church






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






37. Concentric bands on arch of church






38. Female figure used as structural column






39. Using simple geometric figures rather than gestures






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






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






42. 20th century modernist movement that focused on artists personal vision and its emotional impact






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






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






45. Painting applied with thick - heavy surfaces






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






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






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






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






50. Symbol of death -usually a skull






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