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AP Art History Vocab

Subjects : fine-arts, ap, history
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1. Right angle intersection of two barrel vaults






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






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






4. Early photographic process developed by Louis Daguerre






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






6. Plaster mixed with a binding material. Sometimes to prepare wood panels for altarpieces






7. Painting applied with thick - heavy surfaces






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






9. Full sized preliminary sketch for a painting






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






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






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






13. Site for baptism but separate from a church






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






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






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






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






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






19. Painting on plaster






20. Alomd shaped glory surrounding christ figure on tympanum.






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






22. Led by Matisse --> color is the most important element in a painting - and it is held together by intense line and pattern






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






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






25. The Italian word for a drawing






26. Mythological battles among greek heroes






27. Female figure used as structural column






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






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






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






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






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






33. 3 first letters in Greek spelling of Christ






34. Associated with E.Catholic Church






35. Lost wax method of making a bronze statue






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






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






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






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






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






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






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. Pointed tool for incising an engraving plate






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






45. Having to do with Charlamagne






46. Symbol of death -usually a skull






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






48. Side posts of a doorway






49. Rule applied to proportion






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