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AP Art History Vocab

Subjects : fine-arts, ap, history
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1. Movement dominated by Naum Gabo. Building structures piece by piece rather than by modeling. Using volume of space and mass






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






3. Alomd shaped glory surrounding christ figure on tympanum.






4. Concentric bands on arch of church






5. Painting technique using pigments ground in water






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






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






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






9. 3 first letters in Greek spelling of Christ






10. Symbol of death -usually a skull






11. Full sized preliminary sketch for a painting






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






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






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






15. Painting applied with thick - heavy surfaces






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






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






18. Having to do with Charlamagne






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






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






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






22. Site for baptism but separate from a church






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






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






25. Associated with E.Catholic Church






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






27. 20th century modernist movement that focused on artists personal vision and its emotional impact






28. Female figure used as structural column






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






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






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






32. Lost wax method of making a bronze statue






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






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






35. Pointed tool for incising an engraving plate






36. Black cube symbolizing the center of Islam in Mecca






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






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






39. Swelling of shaft to adjust for optical allusion






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






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






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






43. The Italian word for a drawing






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






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






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






47. Composition made by combing various materials






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






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






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