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AP Art History Vocab

Subjects : fine-arts, ap, history
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1. Led by Matisse --> color is the most important element in a painting - and it is held together by intense line and pattern






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






10. The Italian word for a drawing






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






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






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






14. Right angle intersection of two barrel vaults






15. Swelling of shaft to adjust for optical allusion






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






17. Painting on plaster






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






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






20. Full sized preliminary sketch for a painting






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






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






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






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






25. Female figure used as structural column






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






27. Concentric bands on arch of church






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






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






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






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






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






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






34. Alomd shaped glory surrounding christ figure on tympanum.






35. Composition made by combing various materials






36. Central section of a mosaic






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






38. Rule applied to proportion






39. Lost wax method of making a bronze statue






40. Bell tower separate from the main church building






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






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






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






44. Black cube symbolizing the center of Islam in Mecca






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






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






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






48. Referring to medieval art of British Isles






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






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