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AP Art History Vocab

Subjects : fine-arts, ap, history
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1. Rule applied to proportion






2. Pointed tool for incising an engraving plate






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






4. Painting technique using pigments ground in water






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






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






7. 20th century modernist movement that focused on artists personal vision and its emotional impact






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






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






10. Side posts of a doorway






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






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






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






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






15. Black cube symbolizing the center of Islam in Mecca






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






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






18. Having to do with Charlamagne






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






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






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






22. Right angle intersection of two barrel vaults






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






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






25. Concentric bands on arch of church






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






27. Female figure used as structural column






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






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






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






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






32. Central section of a mosaic






33. Symbol of death -usually a skull






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






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






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






37. Swelling of shaft to adjust for optical allusion






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






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






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






41. Painting on plaster






42. Alomd shaped glory surrounding christ figure on tympanum.






43. Bell tower separate from the main church building






44. Early photographic process developed by Louis Daguerre






45. Using simple geometric figures rather than gestures






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






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






48. Site for baptism but separate from a church






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






50. Refrence to elevation in clouds and heaven - which includes angelic and historical figures