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AP Art History Vocab

Subjects : fine-arts, ap, history
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1. Medieval pages that are illuminated and decorative. Looks like cloth.






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






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






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






5. Female figure used as structural column






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






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






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






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






10. Composition made by combing various materials






11. Painting technique using pigments ground in water






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






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






14. Full sized preliminary sketch for a painting






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






16. Bell tower separate from the main church building






17. Referring to medieval art of British Isles






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






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






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






21. Site for baptism but separate from a church






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






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






24. Alomd shaped glory surrounding christ figure on tympanum.






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






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






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






28. Associated with E.Catholic Church






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






30. Rule applied to proportion






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






32. Right angle intersection of two barrel vaults






33. Pointed tool for incising an engraving plate






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






35. 20th century modernist movement that focused on artists personal vision and its emotional impact






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






37. Painting on plaster






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






40. Symbol of death -usually a skull






41. Mythological battles among greek heroes






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






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






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






45. The Italian word for a drawing






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






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






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






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






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