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AP Art History Vocab

Subjects : fine-arts, ap, history
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1. Having to do with Charlamagne






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






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






4. Central section of a mosaic






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






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






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






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






9. Space opens to sky in an ancient Roman house






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






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






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






13. Painting technique using pigments ground in water






14. Pointed tool for incising an engraving plate






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






16. Symbol of death -usually a skull






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






18. Full sized preliminary sketch for a painting






19. Associated with E.Catholic Church






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






21. 20th century modernist movement that focused on artists personal vision and its emotional impact






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






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






24. Concentric bands on arch of church






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






26. Painting on plaster






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






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






29. Using simple geometric figures rather than gestures






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






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






32. Composition made by combing various materials






33. Side posts of a doorway






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






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






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






37. Lost wax method of making a bronze statue






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






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






40. Mythological battles among greek heroes






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






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






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






44. Bell tower separate from the main church building






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






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






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






48. The Italian word for a drawing






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






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