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AP Art History Vocab

Subjects : fine-arts, ap, history
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1. LAte Renaissance movement in which mannerisms were used to evoke emotional expression






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






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






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






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






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






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






8. Bell tower separate from the main church building






9. Side posts of a doorway






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






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






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






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






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






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






16. Central section of a mosaic






17. Mythological battles among greek heroes






18. Right angle intersection of two barrel vaults






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






20. Symbol of death -usually a skull






21. Early photographic process developed by Louis Daguerre






22. Swelling of shaft to adjust for optical allusion






23. Painting on plaster






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






25. Rule applied to proportion






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






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






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






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






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






31. The Italian word for a drawing






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






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






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






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






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






37. 3 first letters in Greek spelling of Christ






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






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






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






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






42. Space opens to sky in an ancient Roman house






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






44. Referring to medieval art of British Isles






45. Lost wax method of making a bronze statue






46. Painting technique using pigments ground in water






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






48. Full sized preliminary sketch for a painting






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






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