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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






12. Female figure used as structural column






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






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






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






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






17. Plaster mixed with a binding material. Sometimes to prepare wood panels for altarpieces






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






19. Mythological battles among greek heroes






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






21. Concentric bands on arch of church






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. Pointed tool for incising an engraving plate






32. Rule applied to proportion






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






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






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






36. Early photographic process developed by Louis Daguerre






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






38. Black cube symbolizing the center of Islam in Mecca






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






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






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






42. Right angle intersection of two barrel vaults






43. 3 first letters in Greek spelling of Christ






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






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






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






47. Site for baptism but separate from a church






48. Alomd shaped glory surrounding christ figure on tympanum.






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






50. Painting technique using pigments ground in water