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AP Art History Vocab

Subjects : fine-arts, ap, history
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1. Concentric bands on arch of church






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






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






4. Right angle intersection of two barrel vaults






5. Painting technique using pigments ground in water






6. Having to do with Charlamagne






7. Composition made by combing various materials






8. The Italian word for a drawing






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






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






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






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






13. Site for baptism but separate from a church






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






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






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






17. Painting applied with thick - heavy surfaces






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






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






20. Using simple geometric figures rather than gestures






21. Side posts of a doorway






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






23. Mythological battles among greek heroes






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






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






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






27. Lost wax method of making a bronze statue






28. Bell tower separate from the main church building






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






30. 3 first letters in Greek spelling of Christ






31. Early photographic process developed by Louis Daguerre






32. Swelling of shaft to adjust for optical allusion






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






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






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






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






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






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






39. Painting on plaster






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






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






42. Art movement in response to nihilism and horror of WWI. Rejection of art and civilizations that produced it in favor of the absurd






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






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






45. Referring to medieval art of British Isles






46. Associated with E.Catholic Church






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






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






49. Pointed tool for incising an engraving plate






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