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AP Art History Vocab

Subjects : fine-arts, ap, history
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1. French elements in Italian art. Focused on lavish fabric - intricate ornamentation - and brilliant color.






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






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






4. Early photographic process developed by Louis Daguerre






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






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






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






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






9. Composition made by combing various materials






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






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






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






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






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






15. Back to back columns with lions to indicated 4 directions






16. Using simple geometric figures rather than gestures






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






18. Associated with E.Catholic Church






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






20. Symbol of death -usually a skull






21. Painting on plaster






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






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






24. Having to do with Charlamagne






25. Concentric bands on arch of church






26. Female figure used as structural column






27. Lost wax method of making a bronze statue






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






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






30. Black cube symbolizing the center of Islam in Mecca






31. 20th century modernist movement that focused on artists personal vision and its emotional impact






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






33. Site for baptism but separate from a church






34. Central section of a mosaic






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






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






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






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






39. Painting technique using pigments ground in water






40. Painting applied with thick - heavy surfaces






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






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






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






44. 3 first letters in Greek spelling of Christ






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






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






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






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






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






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







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