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AP Art History Vocab

Subjects : fine-arts, ap, history
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1. Clothing of men and women in greece. Tunic-like






2. Referring to medieval art of British Isles






3. 20th century modernist movement that focused on artists personal vision and its emotional impact






4. Central section of a mosaic






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






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






7. Bell tower separate from the main church building






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






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






10. Full sized preliminary sketch for a painting






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






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






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






14. Site for baptism but separate from a church






15. Mythological battles among greek heroes






16. Composition made by combing various materials






17. 3 first letters in Greek spelling of Christ






18. Term used by Jean Dubuffet to describe art that is untaught and brutish






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






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






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






22. Lost wax method of making a bronze statue






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






24. Having to do with Charlamagne






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






26. Swelling of shaft to adjust for optical allusion






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






28. Pointed tool for incising an engraving plate






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






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






31. Painting applied with thick - heavy surfaces






32. Using simple geometric figures rather than gestures






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






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






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






36. Painting technique using pigments ground in water






37. Associated with E.Catholic Church






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






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






40. Symbol of death -usually a skull






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






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






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






44. Alomd shaped glory surrounding christ figure on tympanum.






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






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






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






48. The Italian word for a drawing






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






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