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AP Art History Vocab

Subjects : fine-arts, ap, history
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1. Side posts of a doorway






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






12. Bell tower separate from the main church building






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






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






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






16. Swelling of shaft to adjust for optical allusion






17. 20th century modernist movement that focused on artists personal vision and its emotional impact






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






19. Alomd shaped glory surrounding christ figure on tympanum.






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






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






22. Full sized preliminary sketch for a painting






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






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






25. Female figure used as structural column






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






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






30. Lost wax method of making a bronze statue






31. Rule applied to proportion






32. Right angle intersection of two barrel vaults






33. Having to do with Charlamagne






34. Concentric bands on arch of church






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






36. Central section of a mosaic






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






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






39. Site for baptism but separate from a church






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






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






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






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






44. Symbol of death -usually a skull






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






46. Early photographic process developed by Louis Daguerre






47. Painting on plaster






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






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






50. Using simple geometric figures rather than gestures