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AP Art History Vocab

Subjects : fine-arts, ap, history
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1. Exterior masonry support opposing the lateral thrust of a vault.






2. Swelling of shaft to adjust for optical allusion






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






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






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






6. 20th century modernist movement that focused on artists personal vision and its emotional impact






7. Having to do with Charlamagne






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






9. Central section of a mosaic






10. Lost wax method of making a bronze statue






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. Alomd shaped glory surrounding christ figure on tympanum.






28. Bell tower separate from the main church building






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






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






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






32. Rule applied to proportion






33. Using simple geometric figures rather than gestures






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






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






36. Composition made by combing various materials






37. Mythological battles among greek heroes






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






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






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






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






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






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






44. Side posts of a doorway






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






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






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






48. Full sized preliminary sketch for a painting






49. 3 first letters in Greek spelling of Christ






50. Pointed tool for incising an engraving plate