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AP Art History Vocab

Subjects : fine-arts, ap, history
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1. Uses land as a medium. Great scale - simple form.






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






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






4. Having to do with Charlamagne






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






6. Pointed tool for incising an engraving plate






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






8. Mythological battles among greek heroes






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






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






11. Alomd shaped glory surrounding christ figure on tympanum.






12. Painting on plaster






13. Early photographic process developed by Louis Daguerre






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






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






16. Lost wax method of making a bronze statue






17. Central section of a mosaic






18. 20th century modernist movement that focused on artists personal vision and its emotional impact






19. Concentric bands on arch of church






20. Painting applied with thick - heavy surfaces






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






22. Site for baptism but separate from a church






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






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






25. Bell tower separate from the main church building






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






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






28. 3 first letters in Greek spelling of Christ






29. Painting technique using pigments ground in water






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. Composition made by combing various materials






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






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






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






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






41. Side posts of a doorway






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






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






44. Female figure used as structural column






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






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






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






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






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






50. Black cube symbolizing the center of Islam in Mecca