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AP Art History Vocab

Subjects : fine-arts, ap, history
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1. Bell tower separate from the main church building






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






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






4. 3 first letters in Greek spelling of Christ






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






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






7. Black cube symbolizing the center of Islam in Mecca






8. Alomd shaped glory surrounding christ figure on tympanum.






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






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






11. Central section of a mosaic






12. Full sized preliminary sketch for a painting






13. Early photographic process developed by Louis Daguerre






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






15. Right angle intersection of two barrel vaults






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






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






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






19. Associated with E.Catholic Church






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. Symbol of death -usually a skull






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






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






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






31. Northern American dolls of the Soutwest representing the powers and spirits living in mountains and water sources






32. Side posts of a doorway






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






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






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






36. Pointed tool for incising an engraving plate






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






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






39. Referring to medieval art of British Isles






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






41. Female figure used as structural column






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






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






44. Space opens to sky in an ancient Roman house






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






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






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






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






49. 20th century modernist movement that focused on artists personal vision and its emotional impact






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