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






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






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






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






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






7. Painting applied with thick - heavy surfaces






8. Female figure used as structural column






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






10. 20th century modernist movement that focused on artists personal vision and its emotional impact






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






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






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






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






15. Lost wax method of making a bronze statue






16. Black cube symbolizing the center of Islam in Mecca






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






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






19. Referring to medieval art of British Isles






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






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






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






23. Side posts of a doorway






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






25. Having to do with Charlamagne






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






27. Site for baptism but separate from a church






28. 3 first letters in Greek spelling of Christ






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






30. The Italian word for a drawing






31. Right angle intersection of two barrel vaults






32. Swelling of shaft to adjust for optical allusion






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






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






35. Greek monster with head and body of a lion - trail of a serpant/dragon - and 2nd head of a goat from the butt






36. Painting technique using pigments ground in water






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






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






39. Alomd shaped glory surrounding christ figure on tympanum.






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






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






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






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






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






45. Full sized preliminary sketch for a painting






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






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






48. Early photographic process developed by Louis Daguerre






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






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