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AP Art History Vocab

Subjects : fine-arts, ap, history
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1. American avant-garde movement of the 1960s that stressed the ideas of the artist rather than the final product






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






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






4. Using simple geometric figures rather than gestures






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






6. Mythological battles among greek heroes






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






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






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






10. Composition made by combing various materials






11. Alomd shaped glory surrounding christ figure on tympanum.






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






13. Bell tower separate from the main church building






14. Painting technique using pigments ground in water






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






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






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






18. Side posts of a doorway






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. Space opens to sky in an ancient Roman house






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






29. 3 first letters in Greek spelling of Christ






30. Having to do with Charlamagne






31. Early photographic process developed by Louis Daguerre






32. Lost wax method of making a bronze statue






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






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






35. Swelling of shaft to adjust for optical allusion






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






37. Associated with E.Catholic Church






38. Site for baptism but separate from a church






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






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






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






42. Full sized preliminary sketch for a painting






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






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






45. Concentric bands on arch of church






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






47. Female figure used as structural column






48. 20th century modernist movement that focused on artists personal vision and its emotional impact






49. Central section of a mosaic






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







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