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AP Art History Vocab

Subjects : fine-arts, ap, history
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1. Movement that defined industrial design as art. Used decorative patterns that were elongated and symmetrical. Ex: Chrysler Building






2. Early photographic process developed by Louis Daguerre






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






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






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






6. Space opens to sky in an ancient Roman house






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






8. Having to do with Charlamagne






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






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






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






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. Site for baptism but separate from a church






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






15. Full sized preliminary sketch for a painting






16. Concentric bands on arch of church






17. Using simple geometric figures rather than gestures






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. Lost wax method of making a bronze statue






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






35. Bell tower separate from the main church building






36. 20th century modernist movement that focused on artists personal vision and its emotional impact






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






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






39. Rule applied to proportion






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






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






42. Central section of a mosaic






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






44. Composition made by combing various materials






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






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






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






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






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






50. Alomd shaped glory surrounding christ figure on tympanum.