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AP Art History Vocab

Subjects : fine-arts, ap, history
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1. French elements in Italian art. Focused on lavish fabric - intricate ornamentation - and brilliant color.






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






3. Painting applied with thick - heavy surfaces






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






5. Swelling of shaft to adjust for optical allusion






6. Bell tower separate from the main church building






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






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






9. Exterior masonry support opposing the lateral thrust of a vault.






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






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






12. Painting technique using pigments ground in water






13. Pointed tool for incising an engraving plate






14. Composition made by combing various materials






15. Lost wax method of making a bronze statue






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






17. Central section of a mosaic






18. Having to do with Charlamagne






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






20. 3 first letters in Greek spelling of Christ






21. Full sized preliminary sketch for a painting






22. Feminist college by Miriam Schaprio. Assembled fabrics associated with women - and using techniques often used by women.






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






24. Rule applied to proportion






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. Symbol of death -usually a skull






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






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






34. Female figure used as structural column






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






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






37. Space opens to sky in an ancient Roman house






38. Early 20th cent movement of artists who advocated revolution against all forms of traditional values and styles.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






46. Using simple geometric figures rather than gestures






47. The Italian word for a drawing






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






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






50. Alomd shaped glory surrounding christ figure on tympanum.