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AP Art History Vocab

Subjects : fine-arts, ap, history
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1. Area of a church rising above other parts. Along the nave in churches and right below the ceiling






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






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






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






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






6. Associated with E.Catholic Church






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






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






9. Site for baptism but separate from a church






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






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






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






13. French elements in Italian art. Focused on lavish fabric - intricate ornamentation - and brilliant color.






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






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






16. Referring to medieval art of British Isles






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






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






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






20. Composition made by combing various materials






21. Female figure used as structural column






22. Mythological battles among greek heroes






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






24. Lost wax method of making a bronze statue






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






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






27. Painting applied with thick - heavy surfaces






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






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






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






31. Clothing of men and women in greece. Tunic-like






32. Having to do with Charlamagne






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






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






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 on plaster






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






38. Alomd shaped glory surrounding christ figure on tympanum.






39. Bell tower separate from the main church building






40. Full sized preliminary sketch for a painting






41. Swelling of shaft to adjust for optical allusion






42. Using simple geometric figures rather than gestures






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






44. Rule applied to proportion






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






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






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






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






49. Concentric bands on arch of church






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






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