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AP Art History Vocab

Subjects : fine-arts, ap, history
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1. Plaster mixed with a binding material. Sometimes to prepare wood panels for altarpieces






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






3. Public building used for assembly. Evolved from Greek and Roman Tempe. Foundation of axial plane: entrance at short end with apse at eastern end.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






15. Mythological battles among greek heroes






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






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






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






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






20. Swelling of shaft to adjust for optical allusion






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






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






23. Central section of a mosaic






24. Alomd shaped glory surrounding christ figure on tympanum.






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






26. Concentric bands on arch of church






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. Bell tower separate from the main church building






34. Lost wax method of making a bronze statue






35. Painting technique using pigments ground in water






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






37. Female figure used as structural column






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






39. Rule applied to proportion






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






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






42. Referring to medieval art of British Isles






43. Composition made by combing various materials






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






45. Full sized preliminary sketch for a painting






46. Space opens to sky in an ancient Roman house






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






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






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






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