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AP Art History Vocab

Subjects : fine-arts, ap, history
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1. Bell tower separate from the main church building






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






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






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






5. Pointed tool for incising an engraving plate






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






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






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






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






10. Having to do with Charlamagne






11. Concentric bands on arch of church






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






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






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






15. Swelling of shaft to adjust for optical allusion






16. Rule applied to proportion






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






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






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






20. Mythological battles among greek heroes






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






22. Full sized preliminary sketch for a painting






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






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






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






26. Painting technique using pigments ground in water






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. Painting applied with thick - heavy surfaces






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






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






36. Side posts of a doorway






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






38. Early photographic process developed by Louis Daguerre






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






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






41. Referring to medieval art of British Isles






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






43. Composition made by combing various materials






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






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






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






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






48. Space opens to sky in an ancient Roman house






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






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