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






3. Concentric bands on arch of church






4. Painting technique using pigments ground in water






5. Painting applied with thick - heavy surfaces






6. Side posts of a doorway






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






8. Symbol of death -usually a skull






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






10. Rule applied to proportion






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






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






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






14. Painting on plaster






15. Pointed tool for incising an engraving plate






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






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






18. Using simple geometric figures rather than gestures






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






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






21. Full sized preliminary sketch for a painting






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






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






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






25. 3 first letters in Greek spelling of Christ






26. Female figure used as structural column






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






28. Site for baptism but separate from a church






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






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






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






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






33. Composition made by combing various materials






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






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






36. Space opens to sky in an ancient Roman house






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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