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AP Art History Vocab

Subjects : fine-arts, ap, history
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1. First major american avant hard movement. Art expressed state of mind to evoke emotional response from the viewer






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






3. Symbol of death -usually a skull






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






5. Painting technique using pigments ground in water






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






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






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






9. Referring to medieval art of British Isles






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






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






12. Composition made by combing various materials






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






14. Early photographic process developed by Louis Daguerre






15. Rule applied to proportion






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






17. Swelling of shaft to adjust for optical allusion






18. Pointed tool for incising an engraving plate






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






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






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






22. Lost wax method of making a bronze statue






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






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






25. Space opens to sky in an ancient Roman house






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






27. Right angle intersection of two barrel vaults






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






29. Associated with E.Catholic Church






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






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






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






33. Full sized preliminary sketch for a painting






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






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






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






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






38. Painting on plaster






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






40. Bell tower separate from the main church building






41. Alomd shaped glory surrounding christ figure on tympanum.






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






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






44. Central section of a mosaic






45. Side posts of a doorway






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






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






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






49. Site for baptism but separate from a church






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