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AP Art History Vocab

Subjects : fine-arts, ap, history
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1. Late 19th cent movement attempting to capture fleeting moment of nature






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






3. Pointed tool for incising an engraving plate






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






5. Having to do with Charlamagne






6. Side posts of a doorway






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






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






9. Concentric bands on arch of church






10. Lost wax method of making a bronze statue






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






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






13. Early photographic process developed by Louis Daguerre






14. Right angle intersection of two barrel vaults






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






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






17. 3 first letters in Greek spelling of Christ






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






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






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






21. Painting on plaster






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






23. Site for baptism but separate from a church






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






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






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






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






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






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






30. Symbol of death -usually a skull






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






32. Full sized preliminary sketch for a painting






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






34. The Italian word for a drawing






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






36. Referring to medieval art of British Isles






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






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






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






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






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






42. Central section of a mosaic






43. Mythological battles among greek heroes






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






45. Space opens to sky in an ancient Roman house






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






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






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






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






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