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AP Art History Vocab

Subjects : fine-arts, ap, history
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1. Painting applied with thick - heavy surfaces






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






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






4. Having to do with Charlamagne






5. Central section of a mosaic






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






7. Mythological battles among greek heroes






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






9. Painting on plaster






10. Rule applied to proportion






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






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






13. Composition made by combing various materials






14. 3 first letters in Greek spelling of Christ






15. Right angle intersection of two barrel vaults






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






25. Plaster mixed with a binding material. Sometimes to prepare wood panels for altarpieces






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






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






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






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






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






31. Side posts of a doorway






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






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






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






35. Black cube symbolizing the center of Islam in Mecca






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






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






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






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






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






41. Referring to medieval art of British Isles






42. Concentric bands on arch of church






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






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






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






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






47. Full sized preliminary sketch for a painting






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






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






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