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






3. Symbol of death -usually a skull






4. Bell tower separate from the main church building






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






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






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






8. Right angle intersection of two barrel vaults






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






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






11. Rule applied to proportion






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






13. Painting technique using pigments ground in water






14. 3 first letters in Greek spelling of Christ






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






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






17. Painting applied with thick - heavy surfaces






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. Space opens to sky in an ancient Roman house






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






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






27. Site for baptism but separate from a church






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






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






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






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






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






33. Lost wax method of making a bronze statue






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






35. Female figure used as structural column






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






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






38. Associated with E.Catholic Church






39. Using simple geometric figures rather than gestures






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






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






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






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






44. Full sized preliminary sketch for a painting






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






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






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






48. Black cube symbolizing the center of Islam in Mecca






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






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