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AP Art History Vocab

Subjects : fine-arts, ap, history
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1. Space opens to sky in an ancient Roman house






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. 20th century modernist movement that focused on artists personal vision and its emotional impact






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






11. Concentric bands on arch of church






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






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






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






15. Painting on plaster






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






17. 3 first letters in Greek spelling of Christ






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






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






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






21. Swelling of shaft to adjust for optical allusion






22. Using simple geometric figures rather than gestures






23. Painting applied with thick - heavy surfaces






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






25. Right angle intersection of two barrel vaults






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






27. Painting technique using pigments ground in water






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






29. Alomd shaped glory surrounding christ figure on tympanum.






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






31. Female figure used as structural column






32. Rule applied to proportion






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






34. Black cube symbolizing the center of Islam in Mecca






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






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






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






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






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






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. Associated with E.Catholic Church






42. Late 19th cent movement attempting to capture fleeting moment of nature






43. The Italian word for a drawing






44. Composition made by combing various materials






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






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






47. Lost wax method of making a bronze statue






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






49. Early photographic process developed by Louis Daguerre






50. Bell tower separate from the main church building