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AP Art History Vocab

Subjects : fine-arts, ap, history
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1. Symbol of death -usually a skull






2. Composition made by combing various materials






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






4. Having to do with Charlamagne






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. Swelling of shaft to adjust for optical allusion






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






16. Painting technique using pigments ground in water






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






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






19. 20th century modernist movement that focused on artists personal vision and its emotional impact






20. Rule applied to proportion






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






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






23. Black cube symbolizing the center of Islam in Mecca






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






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






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. Site for baptism but separate from a church






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






29. Concentric bands on arch of church






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






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






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






33. Side posts of a doorway






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






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






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






37. 3 first letters in Greek spelling of Christ






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






39. Associated with E.Catholic Church






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






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






42. Using simple geometric figures rather than gestures






43. Referring to medieval art of British Isles






44. Pointed tool for incising an engraving plate






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






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






47. Painting applied with thick - heavy surfaces






48. Female figure used as structural column






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






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