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AP Art History Vocab

Subjects : fine-arts, ap, history
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1. French elements in Italian art. Focused on lavish fabric - intricate ornamentation - and brilliant color.






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






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






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






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






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






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






8. Pointed tool for incising an engraving plate






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






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






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






12. Painting technique using pigments ground in water






13. Using simple geometric figures rather than gestures






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






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






16. Rule applied to proportion






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






18. Bell tower separate from the main church building






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






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






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






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






23. 3 first letters in Greek spelling of Christ






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






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






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






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






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






29. Painting applied with thick - heavy surfaces






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






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






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






33. Early photographic process developed by Louis Daguerre






34. Swelling of shaft to adjust for optical allusion






35. Art movement that focused on idealistic - utopian and geometric forms






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






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






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






39. Right angle intersection of two barrel vaults






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






48. Central section of a mosaic






49. Referring to medieval art of British Isles






50. 20th century modernist movement that focused on artists personal vision and its emotional impact







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