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AP Art History Vocab

Subjects : fine-arts, ap, history
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1. Medieval pages that are illuminated and decorative. Looks like cloth.






2. Referring to medieval art of British Isles






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






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






5. Associated with E.Catholic Church






6. Swelling of shaft to adjust for optical allusion






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






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






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






10. Female figure used as structural column






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






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






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






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






15. Painting technique using pigments ground in water






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






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






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






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






20. Side posts of a doorway






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. Space opens to sky in an ancient Roman house






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






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






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






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






34. Pointed tool for incising an engraving plate






35. Having to do with Charlamagne






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






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






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






39. Rule applied to proportion






40. Right angle intersection of two barrel vaults






41. Early photographic process developed by Louis Daguerre






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






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






44. Site for baptism but separate from a church






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






46. Bell tower separate from the main church building






47. Alomd shaped glory surrounding christ figure on tympanum.






48. Mythological battles among greek heroes






49. Using simple geometric figures rather than gestures






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