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AP Art History Vocab

Subjects : fine-arts, ap, history
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1. Top of a columns shaft where it joints the lintel.






2. Referring to medieval art of British Isles






3. Painting applied with thick - heavy surfaces






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






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






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






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






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






9. Space opens to sky in an ancient Roman house






10. Early photographic process developed by Louis Daguerre






11. Central section of a mosaic






12. Full sized preliminary sketch for a painting






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






14. Female figure used as structural column






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






16. Black cube symbolizing the center of Islam in Mecca






17. Using simple geometric figures rather than gestures






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






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






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






21. Right angle intersection of two barrel vaults






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






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






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






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






26. Bell tower separate from the main church building






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






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






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






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






31. Rule applied to proportion






32. 20th century modernist movement that focused on artists personal vision and its emotional impact






33. Site for baptism but separate from a church






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. Having to do with Charlamagne






41. Concentric bands on arch of church






42. Composition made by combing various materials






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






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






45. Side posts of a doorway






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






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






48. French elements in Italian art. Focused on lavish fabric - intricate ornamentation - and brilliant color.






49. Painting technique using pigments ground in water






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