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AP Art History Vocab

Subjects : fine-arts, ap, history
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1. Art movement that captured the spirit of 1850s+. After WWII - associated with formalism.






2. Lost wax method of making a bronze statue






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






4. Painting technique using pigments ground in water






5. Pointed tool for incising an engraving plate






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






7. Referring to medieval art of British Isles






8. Having to do with Charlamagne






9. Black cube symbolizing the center of Islam in Mecca






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






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






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






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






14. Central section of a mosaic






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






16. Associated with E.Catholic Church






17. Painting on plaster






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






19. Painting applied with thick - heavy surfaces






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






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






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






23. Side posts of a doorway






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






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






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






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






28. Full sized preliminary sketch for a painting






29. Early photographic process developed by Louis Daguerre






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






31. Alomd shaped glory surrounding christ figure on tympanum.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. Medieval pages that are illuminated and decorative. Looks like cloth.






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






49. 20th century modernist movement that focused on artists personal vision and its emotional impact






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