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AP Art History Vocab

Subjects : fine-arts, ap, history
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1. Area of a church rising above other parts. Along the nave in churches and right below the ceiling






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






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






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






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






6. Bell tower separate from the main church building






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






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






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






10. Lost wax method of making a bronze statue






11. Painting applied with thick - heavy surfaces






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






13. Central section of a mosaic






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






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






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






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






18. 20th century modernist movement that focused on artists personal vision and its emotional impact






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






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






21. Referring to medieval art of British Isles






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






23. Alomd shaped glory surrounding christ figure on tympanum.






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






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






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. Associated with E.Catholic Church






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






29. Side posts of a doorway






30. Female figure used as structural column






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






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






33. Having to do with Charlamagne






34. Top of a columns shaft where it joints the lintel.






35. Swelling of shaft to adjust for optical allusion






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






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






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






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






40. Art movement that captured the spirit of 1850s+. After WWII - associated with formalism.






41. Symbol of death -usually a skull






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






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






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






45. Using simple geometric figures rather than gestures






46. Space opens to sky in an ancient Roman house






47. Early photographic process developed by Louis Daguerre






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






49. Concentric bands on arch of church






50. Right angle intersection of two barrel vaults