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AP Art History Vocab

Subjects : fine-arts, ap, history
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1. Concentric bands on arch of church






2. Composition made by combing various materials






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






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






5. Referring to medieval art of British Isles






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






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






8. Painting technique using pigments ground in water






9. Using simple geometric figures rather than gestures






10. Mythological battles among greek heroes






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






12. Pointed tool for incising an engraving plate






13. Lost wax method of making a bronze statue






14. Alomd shaped glory surrounding christ figure on tympanum.






15. Right angle intersection of two barrel vaults






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






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






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






19. Rule applied to proportion






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






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






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






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






24. Associated with E.Catholic Church






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






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






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






28. Site for baptism but separate from a church






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






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






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






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






33. Swelling of shaft to adjust for optical allusion






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






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






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






37. Bell tower separate from the main church building






38. Central section of a mosaic






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






40. The Italian word for a drawing






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






42. Painting on plaster






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






44. 20th century modernist movement that focused on artists personal vision and its emotional impact






45. Early photographic process developed by Louis Daguerre






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






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






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






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






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