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AP Art History Vocab

Subjects : fine-arts, ap, history
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1. Black cube symbolizing the center of Islam in Mecca






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






3. Painting applied with thick - heavy surfaces






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






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






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






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






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






9. Swelling of shaft to adjust for optical allusion






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






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






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






13. Rule applied to proportion






14. Referring to medieval art of British Isles






15. Female figure used as structural column






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






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






18. Using simple geometric figures rather than gestures






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






20. Painting technique using pigments ground in water






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






22. Pointed tool for incising an engraving plate






23. Right angle intersection of two barrel vaults






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






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






26. Alomd shaped glory surrounding christ figure on tympanum.






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






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






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






30. Central section of a mosaic






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






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






33. Symbol of death -usually a skull






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






35. Lost wax method of making a bronze statue






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






37. Mythological battles among greek heroes






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






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






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






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






42. Site for baptism but separate from a church






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






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






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






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






47. Side posts of a doorway






48. The Italian word for a drawing






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






50. Concentric bands on arch of church