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AP Art History Vocab

Subjects : fine-arts, ap, history
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1. 3 first letters in Greek spelling of Christ






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






3. Area of a church rising above other parts. Along the nave in churches and right below the ceiling






4. Having to do with Charlamagne






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






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






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






8. Mythological battles among greek heroes






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






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






11. Swelling of shaft to adjust for optical allusion






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






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






14. Central section of a mosaic






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






16. Associated with E.Catholic Church






17. Lost wax method of making a bronze statue






18. Black cube symbolizing the center of Islam in Mecca






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






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






21. Side posts of a doorway






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






23. Female figure used as structural column






24. Alomd shaped glory surrounding christ figure on tympanum.






25. Painting technique using pigments ground in water






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






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






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






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






30. 20th century modernist movement that focused on artists personal vision and its emotional impact






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. Space opens to sky in an ancient Roman house






41. Painting applied with thick - heavy surfaces






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






50. Pointed tool for incising an engraving plate