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AP Art History Vocab

Subjects : fine-arts, ap, history
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1. Late 19th cent movement that focused on synthesis of all arts in creation of natural forms that could be mass produced






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






3. Painting technique using pigments ground in water






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






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






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






7. Right angle intersection of two barrel vaults






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






18. Composition made by combing various materials






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






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






21. Early photographic process developed by Louis Daguerre






22. Having to do with Charlamagne






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






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






25. Site for baptism but separate from a church






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






27. Associated with E.Catholic Church






28. Elaborate - flowery - grandoise art and architecture. Associated with rococo design --> elegant furniture - ornamental mirrors - and extravagant detail.






29. Lost wax method of making a bronze statue






30. Side posts of a doorway






31. Space opens to sky in an ancient Roman house






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






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






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






35. Bell tower separate from the main church building






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






37. Using simple geometric figures rather than gestures






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






39. Referring to medieval art of British Isles






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






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






42. Rule applied to proportion






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






50. Female figure used as structural column