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AP Art History Vocab

Subjects : fine-arts, ap, history
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1. Northern American dolls of the Soutwest representing the powers and spirits living in mountains and water sources






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






3. Female figure used as structural column






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






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






6. Composition made by combing various materials






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






8. Central section of a mosaic






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






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






11. Painting on plaster






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. Associated with E.Catholic Church






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






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






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






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






19. Painting applied with thick - heavy surfaces






20. Black cube symbolizing the center of Islam in Mecca






21. Rule applied to proportion






22. 20th century modernist movement that focused on artists personal vision and its emotional impact






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






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






25. Symbol of death -usually a skull






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






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






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






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






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






31. The Italian word for a drawing






32. Full sized preliminary sketch for a painting






33. Having to do with Charlamagne






34. Swelling of shaft to adjust for optical allusion






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






36. 3 first letters in Greek spelling of Christ






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






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






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






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






41. Space opens to sky in an ancient Roman house






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






43. Pointed tool for incising an engraving plate






44. Refrence to elevation in clouds and heaven - which includes angelic and historical figures






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






46. Side posts of a doorway






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






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






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






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