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AP Art History Vocab

Subjects : fine-arts, ap, history
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1. Having to do with Charlamagne






2. Mythological battles among greek heroes






3. Painting applied with thick - heavy surfaces






4. Rule applied to proportion






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






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






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






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






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






10. Using simple geometric figures rather than gestures






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






12. Lost wax method of making a bronze statue






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






14. Side posts of a doorway






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






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






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






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






19. Symbol of death -usually a skull






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






21. Swelling of shaft to adjust for optical allusion






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






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






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






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






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






27. Referring to medieval art of British Isles






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






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






30. Pointed tool for incising an engraving plate






31. Central section of a mosaic






32. The Italian word for a drawing






33. Painting on plaster






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






35. Early photographic process developed by Louis Daguerre






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






37. Right angle intersection of two barrel vaults






38. Painting technique using pigments ground in water






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






40. Space opens to sky in an ancient Roman house






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






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






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






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






45. Rod in Greek mythology intertwined with serpents and magical powers. Most commonly associated with Hermes and medical symbolism






46. Black cube symbolizing the center of Islam in Mecca






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






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






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






50. 3 first letters in Greek spelling of Christ