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AP Art History Vocab

Subjects : fine-arts, ap, history
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1. Swelling of shaft to adjust for optical allusion






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. Composition made by combing various materials






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






11. Mythological battles among greek heroes






12. The Italian word for a drawing






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






20. Associated with E.Catholic Church






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






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






23. Lost wax method of making a bronze statue






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






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






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






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






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






29. Painting technique using pigments ground in water






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






31. Pointed tool for incising an engraving plate






32. Symbol of death -usually a skull






33. Painting applied with thick - heavy surfaces






34. 3 first letters in Greek spelling of Christ






35. Female figure used as structural column






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






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






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






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






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






41. Having to do with Charlamagne






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






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






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






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






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






47. 20th century modernist movement that focused on artists personal vision and its emotional impact






48. Using simple geometric figures rather than gestures






49. Site for baptism but separate from a church






50. Concentric bands on arch of church







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