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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. Back to back columns with lions to indicated 4 directions






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






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






5. Painting on plaster






6. Plaster mixed with a binding material. Sometimes to prepare wood panels for altarpieces






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






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






9. Early photographic process developed by Louis Daguerre






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. Concentric bands on arch of church






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






21. Space opens to sky in an ancient Roman house






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






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






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






25. Pointed tool for incising an engraving plate






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






27. Black cube symbolizing the center of Islam in Mecca






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






29. Using simple geometric figures rather than gestures






30. Composition made by combing various materials






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






32. Lost wax method of making a bronze statue






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






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






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






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






37. Site for baptism but separate from a church






38. Associated with E.Catholic Church






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






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






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






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






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






44. Mythological battles among greek heroes






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






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






47. Referring to medieval art of British Isles






48. Full sized preliminary sketch for a painting






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






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