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AP Art History Vocab

Subjects : fine-arts, ap, history
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1. Site for baptism but separate from a church






2. Central section of a mosaic






3. 20th century modernist movement that focused on artists personal vision and its emotional impact






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






5. Alomd shaped glory surrounding christ figure on tympanum.






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






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






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






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






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






11. Rule applied to proportion






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






13. The Italian word for a drawing






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






15. Black cube symbolizing the center of Islam in Mecca






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






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






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






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






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






21. Mythological battles among greek heroes






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






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






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






25. Right angle intersection of two barrel vaults






26. 3 first letters in Greek spelling of Christ






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






28. Female figure used as structural column






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






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






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






32. Movement that defined industrial design as art. Used decorative patterns that were elongated and symmetrical. Ex: Chrysler Building






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






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






35. Painting applied with thick - heavy surfaces






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. Full sized preliminary sketch for a painting






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






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






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






49. Painting technique using pigments ground in water






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