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AP Art History Vocab

Subjects : fine-arts, ap, history
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1. Late 19th cent movement attempting to capture fleeting moment of nature






2. Using simple geometric figures rather than gestures






3. Black cube symbolizing the center of Islam in Mecca






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






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






6. Space opens to sky in an ancient Roman house






7. Painting on plaster






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






9. Symbol of death -usually a skull






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






11. Painting technique using pigments ground in water






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






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






14. Side posts of a doorway






15. Concentric bands on arch of church






16. Mythological battles among greek heroes






17. Site for baptism but separate from a church






18. Alomd shaped glory surrounding christ figure on tympanum.






19. Rule applied to proportion






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






21. 20th century modernist movement that focused on artists personal vision and its emotional impact






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






23. Central section of a mosaic






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. Lost wax method of making a bronze statue






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






42. Pointed tool for incising an engraving plate






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






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






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






46. Associated with E.Catholic Church






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






48. Portion of church bordering the nave - but separated from nave by columns of piers






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






50. Referring to medieval art of British Isles