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AP Art History Vocab

Subjects : fine-arts, ap, history
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1. Greek monster with head and body of a lion - trail of a serpant/dragon - and 2nd head of a goat from the butt






2. Space opens to sky in an ancient Roman house






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






4. Having to do with Charlamagne






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






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






7. The Italian word for a drawing






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






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






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






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






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






13. Central section of a mosaic






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






15. Right angle intersection of two barrel vaults






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






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






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






19. Semi-circular form at a short end of a basilica or eastern end of the nave






20. Pointed tool for incising an engraving plate






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






22. Associated with E.Catholic Church






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






24. Painting technique using pigments ground in water






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






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






27. Site for baptism but separate from a church






28. Black cube symbolizing the center of Islam in Mecca






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






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






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






32. Full sized preliminary sketch for a painting






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






34. Side posts of a doorway






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






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






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






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






39. Using simple geometric figures rather than gestures






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






41. Female figure used as structural column






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






43. Symbol of death -usually a skull






44. 3 first letters in Greek spelling of Christ






45. Swelling of shaft to adjust for optical allusion






46. Referring to medieval art of British Isles






47. Painting on plaster






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






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






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