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AP Art History Vocab

Subjects : fine-arts, ap, history
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1. Art movement that focused on idealistic - utopian and geometric forms






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






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






4. 20th century modernist movement that focused on artists personal vision and its emotional impact






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






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






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






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






9. Female figure used as structural column






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






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






12. 3 first letters in Greek spelling of Christ






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






14. Referring to medieval art of British Isles






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






16. Painting applied with thick - heavy surfaces






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






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






19. Pointed tool for incising an engraving plate






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






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






22. Rule applied to proportion






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






24. Black cube symbolizing the center of Islam in Mecca






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






26. Painting technique using pigments ground in water






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






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






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






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






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






32. Lost wax method of making a bronze statue






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






34. Swelling of shaft to adjust for optical allusion






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






36. Central section of a mosaic






37. Side posts of a doorway






38. Right angle intersection of two barrel vaults






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






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






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






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






43. Mythological battles among greek heroes






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






45. Painting on plaster






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






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






48. Full sized preliminary sketch for a painting






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






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







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