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AP Art History Vocab

Subjects : fine-arts, ap, history
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1. Abstract painting in which the gesture is seen as the subject of the painting






2. Alomd shaped glory surrounding christ figure on tympanum.






3. 3 first letters in Greek spelling of Christ






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






11. Painting applied with thick - heavy surfaces






12. Having to do with Charlamagne






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






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






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






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






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






18. Right angle intersection of two barrel vaults






19. Full sized preliminary sketch for a painting






20. Female figure used as structural column






21. Concentric bands on arch of church






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






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






24. Referring to medieval art of British Isles






25. Associated with E.Catholic Church






26. Site for baptism but separate from a church






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






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






29. Mythological battles among greek heroes






30. Lost wax method of making a bronze statue






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






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






33. Pointed tool for incising an engraving plate






34. Painting on plaster






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






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






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






38. Side posts of a doorway






39. Swelling of shaft to adjust for optical allusion






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






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






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






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






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






45. Early photographic process developed by Louis Daguerre






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






47. Central section of a mosaic






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






49. Black cube symbolizing the center of Islam in Mecca






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