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AP Art History Vocab

Subjects : fine-arts, ap, history
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1. Led by Matisse --> color is the most important element in a painting - and it is held together by intense line and pattern






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






3. Lost wax method of making a bronze statue






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






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






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






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






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






9. Space opens to sky in an ancient Roman house






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






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






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






13. Name of an image that depicts an anthroned virgin mary and baby jesus






14. Early photographic process developed by Louis Daguerre






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






23. Referring to medieval art of British Isles






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






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






26. Symbol of death -usually a skull






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






28. 20th century modernist movement that focused on artists personal vision and its emotional impact






29. Alomd shaped glory surrounding christ figure on tympanum.






30. Swelling of shaft to adjust for optical allusion






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






32. Central section of a mosaic






33. Black cube symbolizing the center of Islam in Mecca






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. Area of a church rising above other parts. Along the nave in churches and right below the ceiling






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






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






44. Composition made by combing various materials






45. Full sized preliminary sketch for a painting






46. 3 first letters in Greek spelling of Christ






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






48. Side posts of a doorway






49. Concentric bands on arch of church






50. Painting applied with thick - heavy surfaces