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AP Art History Vocab

Subjects : fine-arts, ap, history
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1. Term used by Jean Dubuffet to describe art that is untaught and brutish






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






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






4. Painting technique using pigments ground in water






5. Late 19th cent movement attempting to capture fleeting moment of nature






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






7. Bell tower separate from the main church building






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






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






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






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






12. Central section of a mosaic






13. Painting on plaster






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






15. Having to do with Charlamagne






16. 20th century modernist movement that focused on artists personal vision and its emotional impact






17. Lost wax method of making a bronze statue






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






19. American art movement of 1960s. Predominantly sculptural - with a focus in a reduction to homogeneous forms.






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






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






22. 3 first letters in Greek spelling of Christ






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






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






25. Composition made by combing various materials






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






35. Side posts of a doorway






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






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






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






39. Using simple geometric figures rather than gestures






40. Associated with E.Catholic Church






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






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






43. Painting applied with thick - heavy surfaces






44. Concentric bands on arch of church






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






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






47. Mythological battles among greek heroes






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






49. Full sized preliminary sketch for a painting






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