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AP Art History Vocab

Subjects : fine-arts, ap, history
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1. Late 19th cent movement attempting to capture fleeting moment of nature






2. Rule applied to proportion






3. Composition made by combing various materials






4. Pointed tool for incising an engraving plate






5. Using simple geometric figures rather than gestures






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






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






8. Side posts of a doorway






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






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






11. Painting on plaster






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






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






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






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






16. Full sized preliminary sketch for a painting






17. 20th century modernist movement that focused on artists personal vision and its emotional impact






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






19. Site for baptism but separate from a church






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






21. Symbol of death -usually a skull






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. Early photographic process developed by Louis Daguerre






33. Female figure used as structural column






34. Space opens to sky in an ancient Roman house






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






36. Alomd shaped glory surrounding christ figure on tympanum.






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






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






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






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






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






42. Mythological battles among greek heroes






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






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






45. Concentric bands on arch of church






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






47. Refrence to elevation in clouds and heaven - which includes angelic and historical figures






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






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






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