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AP Art History Vocab

Subjects : fine-arts, ap, history
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1. Distorted image that must be viewed in a special way or angle to be correctly perceived






2. Painting technique using pigments ground in water






3. Swelling of shaft to adjust for optical allusion






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






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






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






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






8. Site for baptism but separate from a church






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






10. Building material devised by ancient romans. Made of lime - volcanic sand - and gravel






11. Space opens to sky in an ancient Roman house






12. The Italian word for a drawing






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






14. Female figure used as structural column






15. Painting on plaster






16. Early photographic process developed by Louis Daguerre






17. Mythological battles among greek heroes






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






19. Right angle intersection of two barrel vaults






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






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






22. Central section of a mosaic






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






30. Pointed tool for incising an engraving plate






31. Associated with E.Catholic Church






32. Alomd shaped glory surrounding christ figure on tympanum.






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






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






35. Composition made by combing various materials






36. Side posts of a doorway






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






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






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






40. Black cube symbolizing the center of Islam in Mecca






41. Lost wax method of making a bronze statue






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






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






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






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






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






47. 20th century modernist movement that focused on artists personal vision and its emotional impact






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






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






50. 3 first letters in Greek spelling of Christ