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AP Art History Vocab

Subjects : fine-arts, ap, history
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1. Movement that defined industrial design as art. Used decorative patterns that were elongated and symmetrical. Ex: Chrysler Building






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






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






4. Composition made by combing various materials






5. Having to do with Charlamagne






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






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






8. Site for baptism but separate from a church






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






16. Using simple geometric figures rather than gestures






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






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






19. Alomd shaped glory surrounding christ figure on tympanum.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. Pointed tool for incising an engraving plate






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






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






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






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






34. Painting applied with thick - heavy surfaces






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






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






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






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






39. Right angle intersection of two barrel vaults






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






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






42. Painting technique using pigments ground in water






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






44. Concentric bands on arch of church






45. Full sized preliminary sketch for a painting






46. Associated with E.Catholic Church






47. Referring to medieval art of British Isles






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






49. Painting on plaster






50. The Italian word for a drawing






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