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AP Art History Vocab

Subjects : fine-arts, ap, history
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1. Female figure used as structural column






2. Early photographic process developed by Louis Daguerre






3. Rule applied to proportion






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






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






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






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






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






9. Symbol of death -usually a skull






10. Painting technique using pigments ground in water






11. Distorted image that must be viewed in a special way or angle to be correctly perceived






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






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






14. Right angle intersection of two barrel vaults






15. Space opens to sky in an ancient Roman house






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






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






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






19. Having to do with Charlamagne






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






21. Mythological battles among greek heroes






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






23. Referring to medieval art of British Isles






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






25. Central section of a mosaic






26. Painting applied with thick - heavy surfaces






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






28. 3 first letters in Greek spelling of Christ






29. Site for baptism but separate from a church






30. Early 20th cent movement of artists who advocated revolution against all forms of traditional values and styles.






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






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






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






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






35. Associated with E.Catholic Church






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






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






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






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






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






41. Pointed tool for incising an engraving plate






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






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






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






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






46. Lost wax method of making a bronze statue






47. Concentric bands on arch of church






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






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






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






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