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AP Art History Vocab

Subjects : fine-arts, ap, history
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1. Abstract painting in which the gesture is seen as the subject of the painting






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






10. 3 first letters in Greek spelling of Christ






11. Right angle intersection of two barrel vaults






12. Having to do with Charlamagne






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






14. Bell tower separate from the main church building






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






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






17. Symbol of death -usually a skull






18. Full sized preliminary sketch for a painting






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






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






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






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






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






24. A hall with a roof supported by columns. popular in Egyptian architecture.






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






26. Painting technique using pigments ground in water






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






28. 20th century modernist movement that focused on artists personal vision and its emotional impact






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






30. Space opens to sky in an ancient Roman house






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






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






33. The Italian word for a drawing






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






35. Rule applied to proportion






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






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






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






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






40. Central section of a mosaic






41. Painting applied with thick - heavy surfaces






42. Side posts of a doorway






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






44. Pointed tool for incising an engraving plate






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






46. Early photographic process developed by Louis Daguerre






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






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






49. Using simple geometric figures rather than gestures






50. Composition made by combing various materials