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AP Art History Vocab

Subjects : fine-arts, ap, history
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1. Pain mixed with hot wax - and applied to painting while still hot






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






3. Symbol of death -usually a skull






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






12. 20th century modernist movement that focused on artists personal vision and its emotional impact






13. Painting technique using pigments ground in water






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






15. Painting applied with thick - heavy surfaces






16. Female figure used as structural column






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. Mythological battles among greek heroes






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






26. Right angle intersection of two barrel vaults






27. Pointed tool for incising an engraving plate






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






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






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






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






32. Alomd shaped glory surrounding christ figure on tympanum.






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






34. Early photographic process developed by Louis Daguerre






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






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






37. Having to do with Charlamagne






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






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






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






41. Rule applied to proportion






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






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






44. Composition made by combing various materials






45. Space opens to sky in an ancient Roman house






46. Black cube symbolizing the center of Islam in Mecca






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






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






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






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