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AP Art History Vocab

Subjects : fine-arts, ap, history
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1. Art movement that captured the spirit of 1850s+. After WWII - associated with formalism.






2. Pointed tool for incising an engraving plate






3. Rule applied to proportion






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






5. Early photographic process developed by Louis Daguerre






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. Having to do with Charlamagne






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






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






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






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






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






20. Referring to medieval art of British Isles






21. Site for baptism but separate from a church






22. 3 first letters in Greek spelling of Christ






23. Refrence to elevation in clouds and heaven - which includes angelic and historical figures






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






25. Black cube symbolizing the center of Islam in Mecca






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






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






28. Art movement in response to nihilism and horror of WWI. Rejection of art and civilizations that produced it in favor of the absurd






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






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






31. Swelling of shaft to adjust for optical allusion






32. Public building used for assembly. Evolved from Greek and Roman Tempe. Foundation of axial plane: entrance at short end with apse at eastern end.






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






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






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






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






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






38. The Italian word for a drawing






39. Associated with E.Catholic Church






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






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






42. Side posts of a doorway






43. Female figure used as structural column






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






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






46. Lost wax method of making a bronze statue






47. Using simple geometric figures rather than gestures






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






49. 20th century modernist movement that focused on artists personal vision and its emotional impact






50. Composition made by combing various materials







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