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AP Art History Vocab

Subjects : fine-arts, ap, history
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1. Engraving in which image is cut into the plate NOT with a burin - but a steel pencil like tool .






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






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






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






5. Space opens to sky in an ancient Roman house






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






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






8. Full sized preliminary sketch for a painting






9. Site for baptism but separate from a church






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






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






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






13. Pointed tool for incising an engraving plate






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






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






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






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






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






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






20. Rule applied to proportion






21. Central section of a mosaic






22. Having to do with Charlamagne






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






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






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






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






27. Symbol of death -usually a skull






28. Early photographic process developed by Louis Daguerre






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






30. Composition made by combing various materials






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






32. Mythological battles among greek heroes






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. Female figure used as structural column






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






42. Using simple geometric figures rather than gestures






43. The Italian word for a drawing






44. Black cube symbolizing the center of Islam in Mecca






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






46. 3 first letters in Greek spelling of Christ






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






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






49. Right angle intersection of two barrel vaults






50. Painting technique using pigments ground in water