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AP Art History Vocab

Subjects : fine-arts, ap, history
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1. Right angle intersection of two barrel vaults






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






10. Site for baptism but separate from a church






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






12. The Italian word for a drawing






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






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






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






16. Having to do with Charlamagne






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






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






19. Painting applied with thick - heavy surfaces






20. Pointed tool for incising an engraving plate






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






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






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






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






25. Lost wax method of making a bronze statue






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






27. Alomd shaped glory surrounding christ figure on tympanum.






28. Using simple geometric figures rather than gestures






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






30. Black cube symbolizing the center of Islam in Mecca






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






32. Referring to medieval art of British Isles






33. 20th century modernist movement that focused on artists personal vision and its emotional impact






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






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






36. Full sized preliminary sketch for a painting






37. Mythological battles among greek heroes






38. Rule applied to proportion






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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