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AP Art History Vocab

Subjects : fine-arts, ap, history
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1. The Italian word for a drawing






2. Painting technique using pigments ground in water






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






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






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






6. Female figure used as structural column






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






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






9. Bell tower separate from the main church building






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






18. 20th century modernist movement that focused on artists personal vision and its emotional impact






19. Engraving on a metal plate covered in a protective wax. Incised parts are etched when surface is bathed in acid.






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






21. Side posts of a doorway






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






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






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






25. Alomd shaped glory surrounding christ figure on tympanum.






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






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






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






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






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






31. Lost wax method of making a bronze statue






32. Early photographic process developed by Louis Daguerre






33. Associated with E.Catholic Church






34. Using simple geometric figures rather than gestures






35. Right angle intersection of two barrel vaults






36. Pointed tool for incising an engraving plate






37. Swelling of shaft to adjust for optical allusion






38. Composition made by combing various materials






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






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






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






42. Black cube symbolizing the center of Islam in Mecca






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






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






45. Site for baptism but separate from a church






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






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






48. Mythological battles among greek heroes






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






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