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AP Art History Vocab

Subjects : fine-arts, ap, history
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1. Plaster mixed with a binding material. Sometimes to prepare wood panels for altarpieces






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






3. Space opens to sky in an ancient Roman house






4. Using simple geometric figures rather than gestures






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






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






7. 20th century modernist movement that focused on artists personal vision and its emotional impact






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






9. 3 first letters in Greek spelling of Christ






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






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






12. Pointed tool for incising an engraving plate






13. Female figure used as structural column






14. Having to do with Charlamagne






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






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






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






18. Alomd shaped glory surrounding christ figure on tympanum.






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






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






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






22. Symbol of death -usually a skull






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






24. Referring to medieval art of British Isles






25. Concentric bands on arch of church






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






27. Back to back columns with lions to indicated 4 directions






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






29. Full sized preliminary sketch for a painting






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






31. Associated with E.Catholic Church






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






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






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






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






36. Bell tower separate from the main church building






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






38. Painting on plaster






39. Central section of a mosaic






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






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






42. Side posts of a doorway






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






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






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






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






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






48. Swelling of shaft to adjust for optical allusion






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






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







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