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AP Art History Vocab

Subjects : fine-arts, ap, history
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1. Rod in Greek mythology intertwined with serpents and magical powers. Most commonly associated with Hermes and medical symbolism






2. 3 first letters in Greek spelling of Christ






3. Mythological battles among greek heroes






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






20. Swelling of shaft to adjust for optical allusion






21. Painting technique using pigments ground in water






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






23. Having to do with Charlamagne






24. Central section of a mosaic






25. Composition made by combing various materials






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






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






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






29. The Italian word for a drawing






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






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






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






33. Side posts of a doorway






34. Led by Matisse --> color is the most important element in a painting - and it is held together by intense line and pattern






35. Right angle intersection of two barrel vaults






36. Painting applied with thick - heavy surfaces






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






38. Pointed tool for incising an engraving plate






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






40. 20th century modernist movement that focused on artists personal vision and its emotional impact






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






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






43. Early photographic process developed by Louis Daguerre






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






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






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






47. Associated with E.Catholic Church






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






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






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







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