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AP Art History Vocab

Subjects : fine-arts, ap, history
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1. Using simple geometric figures rather than gestures






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






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






4. Having to do with Charlamagne






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






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






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






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






9. Black cube symbolizing the center of Islam in Mecca






10. Painting applied with thick - heavy surfaces






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






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






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






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






15. 3 first letters in Greek spelling of Christ






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






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






18. Early photographic process developed by Louis Daguerre






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






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






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






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






23. Bell tower separate from the main church building






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






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






26. Full sized preliminary sketch for a painting






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






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






29. Pointed tool for incising an engraving plate






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






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






32. 20th century modernist movement that focused on artists personal vision and its emotional impact






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






34. Composition made by combing various materials






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






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






37. Rule applied to proportion






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






39. Symbol of death -usually a skull






40. Painting on plaster






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






42. Alomd shaped glory surrounding christ figure on tympanum.






43. Side posts of a doorway






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






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






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






47. Space between triglyphs in a Dporic frieze carved with a relief figure






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






49. Lost wax method of making a bronze statue






50. Mythological battles among greek heroes