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AP Art History Vocab

Subjects : fine-arts, ap, history
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1. Covered walkway outdoors in a cloister - or covered walkway indoors in a church following the apse.






2. Early photographic process developed by Louis Daguerre






3. Site for baptism but separate from a church






4. Using simple geometric figures rather than gestures






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






6. Painting technique using pigments ground in water






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






8. Full sized preliminary sketch for a painting






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






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






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






12. Pointed tool for incising an engraving plate






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






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






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






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






17. 20th century modernist movement that focused on artists personal vision and its emotional impact






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






19. Associated with E.Catholic Church






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






28. The Italian word for a drawing






29. Having to do with Charlamagne






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. Mythological battles among greek heroes






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






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






39. Composition made by combing various materials






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






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






42. Lost wax method of making a bronze statue






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






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






45. Painting applied with thick - heavy surfaces






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






47. Swelling of shaft to adjust for optical allusion






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






49. Bell tower separate from the main church building






50. Painting on plaster