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AP Art History Vocab

Subjects : fine-arts, ap, history
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1. Female figure used as structural column






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






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






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






5. Painting on plaster






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






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






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






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






10. Lost wax method of making a bronze statue






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






12. Space opens to sky in an ancient Roman house






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. Associated with E.Catholic Church






20. Painting applied with thick - heavy surfaces






21. Portion of church bordering the nave - but separated from nave by columns of piers






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






23. Alomd shaped glory surrounding christ figure on tympanum.






24. Right angle intersection of two barrel vaults






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






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






27. Bell tower separate from the main church building






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






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






30. Early photographic process developed by Louis Daguerre






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






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






33. Pointed tool for incising an engraving plate






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






35. Mythological battles among greek heroes






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






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






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






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






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






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






42. A greek chambre in the nave where a cult statue would stand. Most famous in the Parthenon






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






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






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






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






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






48. Concentric bands on arch of church






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






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







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