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AP Art History Vocab

Subjects : fine-arts, ap, history
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1. Full sized preliminary sketch for a painting






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






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






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






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






6. Late 19th cent movement attempting to capture fleeting moment of nature






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






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






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






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






11. Swelling of shaft to adjust for optical allusion






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






13. Painting applied with thick - heavy surfaces






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






15. Early photographic process developed by Louis Daguerre






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






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






18. Associated with E.Catholic Church






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






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






21. Central section of a mosaic






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






30. 3 first letters in Greek spelling of Christ






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






32. Female figure used as structural column






33. Painting technique using pigments ground in water






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






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






36. The Italian word for a drawing






37. Composition made by combing various materials






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






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






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






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






42. 20th century modernist movement that focused on artists personal vision and its emotional impact






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






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






45. Space opens to sky in an ancient Roman house






46. Mythological battles among greek heroes






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






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






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






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







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