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AP Art History Vocab

Subjects : fine-arts, ap, history
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1. Right angle intersection of two barrel vaults






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






10. Side posts of a doorway






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






12. Pointed tool for incising an engraving plate






13. Mythological battles among greek heroes






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






15. Black cube symbolizing the center of Islam in Mecca






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






25. Full sized preliminary sketch for a painting






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






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






28. Using simple geometric figures rather than gestures






29. Concentric bands on arch of church






30. Having to do with Charlamagne






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






32. Associated with E.Catholic Church






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






34. Rule applied to proportion






35. Bell tower separate from the main church building






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






37. Site for baptism but separate from a church






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






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






40. Female figure used as structural column






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






42. Central section of a mosaic






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






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






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






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






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






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






49. Space opens to sky in an ancient Roman house






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