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AP Art History Vocab

Subjects : fine-arts, ap, history
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1. Modeling with light and dark in a drawing to create depth and volume






2. Full sized preliminary sketch for a painting






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






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






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






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






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






8. The Italian word for a drawing






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






10. Composition made by combing various materials






11. 20th century modernist movement that focused on artists personal vision and its emotional impact






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






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






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






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






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






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






18. Having to do with Charlamagne






19. Lost wax method of making a bronze statue






20. Early photographic process developed by Louis Daguerre






21. Painting technique using pigments ground in water






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






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






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






25. Swelling of shaft to adjust for optical allusion






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






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






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






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






30. Bell tower separate from the main church building






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






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






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






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






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






36. 3 first letters in Greek spelling of Christ






37. Concentric bands on arch of church






38. Alomd shaped glory surrounding christ figure on tympanum.






39. Black cube symbolizing the center of Islam in Mecca






40. Referring to medieval art of British Isles






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






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






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






44. Pointed tool for incising an engraving plate






45. Uses land as a medium. Great scale - simple form.






46. Site for baptism but separate from a church






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






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






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






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