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AP Art History Vocab

Subjects : fine-arts, ap, history
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1. Pointed tool for incising an engraving plate






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






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






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






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






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






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






8. Referring to medieval art of British Isles






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






10. Early photographic process developed by Louis Daguerre






11. Female figure used as structural column






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






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






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






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






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






17. Right angle intersection of two barrel vaults






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






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






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






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






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






23. Rule applied to proportion






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






25. Composition made by combing various materials






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






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






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






29. 3 first letters in Greek spelling of Christ






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






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






32. Central section of a mosaic






33. Associated with E.Catholic Church






34. Painting on plaster






35. Painting applied with thick - heavy surfaces






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






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






38. Concentric bands on arch of church






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






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






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






42. The Italian word for a drawing






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






44. Space opens to sky in an ancient Roman house






45. Distorted image that must be viewed in a special way or angle to be correctly perceived






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






47. Using simple geometric figures rather than gestures






48. Side posts of a doorway






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






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