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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. Bell tower separate from the main church building






3. Having to do with Charlamagne






4. Alomd shaped glory surrounding christ figure on tympanum.






5. Full sized preliminary sketch for a painting






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






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






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






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






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






11. Painting on plaster






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






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






14. Referring to medieval art of British Isles






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






16. Associated with E.Catholic Church






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






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






19. Engraving in which image is cut into the plate NOT with a burin - but a steel pencil like tool .






20. Rule applied to proportion






21. Site for baptism but separate from a church






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






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






24. Space opens to sky in an ancient Roman house






25. Lost wax method of making a bronze statue






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






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






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






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






30. Mythological battles among greek heroes






31. 3 first letters in Greek spelling of Christ






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. Painting technique using pigments ground in water






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






42. Pointed tool for incising an engraving plate






43. Central section of a mosaic






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






45. Using simple geometric figures rather than gestures






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. Swelling of shaft to adjust for optical allusion






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






49. 20th century modernist movement that focused on artists personal vision and its emotional impact






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