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AP Art History Vocab

Subjects : fine-arts, ap, history
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1. Name of an image that depicts an anthroned virgin mary and baby jesus






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






3. Using simple geometric figures rather than gestures






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






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






6. Concentric bands on arch of church






7. Pointed tool for incising an engraving plate






8. Black cube symbolizing the center of Islam in Mecca






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






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






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






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






13. 20th century modernist movement that focused on artists personal vision and its emotional impact






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






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






16. Alomd shaped glory surrounding christ figure on tympanum.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






26. Right angle intersection of two barrel vaults






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






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






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






30. Bell tower separate from the main church building






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






32. Symbol of death -usually a skull






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






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






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






36. Central section of a mosaic






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






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






39. Referring to medieval art of British Isles






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






41. Lost wax method of making a bronze statue






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






43. Swelling of shaft to adjust for optical allusion






44. Mythological battles among greek heroes






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






46. Painting technique using pigments ground in water






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






48. 3 first letters in Greek spelling of Christ






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






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