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AP Art History Vocab

Subjects : fine-arts, ap, history
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1. Building material devised by ancient romans. Made of lime - volcanic sand - and gravel






2. Referring to medieval art of British Isles






3. Full sized preliminary sketch for a painting






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






5. Space opens to sky in an ancient Roman house






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






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






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






9. The Italian word for a drawing






10. Bell tower separate from the main church building






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






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






13. Painting technique using pigments ground in water






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






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






16. 3 first letters in Greek spelling of Christ






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






34. Black cube symbolizing the center of Islam in Mecca






35. Lost wax method of making a bronze statue






36. Painting on plaster






37. Swelling of shaft to adjust for optical allusion






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






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






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






41. Composition made by combing various materials






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






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






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






45. Using simple geometric figures rather than gestures






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






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






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






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






50. 20th century modernist movement that focused on artists personal vision and its emotional impact