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AP Art History Vocab

Subjects : fine-arts, ap, history
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1. Rule applied to proportion






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






3. Alomd shaped glory surrounding christ figure on tympanum.






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






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






6. Lost wax method of making a bronze statue






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






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






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






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






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






12. Mythological battles among greek heroes






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






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






15. Pointed tool for incising an engraving plate






16. Referring to medieval art of British Isles






17. Swelling of shaft to adjust for optical allusion






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. Early photographic process developed by Louis Daguerre






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






26. Concentric bands on arch of church






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. Full sized preliminary sketch for a painting






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






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






36. Using simple geometric figures rather than gestures






37. Side posts of a doorway






38. Modeling with light and dark in a drawing to create depth and volume






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






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






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






42. 3 first letters in Greek spelling of Christ






43. Bell tower separate from the main church building






44. Black cube symbolizing the center of Islam in Mecca






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






46. Right angle intersection of two barrel vaults






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






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






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






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