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AP Art History Vocab

Subjects : fine-arts, ap, history
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1. Referring to medieval art of British Isles






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






10. Having to do with Charlamagne






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






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






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






14. Associated with E.Catholic Church






15. Full sized preliminary sketch for a painting






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






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






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






19. Rule applied to proportion






20. Swelling of shaft to adjust for optical allusion






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






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






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






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






25. Lost wax method of making a bronze statue






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






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






28. The Italian word for a drawing






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






30. Alomd shaped glory surrounding christ figure on tympanum.






31. Pointed tool for incising an engraving plate






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






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






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






35. 20th century modernist movement that focused on artists personal vision and its emotional impact






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






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






38. Painting technique using pigments ground in water






39. Space opens to sky in an ancient Roman house






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






41. Female figure used as structural column






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






43. Painting applied with thick - heavy surfaces






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






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






46. Using simple geometric figures rather than gestures






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






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






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






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