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AP Art History Vocab

Subjects : fine-arts, ap, history
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1. Space opens to sky in an ancient Roman house






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






15. Site for baptism but separate from a church






16. The Italian word for a drawing






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






18. Bell tower separate from the main church building






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






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






21. Painting on plaster






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






23. Alomd shaped glory surrounding christ figure on tympanum.






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






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






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






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






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






29. Associated with E.Catholic Church






30. Painting applied with thick - heavy surfaces






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






32. Swelling of shaft to adjust for optical allusion






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






34. Black cube symbolizing the center of Islam in Mecca






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






36. Right angle intersection of two barrel vaults






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






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






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






40. Mythological battles among greek heroes






41. Painting technique using pigments ground in water






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






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






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






45. Symbol of death -usually a skull






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






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






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






49. Composition made by combing various materials






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