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AP Art History Vocab

Subjects : fine-arts, ap, history
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1. Row of vase shape columns with a railing on top - a decorative fence






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






3. Alomd shaped glory surrounding christ figure on tympanum.






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






5. Mythological battles among greek heroes






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






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






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






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






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






11. Symbol of death -usually a skull






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






13. Having to do with Charlamagne






14. 3 first letters in Greek spelling of Christ






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






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






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






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






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






20. The Italian word for a drawing






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






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






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






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






25. Central section of a mosaic






26. Using simple geometric figures rather than gestures






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






28. Site for baptism but separate from a church






29. 20th century modernist movement that focused on artists personal vision and its emotional impact






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






31. Female figure used as structural column






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






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






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






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






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






37. Bell tower separate from the main church building






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






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






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






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






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






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






44. Composition made by combing various materials






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






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






47. Side posts of a doorway






48. Referring to medieval art of British Isles






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






50. Concentric bands on arch of church