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AP Art History Vocab

Subjects : fine-arts, ap, history
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1. Theory about nature of art - expression - and beauty.






2. Space opens to sky in an ancient Roman house






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






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






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






6. Pointed tool for incising an engraving plate






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. Painting technique using pigments ground in water






14. 20th century modernist movement that focused on artists personal vision and its emotional impact






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






16. Painting applied with thick - heavy surfaces






17. Alomd shaped glory surrounding christ figure on tympanum.






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






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






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






21. Lost wax method of making a bronze statue






22. Composition made by combing various materials






23. Bell tower separate from the main church building






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






25. Associated with E.Catholic Church






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






27. Early photographic process developed by Louis Daguerre






28. Symbol of death -usually a skull






29. Rule applied to proportion






30. 3 first letters in Greek spelling of Christ






31. Swelling of shaft to adjust for optical allusion






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






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






34. Mythological battles among greek heroes






35. Full sized preliminary sketch for a painting






36. Right angle intersection of two barrel vaults






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






48. Side posts of a doorway






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






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