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AP Art History Vocab

Subjects : fine-arts, ap, history
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1. Medieval pages that are illuminated and decorative. Looks like cloth.






2. Painting technique using pigments ground in water






3. Site for baptism but separate from a church






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






11. Painting on plaster






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






13. Central section of a mosaic






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






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






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






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






18. The Italian word for a drawing






19. Associated with E.Catholic Church






20. Having to do with Charlamagne






21. Painting applied with thick - heavy surfaces






22. Rule applied to proportion






23. Black cube symbolizing the center of Islam in Mecca






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






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






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






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






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






29. Side posts of a doorway






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






31. Symbol of death -usually a skull






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






33. Concentric bands on arch of church






34. Using simple geometric figures rather than gestures






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






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






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






38. Early photographic process developed by Louis Daguerre






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






46. Full sized preliminary sketch for a painting






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






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






49. Pointed tool for incising an engraving plate






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