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AP Art History Vocab

Subjects : fine-arts, ap, history
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1. Alomd shaped glory surrounding christ figure on tympanum.






2. Central section of a mosaic






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






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






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






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






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






8. Painting on plaster






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






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






11. Right angle intersection of two barrel vaults






12. Full sized preliminary sketch for a painting






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. Painting applied with thick - heavy surfaces






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






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






22. Early photographic process developed by Louis Daguerre






23. Referring to medieval art of British Isles






24. Female figure used as structural column






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






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






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






28. Name of an image that depicts an anthroned virgin mary and baby jesus






29. Black cube symbolizing the center of Islam in Mecca






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. Side posts of a doorway






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






39. Pointed tool for incising an engraving plate






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






41. 3 first letters in Greek spelling of Christ






42. Mythological battles among greek heroes






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






44. Concentric bands on arch of church






45. Bell tower separate from the main church building






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






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






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






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






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