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AP Art History Vocab

Subjects : fine-arts, ap, history
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1. Female figure used as structural column






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






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






4. Associated with E.Catholic Church






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






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






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






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






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






10. Composition made by combing various materials






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






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






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






14. Pointed tool for incising an engraving plate






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






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






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






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






19. Painting technique using pigments ground in water






20. 3 first letters in Greek spelling of Christ






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






22. Concentric bands on arch of church






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






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






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






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






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






28. Mythological battles among greek heroes






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. Lost wax method of making a bronze statue






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






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






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






40. Using simple geometric figures rather than gestures






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






42. A panel located above or behind the altar. Has a predella which is a shelf like base






43. Painting applied with thick - heavy surfaces






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






45. Painting on plaster






46. Having to do with Charlamagne






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






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






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






50. Symbol of death -usually a skull