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AP Art History Vocab

Subjects : fine-arts, ap, history
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1. Feminist college by Miriam Schaprio. Assembled fabrics associated with women - and using techniques often used by women.






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






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






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






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






6. Composition made by combing various materials






7. Space opens to sky in an ancient Roman house






8. Using simple geometric figures rather than gestures






9. The Italian word for a drawing






10. Bell tower separate from the main church building






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






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






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






14. Site for baptism but separate from a church






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






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






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






18. Painting applied with thick - heavy surfaces






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






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






21. Painting technique using pigments ground in water






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






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






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






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






26. LAte Renaissance movement in which mannerisms were used to evoke emotional expression






27. Female figure used as structural column






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






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






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






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






32. Symbol of death -usually a skull






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






34. Pointed tool for incising an engraving plate






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






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






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






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






39. 3 first letters in Greek spelling of Christ






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






41. Concentric bands on arch of church






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






43. Central section of a mosaic






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






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






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






47. Mythological battles among greek heroes






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






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






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