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AP Art History Vocab

Subjects : fine-arts, ap, history
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1. Painting on plaster






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






3. 20th century modernist movement that focused on artists personal vision and its emotional impact






4. Space opens to sky in an ancient Roman house






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






16. Full sized preliminary sketch for a painting






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






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






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






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






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






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






23. Rule applied to proportion






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






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






26. Having to do with Charlamagne






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






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






29. Black cube symbolizing the center of Islam in Mecca






30. Early photographic process developed by Louis Daguerre






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






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






33. Using simple geometric figures rather than gestures






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






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






36. Female figure used as structural column






37. Painting technique using pigments ground in water






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






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






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






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






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






43. Site for baptism but separate from a church






44. Lost wax method of making a bronze statue






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






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






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






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






49. Pointed tool for incising an engraving plate






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