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AP Art History Vocab

Subjects : fine-arts, ap, history
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1. French elements in Italian art. Focused on lavish fabric - intricate ornamentation - and brilliant color.






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






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






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






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






6. Associated with E.Catholic Church






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






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






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






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






11. Female figure used as structural column






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






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






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






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






16. Central section of a mosaic






17. 20th century modernist movement that focused on artists personal vision and its emotional impact






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






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






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






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






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






23. Composition made by combing various materials






24. Painting applied with thick - heavy surfaces






25. Black cube symbolizing the center of Islam in Mecca






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






27. Concentric bands on arch of church






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






29. Painting on plaster






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






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






32. Mythological battles among greek heroes






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






34. Using simple geometric figures rather than gestures






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






36. Uses land as a medium. Great scale - simple form.






37. Bell tower separate from the main church building






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






39. Side posts of a doorway






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






41. Having to do with Charlamagne






42. 3 first letters in Greek spelling of Christ






43. The Italian word for a drawing






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






45. Alomd shaped glory surrounding christ figure on tympanum.






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






47. Rule applied to proportion






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






49. Painting technique using pigments ground in water






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