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AP Art History Vocab

Subjects : fine-arts, ap, history
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1. Swelling of shaft to adjust for optical allusion






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. Full sized preliminary sketch for a painting






14. Mythological battles among greek heroes






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






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






17. Rule applied to proportion






18. Space opens to sky in an ancient Roman house






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






20. Having to do with Charlamagne






21. 3 first letters in Greek spelling of Christ






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






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






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






25. The Italian word for a drawing






26. Painting applied with thick - heavy surfaces






27. Early photographic process developed by Louis Daguerre






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






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






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






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






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






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






34. Central section of a mosaic






35. Associated with E.Catholic Church






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






37. Female figure used as structural column






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






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






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






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






42. Lost wax method of making a bronze statue






43. Painting technique using pigments ground in water






44. Side posts of a doorway






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






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






47. Right angle intersection of two barrel vaults






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






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






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