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AP Art History Vocab

Subjects : fine-arts, ap, history
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1. Using simple geometric figures rather than gestures






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. Female figure used as structural column






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






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






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






13. Concentric bands on arch of church






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






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






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






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






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






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






20. Bell tower separate from the main church building






21. Site for baptism but separate from a church






22. The Italian word for a drawing






23. Alomd shaped glory surrounding christ figure on tympanum.






24. Associated with E.Catholic Church






25. Pointed tool for incising an engraving plate






26. Space opens to sky in an ancient Roman house






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






28. Symbol of death -usually a skull






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






30. Painting on plaster






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






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






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






34. Full sized preliminary sketch for a painting






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






36. Rule applied to proportion






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






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






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






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






41. Black cube symbolizing the center of Islam in Mecca






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






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






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






45. Lost wax method of making a bronze statue






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






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






48. Referring to medieval art of British Isles






49. Early photographic process developed by Louis Daguerre






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