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AP Art History Vocab

Subjects : fine-arts, ap, history
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1. Term used by Jean Dubuffet to describe art that is untaught and brutish






2. Using simple geometric figures rather than gestures






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






4. Bell tower separate from the main church building






5. Having to do with Charlamagne






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






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






8. Referring to medieval art of British Isles






9. 3 first letters in Greek spelling of Christ






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






11. Right angle intersection of two barrel vaults






12. Feminist college by Miriam Schaprio. Assembled fabrics associated with women - and using techniques often used by women.






13. Painting on plaster






14. Painting applied with thick - heavy surfaces






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. Early photographic process developed by Louis Daguerre






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






29. Central section of a mosaic






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






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






32. Composition made by combing various materials






33. Symbol of death -usually a skull






34. Rule applied to proportion






35. Mythological battles among greek heroes






36. Lost wax method of making a bronze statue






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






38. Side posts of a doorway






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






48. Full sized preliminary sketch for a painting






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






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