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AP Art History Vocab

Subjects : fine-arts, ap, history
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1. Post-modernist art creating an environment in a room or gallery






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






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






4. Side posts of a doorway






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






6. The Italian word for a drawing






7. Right angle intersection of two barrel vaults






8. Pointed tool for incising an engraving plate






9. Concentric bands on arch of church






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






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






12. Central section of a mosaic






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






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






15. Site for baptism but separate from a church






16. Bell tower separate from the main church building






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






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






19. 3 first letters in Greek spelling of Christ






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






21. Having to do with Charlamagne






22. Mythological battles among greek heroes






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






24. Using simple geometric figures rather than gestures






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






26. Lost wax method of making a bronze statue






27. Black cube symbolizing the center of Islam in Mecca






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. Rule applied to proportion






42. Female figure used as structural column






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






44. Full sized preliminary sketch for a painting






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






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






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






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






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






50. Early photographic process developed by Louis Daguerre