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AP Art History Vocab

Subjects : fine-arts, ap, history
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1. Site for baptism but separate from a church






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






3. Mythological battles among greek heroes






4. Full sized preliminary sketch for a painting






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






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






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






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






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






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






11. Side posts of a doorway






12. Early photographic process developed by Louis Daguerre






13. Bell tower separate from the main church building






14. Swelling of shaft to adjust for optical allusion






15. Central section of a mosaic






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






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






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






19. Having to do with Charlamagne






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






21. Associated with E.Catholic Church






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






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






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






25. Pointed tool for incising an engraving plate






26. 3 first letters in Greek spelling of Christ






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






28. Lost wax method of making a bronze statue






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






38. Space opens to sky in an ancient Roman house






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. Painting on plaster






48. Referring to medieval art of British Isles






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






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