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AP Art History Vocab

Subjects : fine-arts, ap, history
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1. Highest point in Greek city-state - specifically Athens.






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. Back to back columns with lions to indicated 4 directions






4. Central section of a mosaic






5. Space opens to sky in an ancient Roman house






6. Alomd shaped glory surrounding christ figure on tympanum.






7. Black cube symbolizing the center of Islam in Mecca






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






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






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






11. Symbol of death -usually a skull






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






13. Rule applied to proportion






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






15. The Italian word for a drawing






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






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






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






19. Site for baptism but separate from a church






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






21. Associated with E.Catholic Church






22. Female figure used as structural column






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. Using simple geometric figures rather than gestures






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






34. Mythological battles among greek heroes






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






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






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






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






39. Right angle intersection of two barrel vaults






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






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






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






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






44. Swelling of shaft to adjust for optical allusion






45. 3 first letters in Greek spelling of Christ






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






47. Painting technique using pigments ground in water






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






49. Painting on plaster






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