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AP Art History Vocab

Subjects : fine-arts, ap, history
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1. Medieval pages that are illuminated and decorative. Looks like cloth.






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






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






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






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






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






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






8. Painting technique using pigments ground in water






9. Site for baptism but separate from a church






10. Early photographic process developed by Louis Daguerre






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






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






13. Using simple geometric figures rather than gestures






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






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






16. Rule applied to proportion






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






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






19. The Italian word for a drawing






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






21. Full sized preliminary sketch for a painting






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






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






24. Alomd shaped glory surrounding christ figure on tympanum.






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






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






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






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






29. Right angle intersection of two barrel vaults






30. Side posts of a doorway






31. Composition made by combing various materials






32. Referring to medieval art of British Isles






33. Space opens to sky in an ancient Roman house






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






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






36. Associated with E.Catholic Church






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






38. Painting on plaster






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






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






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






42. Painting applied with thick - heavy surfaces






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






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






45. Female figure used as structural column






46. 20th century modernist movement that focused on artists personal vision and its emotional impact






47. Bell tower separate from the main church building






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






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






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