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AP Art History Vocab

Subjects : fine-arts, ap, history
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1. Area of a church rising above other parts. Along the nave in churches and right below the ceiling






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






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






4. Composition made by combing various materials






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






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






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






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






9. Pointed tool for incising an engraving plate






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






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






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






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






14. Concentric bands on arch of church






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






16. Swelling of shaft to adjust for optical allusion






17. Lost wax method of making a bronze statue






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






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






20. Associated with E.Catholic Church






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






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






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. Right angle intersection of two barrel vaults






25. The Italian word for a drawing






26. Early photographic process developed by Louis Daguerre






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






28. Using simple geometric figures rather than gestures






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






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






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






32. Black cube symbolizing the center of Islam in Mecca






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






34. Bell tower separate from the main church building






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






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






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






38. A greek chambre in the nave where a cult statue would stand. Most famous in the Parthenon






39. Side posts of a doorway






40. Painting applied with thick - heavy surfaces






41. Painting technique using pigments ground in water






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






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






44. Referring to medieval art of British Isles






45. 3 first letters in Greek spelling of Christ






46. Rule applied to proportion






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






48. Having to do with Charlamagne






49. Alomd shaped glory surrounding christ figure on tympanum.






50. Site for baptism but separate from a church