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AP Art History Vocab

Subjects : fine-arts, ap, history
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1. Modeling with light and dark in a drawing to create depth and volume






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






3. Alomd shaped glory surrounding christ figure on tympanum.






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






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






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






7. Post-modernist art creating an environment in a room or gallery






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






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






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






11. 3 first letters in Greek spelling of Christ






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






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






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






15. Painting technique using pigments ground in water






16. Referring to medieval art of British Isles






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






18. Mythological battles among greek heroes






19. Lost wax method of making a bronze statue






20. Painting on plaster






21. 20th century modernist movement that focused on artists personal vision and its emotional impact






22. Using simple geometric figures rather than gestures






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






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






25. Central section of a mosaic






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






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






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






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






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






31. Full sized preliminary sketch for a painting






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






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






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






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






36. The Italian word for a drawing






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






38. Symbol of death -usually a skull






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






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






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






42. Site for baptism but separate from a church






43. Rule applied to proportion






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






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






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






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






48. Black cube symbolizing the center of Islam in Mecca






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






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