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AP Art History Vocab

Subjects : fine-arts, ap, history
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1. Covered walkway outdoors in a cloister - or covered walkway indoors in a church following the apse.






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






3. Pointed tool for incising an engraving plate






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






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






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






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






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






9. Female figure used as structural column






10. Concentric bands on arch of church






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






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






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






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






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






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






17. Central section of a mosaic






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






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






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






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






22. Bell tower separate from the main church building






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






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






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






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






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






28. Referring to medieval art of British Isles






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






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






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






32. Having to do with Charlamagne






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






34. Swelling of shaft to adjust for optical allusion






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






36. Symbol of death -usually a skull






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






38. Right angle intersection of two barrel vaults






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






40. Lost wax method of making a bronze statue






41. Painting technique using pigments ground in water






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






43. Associated with E.Catholic Church






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






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






46. Painting on plaster






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






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






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






50. Composition made by combing various materials