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AP Art History Vocab

Subjects : fine-arts, ap, history
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Pain mixed with hot wax - and applied to painting while still hot






2. Right angle intersection of two barrel vaults






3. Back to back columns with lions to indicated 4 directions






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






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






6. Painting technique using pigments ground in water






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






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






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






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






11. Symbol of death -usually a skull






12. Composition made by combing various materials






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






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






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






16. 20th century modernist movement that focused on artists personal vision and its emotional impact






17. Central section of a mosaic






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






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






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






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






22. Space opens to sky in an ancient Roman house






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






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






25. 3 first letters in Greek spelling of Christ






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






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






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






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






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






31. Bell tower separate from the main church building






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






33. Early photographic process developed by Louis Daguerre






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






35. Site for baptism but separate from a church






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






37. Pointed tool for incising an engraving plate






38. Painting applied with thick - heavy surfaces






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






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






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






42. Full sized preliminary sketch for a painting






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






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






45. Mythological battles among greek heroes






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






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






48. Lost wax method of making a bronze statue






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






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