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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. Using simple geometric figures rather than gestures






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






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






4. Bell tower separate from the main church building






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






6. Space opens to sky in an ancient Roman house






7. Referring to medieval art of British Isles






8. Female figure used as structural column






9. Lost wax method of making a bronze statue






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






11. Swelling of shaft to adjust for optical allusion






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






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






14. Black cube symbolizing the center of Islam in Mecca






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






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






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






18. Site for baptism but separate from a church






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






20. Full sized preliminary sketch for a painting






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






22. Painting applied with thick - heavy surfaces






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






34. Modeling with light and dark in a drawing to create depth and volume






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






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






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






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






39. Pointed tool for incising an engraving plate






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






41. Symbol of death -usually a skull






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






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






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






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. Composition made by combing various materials






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






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






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






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