art history intro, ch 17 vocab and images

representational style

describes the appearance of recognizable subject matter in ways that make it seem lifelike

abstract style

depart from mimicking lifelike appearance to capture the essence of a form

actual space

sculpture, architecture, 3D

space

what contains form

fictional space

represented illusionistically in 2D

composition

the organization or arrangement of forms in a work

medium

material(s) from which a work of art is made

subject matter

narrative, iconographic, or non-objective meaning conveyed by an abstract or a figurative composition

patrons

people that provided support to the artists

abbot suger

father of Gothic architecture

divine luminosity

body of artwork on the light of the divine in religions

nave

central space of a church, 2 or 3 stories high, and usually flanked by aisles

facade

face or front wall of a building

gothic arch

an arch with a pointed crown

flying buttress

an arched bridge above the aisle roof that extends from the upper nave wall, down to a solid pier