AP art history vocab

Doric

Fluiting

Shallow grooves carved into pillars

Ionic

Has voluts

Corinthian

meant to look like leafs

Frieze

Pendiment

a triangular or gabled architectural element found above a cornice or entablature

High Classical

the peak period of Ancient Greek art and culture, spanning approximately 450–400 BCE

Entasis

Swelling of the details in architecture

Henge

Circular earthwork

Fresco

Durable painted mural using plaster

Roman Arch

improves on earlier tech of the corbeled or stepped arch

Clerestory

upper area above colloms

Nave

Area between columns

Spolia

the spoils of war, things taken from war

Basilica

Building for official business- usually a church

Apse

Bulging detail

Undulating

wavy

Tesserae

the small, individual pieces of material, such as glass, stone, or ceramic, that are used to create a mosaic design

Mihrab

a niche in the wall of a mosque, at the point nearest to Mecca, toward which the congregation faces to pray.

Aniconism

the practice of or belief in avoiding figurative representation of religious figures or living beings, primarily to prevent idolatry

Relief sculpture

a type of three-dimensional artwork where figures and images are carved or raised from a flat, solid background, remaining attached to it

Cruciform

Having the shape of a cross

Mansard roof

Dormers