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AP Art History Vocab
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1. Theory about nature of art - expression - and beauty.
Burin
Aestetics
Grisaille
Kaaba
2. French elements in Italian art. Focused on lavish fabric - intricate ornamentation - and brilliant color.
Carpet Page
International Style
Mandorla
Carolingian
3. Mythological battles among greek heroes
Apotheosis
Gesso
Gigantomachy
Futurism
4. Movement that defined industrial design as art. Used decorative patterns that were elongated and symmetrical. Ex: Chrysler Building
Art Deco
Fauvism
Grisaille
Apotheosis
5. Art emphasizing derived character with visual reference to objects in nature.
Hiberno-Saxon
Dada
Abstract
Contraposto
6. Composition made by combing various materials
Kaaba
Collage
Impasto
Aestetics
7. Exterior masonry support opposing the lateral thrust of a vault.
Canon
Butress
Caduceus
Chiaroscuro
8. Portion of church bordering the nave - but separated from nave by columns of piers
Art Deco
Aisle
Mannerism
Campanile
9. Distorted image that must be viewed in a special way or angle to be correctly perceived
Gouache
Entasis
Impasto
Anamorphic Image
10. Central section of a mosaic
Hiberno-Saxon
Kaaba
Acropolis
Emblema
11. Pointed tool for incising an engraving plate
Cartoon
Art Deco
Encaustic
Burin
12. Canopy on Columns. Most often seen over an altar - st.Peters
Baldacchino
Chimera
Contraposto
Action Painting
13. Art movement that focused on idealistic - utopian and geometric forms
Apse
Canon
Eucharist
De Stijl
14. Elaborate - flowery - grandoise art and architecture. Associated with rococo design --> elegant furniture - ornamental mirrors - and extravagant detail.
Baroque
Contraposto
Campanile
Fresco
15. Site for baptism but separate from a church
Carolingian
Baptistery
Burin
Cire Perdue
16. Engraving on a metal plate covered in a protective wax. Incised parts are etched when surface is bathed in acid.
Art Brut
Carolingian
Apotheosis
Etching
17. Having to do with Charlamagne
Encaustic
Baldacchino
Earth Art/Environmental Art
Carolingian
18. American art movement of 1960s. Predominantly sculptural - with a focus in a reduction to homogeneous forms.
Minimalism
Addorsed
Apotheosis
Aisle
19. Engraving in which image is cut into the plate NOT with a burin - but a steel pencil like tool .
Basilica
Atrium
Dy Point
Hiberno-Saxon
20. Late 19th cent movement that focused on synthesis of all arts in creation of natural forms that could be mass produced
Addorsed
Anamorphic Image
Art Nouveau
Chi-Rho-Iota
21. Rule applied to proportion
Cella
Acropolis
Gouache
Canon
22. Referring to medieval art of British Isles
Installation
Encaustic
Hiberno-Saxon
Metope
23. Space opens to sky in an ancient Roman house
Futurism
Installation
Acropolis
Atrium
24. Movement dominated by Naum Gabo. Building structures piece by piece rather than by modeling. Using volume of space and mass
Dada
Anamorphic Image
Balustrade
Constructivism
25. 20th century modernist movement that focused on artists personal vision and its emotional impact
Installation
Mannerism
Expressionism
Dada
26. A sculptural medium made of ivory and gold. Known especially in the statue of Athena in the Parthenon
Dada
Altar Piece
Chryselephantine
Basilica
27. Associated with E.Catholic Church
Contraposto
Futurism
Byzantine
Dy Point
28. Name of an image that depicts an anthroned virgin mary and baby jesus
Maesta
Art Nouveau
Eucharist
Caryatid
29. Plaster mixed with a binding material. Sometimes to prepare wood panels for altarpieces
Carpet Page
Eucharist
Chiton
Gesso
30. Semi-circular form at a short end of a basilica or eastern end of the nave
Modernism
Apse
International Style
Minimalism
31. Uses land as a medium. Great scale - simple form.
Gouache
Earth Art/Environmental Art
Modernism
Groin Vault
32. A greek chambre in the nave where a cult statue would stand. Most famous in the Parthenon
Cella
Modernism
Cartoon
Impressionism
33. Side posts of a doorway
Carpet Page
Horror Vaqui
Baldacchino
Jamb
34. 'Fear of empty space' meaning total covering of space with pattern. Popular in ISlamic and Hiberno Saxon art
Horror Vaqui
Cartoon
Carpet Page
Etching
35. Painting on plaster
Carolingian
Balustrade
Fresco
Altar Piece
36. Pain mixed with hot wax - and applied to painting while still hot
Encaustic
Baroque
Clerestory
Etching
37. The Italian word for a drawing
Kaaba
Dada
Disegno
Carolingian
38. Early 20th cent movement that rejected naturalistic deception of shapes and forms
Dy Point
Cubism
Baldacchino
Hard Edge Painting
39. Led by Matisse --> color is the most important element in a painting - and it is held together by intense line and pattern
Capital
Hard Edge Painting
Balustrade
Fauvism
40. Late 19th cent movement attempting to capture fleeting moment of nature
Momento Mori
Acropolis
Mandorla
Impressionism
41. 3 first letters in Greek spelling of Christ
Chi-Rho-Iota
Art Brut
Groin Vault
Anamorphic Image
42. Right angle intersection of two barrel vaults
Caduceus
Conceptual Art
Capital
Groin Vault
43. Row of vase shape columns with a railing on top - a decorative fence
Daguerreotype
Earth Art/Environmental Art
Balustrade
Modernism
44. Greek monster with head and body of a lion - trail of a serpant/dragon - and 2nd head of a goat from the butt
Byzantine
Expressionism
Chimera
Hard Edge Painting
45. Early photographic process developed by Louis Daguerre
Encaustic
Action Painting
De Stijl
Daguerreotype
46. Symbol of death -usually a skull
Momento Mori
International Style
Caduceus
Fauvism
47. Bell tower separate from the main church building
Gouache
Hiberno-Saxon
Campanile
Daguerreotype
48. A panel located above or behind the altar. Has a predella which is a shelf like base
Dada
Altar Piece
Chi-Rho-Iota
Art Nouveau
49. Highest point in Greek city-state - specifically Athens.
Acropolis
Horror Vaqui
Contraposto
Art Deco
50. Early 20th cent movement of artists who advocated revolution against all forms of traditional values and styles.
Futurism
Ambulatory
Aestetics
Daguerreotype