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AP Art History Vocab
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1. Semi-circular form at a short end of a basilica or eastern end of the nave
Entasis
Conceptual Art
Apse
Expressionism
2. American art movement of 1960s. Predominantly sculptural - with a focus in a reduction to homogeneous forms.
Cire Perdue
Expressionism
Minimalism
De Stijl
3. Space between triglyphs in a Dporic frieze carved with a relief figure
Cartoon
Metope
Dada
Chiton
4. Pain mixed with hot wax - and applied to painting while still hot
Encaustic
Abstract
Disegno
Mannerism
5. Symbol of death -usually a skull
Canon
Daguerreotype
Momento Mori
Contraposto
6. Lost wax method of making a bronze statue
Anamorphic Image
Daguerreotype
Cire Perdue
Gesso
7. Associated with E.Catholic Church
Impasto
Gigantomachy
Apotheosis
Byzantine
8. Full sized preliminary sketch for a painting
Constructivism
Cella
Hypostyle Hall
Cartoon
9. A panel located above or behind the altar. Has a predella which is a shelf like base
Momento Mori
Clerestory
Maesta
Altar Piece
10. Rule applied to proportion
De Stijl
Chi-Rho-Iota
Entasis
Canon
11. Greek monster with head and body of a lion - trail of a serpant/dragon - and 2nd head of a goat from the butt
Contraposto
Aestetics
Caryatid
Chimera
12. Building material devised by ancient romans. Made of lime - volcanic sand - and gravel
Baptistery
Concrete
Conceptual Art
Impressionism
13. Late 19th cent movement attempting to capture fleeting moment of nature
Impressionism
Encaustic
Kaaba
Constructivism
14. Abstract painting in which the gesture is seen as the subject of the painting
Action Painting
Apotheosis
Apse
Maesta
15. Early photographic process developed by Louis Daguerre
Mannerism
Daguerreotype
Etching
Kachina Dolls
16. Engraving on a metal plate covered in a protective wax. Incised parts are etched when surface is bathed in acid.
Emblema
Daguerreotype
Acropolis
Etching
17. Painting on plaster
Modernism
Conceptual Art
Byzantine
Fresco
18. Led by Matisse --> color is the most important element in a painting - and it is held together by intense line and pattern
Fauvism
Grisaille
Campanile
Apotheosis
19. 3 first letters in Greek spelling of Christ
Cubism
Chi-Rho-Iota
Basilica
Capital
20. Composition made by combing various materials
Collage
Dada
Baptistery
Grisaille
21. Canopy on Columns. Most often seen over an altar - st.Peters
Earth Art/Environmental Art
Baldacchino
Impasto
Futurism
22. The Italian word for a drawing
Femmage
Momento Mori
Disegno
Fauvism
23. Covered walkway outdoors in a cloister - or covered walkway indoors in a church following the apse.
Momento Mori
Aestetics
Ambulatory
Carolingian
24. Medieval pages that are illuminated and decorative. Looks like cloth.
Atrium
Kaaba
Carpet Page
Byzantine
25. Back to back columns with lions to indicated 4 directions
Clerestory
Conceptual Art
International Style
Addorsed
26. Uses land as a medium. Great scale - simple form.
Expressionism
Earth Art/Environmental Art
Acropolis
Installation
27. Movement dominated by Naum Gabo. Building structures piece by piece rather than by modeling. Using volume of space and mass
Anamorphic Image
Chimera
Impasto
Constructivism
28. Portion of church bordering the nave - but separated from nave by columns of piers
De Stijl
Baldacchino
Aisle
Conceptual Art
29. Theory about nature of art - expression - and beauty.
Apse
Hypostyle Hall
Expressionism
Aestetics
30. Pointed tool for incising an engraving plate
Cire Perdue
Anamorphic Image
Atrium
Burin
31. Female figure used as structural column
Caryatid
Entasis
Disegno
Mandorla
32. Bell tower separate from the main church building
Ambulatory
Expressionism
Burin
Campanile
33. Top of a columns shaft where it joints the lintel.
Etching
Capital
Futurism
Carolingian
34. Public building used for assembly. Evolved from Greek and Roman Tempe. Foundation of axial plane: entrance at short end with apse at eastern end.
Cella
Basilica
Metope
Jamb
35. Northern American dolls of the Soutwest representing the powers and spirits living in mountains and water sources
Kachina Dolls
Baldacchino
Gigantomachy
Dy Point
36. Art movement that captured the spirit of 1850s+. After WWII - associated with formalism.
Momento Mori
Carolingian
Modernism
Art Nouveau
37. Early 20th cent movement of artists who advocated revolution against all forms of traditional values and styles.
Minimalism
Futurism
Acropolis
Atrium
38. Elaborate - flowery - grandoise art and architecture. Associated with rococo design --> elegant furniture - ornamental mirrors - and extravagant detail.
Modernism
Art Brut
Apse
Baroque
39. Late 19th cent movement that focused on synthesis of all arts in creation of natural forms that could be mass produced
Balustrade
Art Nouveau
Gesso
Caduceus
40. American avant-garde movement of the 1960s that stressed the ideas of the artist rather than the final product
Cire Perdue
Horror Vaqui
Conceptual Art
Constructivism
41. Highest point in Greek city-state - specifically Athens.
Art Nouveau
Kachina Dolls
Carpet Page
Acropolis
42. First major american avant hard movement. Art expressed state of mind to evoke emotional response from the viewer
Butress
Baldacchino
Gesso
Abstract Expressionism
43. Swelling of shaft to adjust for optical allusion
Gouache
Entasis
Ambulatory
Aestetics
44. A hall with a roof supported by columns. popular in Egyptian architecture.
Gesso
Hiberno-Saxon
Hypostyle Hall
Minimalism
45. Right angle intersection of two barrel vaults
Entasis
Disegno
Groin Vault
Kachina Dolls
46. Rod in Greek mythology intertwined with serpents and magical powers. Most commonly associated with Hermes and medical symbolism
Jamb
Dada
Baptistery
Caduceus
47. Site for baptism but separate from a church
Earth Art/Environmental Art
Fresco
Installation
Baptistery
48. Having to do with Charlamagne
Balustrade
Constructivism
Carolingian
Concrete
49. 'Fear of empty space' meaning total covering of space with pattern. Popular in ISlamic and Hiberno Saxon art
Abstract
Horror Vaqui
Maesta
Kaaba
50. French elements in Italian art. Focused on lavish fabric - intricate ornamentation - and brilliant color.
Mandorla
Balustrade
Abstract
International Style