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AP Art History Vocab
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1. Late 19th cent movement attempting to capture fleeting moment of nature
Horror Vaqui
Basilica
Impressionism
Chi-Rho-Iota
2. Row of vase shape columns with a railing on top - a decorative fence
Baldacchino
Constructivism
Gesso
Balustrade
3. Swelling of shaft to adjust for optical allusion
Emblema
Fauvism
Entasis
Futurism
4. The wine and wafer that symbolize the last supper - literally or figuratively
Futurism
Disegno
Eucharist
Emblema
5. Mythological battles among greek heroes
Conceptual Art
Cire Perdue
Gigantomachy
Kaaba
6. A greek chambre in the nave where a cult statue would stand. Most famous in the Parthenon
Groin Vault
Atrium
Cella
Entasis
7. Grays and monochrome used to shade a painting. Most frequently in outer sides of altarpieces
Grisaille
Chryselephantine
Etching
Chiaroscuro
8. Art movement that focused on idealistic - utopian and geometric forms
Impasto
Installation
Kaaba
De Stijl
9. Covered walkway outdoors in a cloister - or covered walkway indoors in a church following the apse.
Aestetics
Cella
Constructivism
Ambulatory
10. Modeling with light and dark in a drawing to create depth and volume
Expressionism
Chiton
Clerestory
Chiaroscuro
11. Female figure used as structural column
Collage
Abstract
Burin
Caryatid
12. Back to back columns with lions to indicated 4 directions
Balustrade
Addorsed
Groin Vault
Hypostyle Hall
13. Rule applied to proportion
Kaaba
Impasto
Gigantomachy
Canon
14. Early 20th cent movement of artists who advocated revolution against all forms of traditional values and styles.
Altar Piece
Art Brut
Futurism
Hypostyle Hall
15. Portion of church bordering the nave - but separated from nave by columns of piers
Aisle
Chiaroscuro
Chimera
Carolingian
16. Term used by Jean Dubuffet to describe art that is untaught and brutish
Encaustic
Apotheosis
Clerestory
Art Brut
17. Art movement in response to nihilism and horror of WWI. Rejection of art and civilizations that produced it in favor of the absurd
Butress
Abstract
Dada
Horror Vaqui
18. Movement that defined industrial design as art. Used decorative patterns that were elongated and symmetrical. Ex: Chrysler Building
Chiton
Chi-Rho-Iota
Momento Mori
Art Deco
19. Refrence to elevation in clouds and heaven - which includes angelic and historical figures
Apotheosis
Daguerreotype
Canon
Disegno
20. A panel located above or behind the altar. Has a predella which is a shelf like base
Expressionism
Chiton
Fauvism
Altar Piece
21. Theory about nature of art - expression - and beauty.
Momento Mori
Encaustic
Impasto
Aestetics
22. Painting on plaster
Action Painting
Atrium
Chryselephantine
Fresco
23. First major american avant hard movement. Art expressed state of mind to evoke emotional response from the viewer
Burin
Kachina Dolls
Abstract Expressionism
Baptistery
24. Early 20th cent movement that rejected naturalistic deception of shapes and forms
Grisaille
Art Deco
Impressionism
Cubism
25. Highest point in Greek city-state - specifically Athens.
Baldacchino
Acropolis
Carolingian
Anamorphic Image
26. Northern American dolls of the Soutwest representing the powers and spirits living in mountains and water sources
Abstract Expressionism
Expressionism
Maesta
Kachina Dolls
27. Concentric bands on arch of church
Archivolt
Mandorla
Gigantomachy
Earth Art/Environmental Art
28. Composition made by combing various materials
Expressionism
Momento Mori
Collage
Contraposto
29. 'Fear of empty space' meaning total covering of space with pattern. Popular in ISlamic and Hiberno Saxon art
Chimera
Etching
Action Painting
Horror Vaqui
30. Full sized preliminary sketch for a painting
Maesta
Abstract Expressionism
Cartoon
Chimera
31. LAte Renaissance movement in which mannerisms were used to evoke emotional expression
Mannerism
Aisle
Burin
Ambulatory
32. Elaborate - flowery - grandoise art and architecture. Associated with rococo design --> elegant furniture - ornamental mirrors - and extravagant detail.
Baroque
Gesso
Cella
Addorsed
33. Symbol of death -usually a skull
Momento Mori
Hypostyle Hall
Femmage
Altar Piece
34. A hall with a roof supported by columns. popular in Egyptian architecture.
Hypostyle Hall
Grisaille
Chryselephantine
Cartoon
35. Associated with E.Catholic Church
Gesso
Hard Edge Painting
Momento Mori
Byzantine
36. Plaster mixed with a binding material. Sometimes to prepare wood panels for altarpieces
Gesso
Chi-Rho-Iota
Addorsed
Hypostyle Hall
37. Top of a columns shaft where it joints the lintel.
Impressionism
Butress
Capital
Fresco
38. Semi-circular form at a short end of a basilica or eastern end of the nave
Apse
Baptistery
Baroque
Apotheosis
39. Distorted image that must be viewed in a special way or angle to be correctly perceived
Anamorphic Image
Gesso
Momento Mori
Caduceus
40. Side posts of a doorway
Jamb
Femmage
Kaaba
Encaustic
41. Painting applied with thick - heavy surfaces
Basilica
Altar Piece
Impasto
Apse
42. American art movement of 1960s. Predominantly sculptural - with a focus in a reduction to homogeneous forms.
Expressionism
Altar Piece
Minimalism
Jamb
43. Black cube symbolizing the center of Islam in Mecca
Cire Perdue
Kaaba
Art Deco
Disegno
44. Medieval pages that are illuminated and decorative. Looks like cloth.
Canon
Momento Mori
Carpet Page
Baldacchino
45. Art movement that captured the spirit of 1850s+. After WWII - associated with formalism.
Impressionism
Caduceus
Daguerreotype
Modernism
46. A sculptural medium made of ivory and gold. Known especially in the statue of Athena in the Parthenon
Clerestory
Chryselephantine
Metope
Cire Perdue
47. Greek monster with head and body of a lion - trail of a serpant/dragon - and 2nd head of a goat from the butt
Chryselephantine
Fresco
Altar Piece
Chimera
48. Late 19th cent movement that focused on synthesis of all arts in creation of natural forms that could be mass produced
Art Nouveau
Baldacchino
Groin Vault
Carolingian
49. Painting technique using pigments ground in water
Fauvism
Chi-Rho-Iota
Metope
Gouache
50. Bell tower separate from the main church building
Etching
Campanile
Dada
Baroque
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