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AP Art History Vocab
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1. Associated with E.Catholic Church
Byzantine
Collage
Abstract Expressionism
Hiberno-Saxon
2. Right angle intersection of two barrel vaults
Basilica
Metope
Groin Vault
Mandorla
3. Portion of church bordering the nave - but separated from nave by columns of piers
Aisle
Canon
Maesta
Hiberno-Saxon
4. Using simple geometric figures rather than gestures
Gouache
Ambulatory
Hard Edge Painting
Emblema
5. Greek monster with head and body of a lion - trail of a serpant/dragon - and 2nd head of a goat from the butt
Chimera
Horror Vaqui
Momento Mori
Baptistery
6. Art movement in response to nihilism and horror of WWI. Rejection of art and civilizations that produced it in favor of the absurd
Dada
Action Painting
Entasis
Chimera
7. Rule applied to proportion
Cella
Baroque
Cubism
Canon
8. The wine and wafer that symbolize the last supper - literally or figuratively
Impasto
Femmage
Minimalism
Eucharist
9. Early photographic process developed by Louis Daguerre
Horror Vaqui
Daguerreotype
Modernism
Encaustic
10. Highest point in Greek city-state - specifically Athens.
Mandorla
Acropolis
Caryatid
Art Brut
11. Engraving on a metal plate covered in a protective wax. Incised parts are etched when surface is bathed in acid.
Art Brut
Dada
Etching
Horror Vaqui
12. The Italian word for a drawing
Byzantine
Fresco
Kaaba
Disegno
13. Female figure used as structural column
Disegno
Butress
Caryatid
Action Painting
14. A sculptural medium made of ivory and gold. Known especially in the statue of Athena in the Parthenon
Impasto
Collage
Chryselephantine
Abstract
15. Referring to medieval art of British Isles
Hiberno-Saxon
Dada
Horror Vaqui
Art Nouveau
16. 3 first letters in Greek spelling of Christ
Chi-Rho-Iota
Mannerism
Dy Point
Emblema
17. Late 19th cent movement attempting to capture fleeting moment of nature
Fresco
Kachina Dolls
Impasto
Impressionism
18. Theory about nature of art - expression - and beauty.
Aestetics
Archivolt
Baptistery
Canon
19. Name of an image that depicts an anthroned virgin mary and baby jesus
Dada
International Style
Maesta
Expressionism
20. Top of a columns shaft where it joints the lintel.
Jamb
Chiaroscuro
Capital
Ambulatory
21. A hall with a roof supported by columns. popular in Egyptian architecture.
Maesta
Collage
Addorsed
Hypostyle Hall
22. Having to do with Charlamagne
Carolingian
Encaustic
Conceptual Art
Mannerism
23. A greek chambre in the nave where a cult statue would stand. Most famous in the Parthenon
Maesta
Cella
Hard Edge Painting
Cire Perdue
24. Post-modernist art creating an environment in a room or gallery
Installation
Gesso
Kaaba
Modernism
25. Modeling with light and dark in a drawing to create depth and volume
Momento Mori
Chiaroscuro
Hypostyle Hall
Anamorphic Image
26. Central section of a mosaic
Capital
Apse
Emblema
Aisle
27. Abstract painting in which the gesture is seen as the subject of the painting
Chimera
Chiton
Action Painting
Burin
28. Bell tower separate from the main church building
Campanile
Hiberno-Saxon
Chryselephantine
Caryatid
29. Pain mixed with hot wax - and applied to painting while still hot
Encaustic
Impasto
Carpet Page
Burin
30. Early 20th cent movement that rejected naturalistic deception of shapes and forms
Carpet Page
Canon
Cubism
Femmage
31. Concentric bands on arch of church
Installation
Basilica
Archivolt
Chiaroscuro
32. Feminist college by Miriam Schaprio. Assembled fabrics associated with women - and using techniques often used by women.
Dy Point
Earth Art/Environmental Art
Constructivism
Femmage
33. Term used by Jean Dubuffet to describe art that is untaught and brutish
Horror Vaqui
Art Brut
Eucharist
International Style
34. 20th century modernist movement that focused on artists personal vision and its emotional impact
Gesso
Concrete
Expressionism
Apse
35. Space opens to sky in an ancient Roman house
Mandorla
Minimalism
International Style
Atrium
36. Site for baptism but separate from a church
Impressionism
Addorsed
Clerestory
Baptistery
37. Space between triglyphs in a Dporic frieze carved with a relief figure
Horror Vaqui
Metope
Femmage
Constructivism
38. Exterior masonry support opposing the lateral thrust of a vault.
Butress
Art Brut
Kaaba
Constructivism
39. Movement that defined industrial design as art. Used decorative patterns that were elongated and symmetrical. Ex: Chrysler Building
Balustrade
Grisaille
Futurism
Art Deco
40. Rod in Greek mythology intertwined with serpents and magical powers. Most commonly associated with Hermes and medical symbolism
Carolingian
Kachina Dolls
Caduceus
Abstract
41. Northern American dolls of the Soutwest representing the powers and spirits living in mountains and water sources
Kachina Dolls
Byzantine
Baptistery
Metope
42. Painting on plaster
Groin Vault
Aisle
Campanile
Fresco
43. Covered walkway outdoors in a cloister - or covered walkway indoors in a church following the apse.
Installation
Baldacchino
Ambulatory
Carpet Page
44. Clothing of men and women in greece. Tunic-like
Chiton
Atrium
Earth Art/Environmental Art
Conceptual Art
45. French elements in Italian art. Focused on lavish fabric - intricate ornamentation - and brilliant color.
Hard Edge Painting
International Style
Disegno
Contraposto
46. Uses land as a medium. Great scale - simple form.
Earth Art/Environmental Art
Grisaille
Acropolis
Chiton
47. Distorted image that must be viewed in a special way or angle to be correctly perceived
Daguerreotype
De Stijl
Anamorphic Image
Futurism
48. Back to back columns with lions to indicated 4 directions
Dada
Addorsed
Disegno
Apse
49. American avant-garde movement of the 1960s that stressed the ideas of the artist rather than the final product
Conceptual Art
Atrium
Dada
Art Nouveau
50. Swelling of shaft to adjust for optical allusion
Entasis
Impressionism
Modernism
Horror Vaqui