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AP Art History Vocab
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1. Associated with E.Catholic Church
Momento Mori
Impressionism
Byzantine
Burin
2. Composition made by combing various materials
Impressionism
Collage
Dy Point
Art Nouveau
3. LAte Renaissance movement in which mannerisms were used to evoke emotional expression
Mannerism
Art Brut
Aisle
Aestetics
4. Portion of church bordering the nave - but separated from nave by columns of piers
Chiaroscuro
Basilica
Futurism
Aisle
5. Painting applied with thick - heavy surfaces
Cire Perdue
Mandorla
Acropolis
Impasto
6. Black cube symbolizing the center of Islam in Mecca
Cire Perdue
Kaaba
Atrium
Altar Piece
7. Post-modernist art creating an environment in a room or gallery
Installation
Carpet Page
Chiaroscuro
Impasto
8. Public building used for assembly. Evolved from Greek and Roman Tempe. Foundation of axial plane: entrance at short end with apse at eastern end.
Encaustic
Dy Point
Basilica
Mandorla
9. Row of vase shape columns with a railing on top - a decorative fence
Aisle
Balustrade
Carpet Page
Metope
10. Engraving on a metal plate covered in a protective wax. Incised parts are etched when surface is bathed in acid.
Apotheosis
Expressionism
Capital
Etching
11. Space between triglyphs in a Dporic frieze carved with a relief figure
Metope
Mannerism
Capital
Gesso
12. 20th century modernist movement that focused on artists personal vision and its emotional impact
Anamorphic Image
Impressionism
Expressionism
Mandorla
13. Mythological battles among greek heroes
Impasto
Caduceus
Gigantomachy
Canon
14. Modeling with light and dark in a drawing to create depth and volume
Fauvism
Chiaroscuro
Carolingian
Gouache
15. Clothing of men and women in greece. Tunic-like
Atrium
Daguerreotype
Action Painting
Chiton
16. Pain mixed with hot wax - and applied to painting while still hot
Kaaba
Impressionism
Encaustic
Altar Piece
17. Torso pointing in one direction and shoulders - arm -s or legs in another with weight unevenly distributed.
Ambulatory
Contraposto
Clerestory
Concrete
18. Feminist college by Miriam Schaprio. Assembled fabrics associated with women - and using techniques often used by women.
Etching
Groin Vault
Butress
Femmage
19. Exterior masonry support opposing the lateral thrust of a vault.
Modernism
Butress
Abstract
Abstract Expressionism
20. Painting technique using pigments ground in water
Atrium
Contraposto
Jamb
Gouache
21. A sculptural medium made of ivory and gold. Known especially in the statue of Athena in the Parthenon
Campanile
Fauvism
Chryselephantine
Clerestory
22. Covered walkway outdoors in a cloister - or covered walkway indoors in a church following the apse.
Ambulatory
Cubism
Aisle
Mannerism
23. Early photographic process developed by Louis Daguerre
Abstract
Daguerreotype
Impasto
Modernism
24. Symbol of death -usually a skull
Atrium
Impasto
Baldacchino
Momento Mori
25. Abstract painting in which the gesture is seen as the subject of the painting
Chiton
Action Painting
Apse
Constructivism
26. Referring to medieval art of British Isles
Action Painting
Maesta
Altar Piece
Hiberno-Saxon
27. Late 19th cent movement attempting to capture fleeting moment of nature
Acropolis
Cartoon
Collage
Impressionism
28. Using simple geometric figures rather than gestures
Butress
Collage
Chiton
Hard Edge Painting
29. A greek chambre in the nave where a cult statue would stand. Most famous in the Parthenon
Abstract Expressionism
Kachina Dolls
Cella
Caduceus
30. Engraving in which image is cut into the plate NOT with a burin - but a steel pencil like tool .
Aisle
Kaaba
Dy Point
Atrium
31. Distorted image that must be viewed in a special way or angle to be correctly perceived
Acropolis
Momento Mori
Caduceus
Anamorphic Image
32. Semi-circular form at a short end of a basilica or eastern end of the nave
Campanile
Kaaba
Apse
Cubism
33. Building material devised by ancient romans. Made of lime - volcanic sand - and gravel
Acropolis
Installation
Ambulatory
Concrete
34. The wine and wafer that symbolize the last supper - literally or figuratively
Emblema
Eucharist
Impressionism
Abstract
35. Greek monster with head and body of a lion - trail of a serpant/dragon - and 2nd head of a goat from the butt
Etching
Mannerism
Chi-Rho-Iota
Chimera
36. Highest point in Greek city-state - specifically Athens.
Acropolis
Art Brut
Dy Point
Baroque
37. Elaborate - flowery - grandoise art and architecture. Associated with rococo design --> elegant furniture - ornamental mirrors - and extravagant detail.
Kachina Dolls
Baroque
Apotheosis
Cartoon
38. Northern American dolls of the Soutwest representing the powers and spirits living in mountains and water sources
Fauvism
Groin Vault
Acropolis
Kachina Dolls
39. Swelling of shaft to adjust for optical allusion
Conceptual Art
Campanile
Kaaba
Entasis
40. Central section of a mosaic
Contraposto
Emblema
Horror Vaqui
Momento Mori
41. Grays and monochrome used to shade a painting. Most frequently in outer sides of altarpieces
Hiberno-Saxon
Impressionism
Grisaille
Addorsed
42. Painting on plaster
Action Painting
Art Deco
Constructivism
Fresco
43. Early 20th cent movement of artists who advocated revolution against all forms of traditional values and styles.
Fresco
Jamb
Futurism
Gouache
44. Name of an image that depicts an anthroned virgin mary and baby jesus
Impressionism
Maesta
Carolingian
Modernism
45. A panel located above or behind the altar. Has a predella which is a shelf like base
Altar Piece
Etching
Eucharist
Expressionism
46. Late 19th cent movement that focused on synthesis of all arts in creation of natural forms that could be mass produced
Concrete
Capital
Art Nouveau
Hypostyle Hall
47. French elements in Italian art. Focused on lavish fabric - intricate ornamentation - and brilliant color.
Minimalism
Gouache
International Style
Cire Perdue
48. A hall with a roof supported by columns. popular in Egyptian architecture.
Campanile
Abstract Expressionism
Hypostyle Hall
Encaustic
49. Top of a columns shaft where it joints the lintel.
Apotheosis
Collage
Jamb
Capital
50. Art movement that focused on idealistic - utopian and geometric forms
Dy Point
De Stijl
Maesta
Modernism