SUBJECTS
|
BROWSE
|
CAREER CENTER
|
POPULAR
|
JOIN
|
LOGIN
Business Skills
|
Soft Skills
|
Basic Literacy
|
Certifications
About
|
Help
|
Privacy
|
Terms
|
Email
Search
Test your basic knowledge |
AP Art History Vocab
Start Test
Study First
Subjects
:
fine-arts
,
ap
,
history
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
If you are not ready to take this test, you can
study here
.
Match each statement with the correct term.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.
This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Semi-circular form at a short end of a basilica or eastern end of the nave
Mannerism
Groin Vault
Earth Art/Environmental Art
Apse
2. Site for baptism but separate from a church
Impasto
Baptistery
Femmage
Installation
3. Lost wax method of making a bronze statue
Etching
Cire Perdue
Earth Art/Environmental Art
Momento Mori
4. A panel located above or behind the altar. Has a predella which is a shelf like base
Gesso
Altar Piece
Aestetics
Impasto
5. Associated with E.Catholic Church
Art Nouveau
Capital
Constructivism
Byzantine
6. The Italian word for a drawing
Chimera
Disegno
Minimalism
Basilica
7. Building material devised by ancient romans. Made of lime - volcanic sand - and gravel
Baldacchino
Carpet Page
Balustrade
Concrete
8. Having to do with Charlamagne
Chryselephantine
Carolingian
Encaustic
Chi-Rho-Iota
9. Rule applied to proportion
Grisaille
Canon
Eucharist
Gouache
10. Exterior masonry support opposing the lateral thrust of a vault.
Minimalism
Dada
Butress
Gesso
11. Painting technique using pigments ground in water
Installation
Gouache
Chimera
Impressionism
12. Right angle intersection of two barrel vaults
Chi-Rho-Iota
Chiton
Cella
Groin Vault
13. Late 19th cent movement attempting to capture fleeting moment of nature
Impressionism
Byzantine
Chi-Rho-Iota
Aestetics
14. Symbol of death -usually a skull
Chi-Rho-Iota
Earth Art/Environmental Art
Momento Mori
Baldacchino
15. Rod in Greek mythology intertwined with serpents and magical powers. Most commonly associated with Hermes and medical symbolism
Hypostyle Hall
Caduceus
Daguerreotype
Encaustic
16. Movement that defined industrial design as art. Used decorative patterns that were elongated and symmetrical. Ex: Chrysler Building
Metope
Art Deco
Emblema
Hiberno-Saxon
17. LAte Renaissance movement in which mannerisms were used to evoke emotional expression
Hypostyle Hall
Chiaroscuro
Baptistery
Mannerism
18. Art movement that captured the spirit of 1850s+. After WWII - associated with formalism.
Modernism
Gigantomachy
Art Deco
Dada
19. Swelling of shaft to adjust for optical allusion
Hard Edge Painting
Apse
Entasis
Byzantine
20. French elements in Italian art. Focused on lavish fabric - intricate ornamentation - and brilliant color.
Cubism
Chiton
International Style
Art Brut
21. Back to back columns with lions to indicated 4 directions
Apse
Byzantine
Mandorla
Addorsed
22. Pain mixed with hot wax - and applied to painting while still hot
Momento Mori
Chimera
Minimalism
Encaustic
23. 3 first letters in Greek spelling of Christ
Burin
Modernism
Chi-Rho-Iota
Hard Edge Painting
24. Public building used for assembly. Evolved from Greek and Roman Tempe. Foundation of axial plane: entrance at short end with apse at eastern end.
Basilica
Grisaille
Aisle
Hiberno-Saxon
25. Bell tower separate from the main church building
Minimalism
Cartoon
Campanile
Aisle
26. Engraving on a metal plate covered in a protective wax. Incised parts are etched when surface is bathed in acid.
Etching
Collage
Butress
International Style
27. Modeling with light and dark in a drawing to create depth and volume
Chiaroscuro
Carolingian
Contraposto
Impressionism
28. The wine and wafer that symbolize the last supper - literally or figuratively
Collage
Encaustic
Eucharist
Abstract
29. Northern American dolls of the Soutwest representing the powers and spirits living in mountains and water sources
Entasis
Dada
Kachina Dolls
Futurism
30. Side posts of a doorway
Aestetics
Jamb
Impressionism
Acropolis
31. Early 20th cent movement that rejected naturalistic deception of shapes and forms
Maesta
Cubism
Kachina Dolls
Disegno
32. Early 20th cent movement of artists who advocated revolution against all forms of traditional values and styles.
Capital
Futurism
Abstract Expressionism
Gouache
33. Highest point in Greek city-state - specifically Athens.
Dy Point
Metope
Carolingian
Acropolis
34. Space opens to sky in an ancient Roman house
Hypostyle Hall
Mandorla
Atrium
Chiton
35. Plaster mixed with a binding material. Sometimes to prepare wood panels for altarpieces
Gesso
Burin
Abstract Expressionism
Altar Piece
36. Row of vase shape columns with a railing on top - a decorative fence
Abstract
Futurism
Balustrade
Apse
37. A greek chambre in the nave where a cult statue would stand. Most famous in the Parthenon
Caryatid
Momento Mori
Art Deco
Cella
38. Using simple geometric figures rather than gestures
Gigantomachy
Art Brut
Hard Edge Painting
Cella
39. Painting applied with thick - heavy surfaces
Gigantomachy
Dada
Impasto
Mandorla
40. Mythological battles among greek heroes
Anamorphic Image
Gigantomachy
Aisle
Femmage
41. American art movement of 1960s. Predominantly sculptural - with a focus in a reduction to homogeneous forms.
Etching
Chryselephantine
Minimalism
Maesta
42. Engraving in which image is cut into the plate NOT with a burin - but a steel pencil like tool .
Impasto
Dy Point
Fresco
Gigantomachy
43. Term used by Jean Dubuffet to describe art that is untaught and brutish
Basilica
Art Brut
Ambulatory
Maesta
44. Referring to medieval art of British Isles
Hiberno-Saxon
Expressionism
Capital
Altar Piece
45. Female figure used as structural column
Capital
International Style
Caryatid
Horror Vaqui
46. Art movement that focused on idealistic - utopian and geometric forms
De Stijl
Dy Point
Caduceus
Apse
47. Theory about nature of art - expression - and beauty.
Anamorphic Image
Capital
Kachina Dolls
Aestetics
48. Feminist college by Miriam Schaprio. Assembled fabrics associated with women - and using techniques often used by women.
Butress
Burin
Femmage
Installation
49. 20th century modernist movement that focused on artists personal vision and its emotional impact
De Stijl
Chi-Rho-Iota
Expressionism
Earth Art/Environmental Art
50. Covered walkway outdoors in a cloister - or covered walkway indoors in a church following the apse.
Byzantine
Ambulatory
Emblema
Chiaroscuro