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AP Art History Vocab
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1. Theory about nature of art - expression - and beauty.
Daguerreotype
Carpet Page
Chimera
Aestetics
2. Right angle intersection of two barrel vaults
Contraposto
Caduceus
Groin Vault
Cire Perdue
3. Female figure used as structural column
Anamorphic Image
Caduceus
Apotheosis
Caryatid
4. Feminist college by Miriam Schaprio. Assembled fabrics associated with women - and using techniques often used by women.
Modernism
Dada
Femmage
Metope
5. Associated with E.Catholic Church
Carolingian
Fauvism
Kachina Dolls
Byzantine
6. A panel located above or behind the altar. Has a predella which is a shelf like base
Action Painting
Dy Point
Art Nouveau
Altar Piece
7. Area of a church rising above other parts. Along the nave in churches and right below the ceiling
Apse
Clerestory
Concrete
Modernism
8. Rule applied to proportion
Jamb
Dada
Canon
Balustrade
9. Late 19th cent movement attempting to capture fleeting moment of nature
Chimera
Chryselephantine
Impressionism
Femmage
10. Name of an image that depicts an anthroned virgin mary and baby jesus
Maesta
Dada
Basilica
Burin
11. French elements in Italian art. Focused on lavish fabric - intricate ornamentation - and brilliant color.
Baptistery
International Style
Apse
Aisle
12. Rod in Greek mythology intertwined with serpents and magical powers. Most commonly associated with Hermes and medical symbolism
Eucharist
Caduceus
Butress
Kaaba
13. Space opens to sky in an ancient Roman house
Daguerreotype
Atrium
Chi-Rho-Iota
Contraposto
14. American avant-garde movement of the 1960s that stressed the ideas of the artist rather than the final product
Chiton
Archivolt
Basilica
Conceptual Art
15. Full sized preliminary sketch for a painting
Clerestory
Disegno
Caryatid
Cartoon
16. Highest point in Greek city-state - specifically Athens.
Daguerreotype
Acropolis
Caduceus
Contraposto
17. Post-modernist art creating an environment in a room or gallery
Installation
Hypostyle Hall
Dada
Hard Edge Painting
18. Late 19th cent movement that focused on synthesis of all arts in creation of natural forms that could be mass produced
Kachina Dolls
Art Nouveau
Mandorla
Action Painting
19. Top of a columns shaft where it joints the lintel.
Kachina Dolls
Impressionism
Basilica
Capital
20. Early photographic process developed by Louis Daguerre
Carpet Page
Fauvism
Daguerreotype
Kachina Dolls
21. American art movement of 1960s. Predominantly sculptural - with a focus in a reduction to homogeneous forms.
Art Deco
Constructivism
Minimalism
Hiberno-Saxon
22. Covered walkway outdoors in a cloister - or covered walkway indoors in a church following the apse.
Ambulatory
Altar Piece
Fresco
Encaustic
23. LAte Renaissance movement in which mannerisms were used to evoke emotional expression
Cubism
Atrium
Mannerism
Art Nouveau
24. Art movement that focused on idealistic - utopian and geometric forms
Burin
De Stijl
Carpet Page
Balustrade
25. Engraving in which image is cut into the plate NOT with a burin - but a steel pencil like tool .
Canon
Dy Point
Gigantomachy
Chimera
26. Art movement in response to nihilism and horror of WWI. Rejection of art and civilizations that produced it in favor of the absurd
Emblema
Dada
Gigantomachy
Eucharist
27. Bell tower separate from the main church building
Balustrade
Campanile
Clerestory
Jamb
28. Composition made by combing various materials
Conceptual Art
Collage
Dada
Abstract Expressionism
29. Modeling with light and dark in a drawing to create depth and volume
Chiaroscuro
Baldacchino
Modernism
Kachina Dolls
30. A sculptural medium made of ivory and gold. Known especially in the statue of Athena in the Parthenon
Disegno
Cella
Chryselephantine
Cartoon
31. Painting applied with thick - heavy surfaces
Mandorla
Conceptual Art
Impasto
Kaaba
32. A greek chambre in the nave where a cult statue would stand. Most famous in the Parthenon
Baroque
Cella
Gesso
Carolingian
33. Portion of church bordering the nave - but separated from nave by columns of piers
Aisle
Installation
Caduceus
Horror Vaqui
34. Referring to medieval art of British Isles
Hiberno-Saxon
Fauvism
Ambulatory
Groin Vault
35. Torso pointing in one direction and shoulders - arm -s or legs in another with weight unevenly distributed.
Disegno
Contraposto
Entasis
Daguerreotype
36. Engraving on a metal plate covered in a protective wax. Incised parts are etched when surface is bathed in acid.
Baldacchino
Grisaille
Etching
Chryselephantine
37. Public building used for assembly. Evolved from Greek and Roman Tempe. Foundation of axial plane: entrance at short end with apse at eastern end.
Grisaille
Modernism
Campanile
Basilica
38. The wine and wafer that symbolize the last supper - literally or figuratively
Eucharist
Clerestory
Kaaba
Anamorphic Image
39. Movement that defined industrial design as art. Used decorative patterns that were elongated and symmetrical. Ex: Chrysler Building
Fauvism
Art Deco
Abstract Expressionism
Altar Piece
40. Black cube symbolizing the center of Islam in Mecca
Cubism
Dada
Eucharist
Kaaba
41. Swelling of shaft to adjust for optical allusion
Entasis
Action Painting
Butress
Cella
42. Row of vase shape columns with a railing on top - a decorative fence
Aisle
Butress
Balustrade
Gouache
43. Greek monster with head and body of a lion - trail of a serpant/dragon - and 2nd head of a goat from the butt
Conceptual Art
Maesta
Chimera
Cire Perdue
44. 3 first letters in Greek spelling of Christ
Caduceus
Chi-Rho-Iota
Gesso
International Style
45. 20th century modernist movement that focused on artists personal vision and its emotional impact
Expressionism
Burin
Collage
Capital
46. Abstract painting in which the gesture is seen as the subject of the painting
Grisaille
Chiaroscuro
Altar Piece
Action Painting
47. Alomd shaped glory surrounding christ figure on tympanum.
Mandorla
Clerestory
Futurism
Hypostyle Hall
48. Painting on plaster
Disegno
Futurism
Fresco
Art Brut
49. First major american avant hard movement. Art expressed state of mind to evoke emotional response from the viewer
Hiberno-Saxon
Clerestory
Aisle
Abstract Expressionism
50. Northern American dolls of the Soutwest representing the powers and spirits living in mountains and water sources
Carolingian
Jamb
Cire Perdue
Kachina Dolls