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AP Art History Vocab
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1. Rod in Greek mythology intertwined with serpents and magical powers. Most commonly associated with Hermes and medical symbolism
Apse
Hiberno-Saxon
Caduceus
Altar Piece
2. Back to back columns with lions to indicated 4 directions
Campanile
Etching
Hypostyle Hall
Addorsed
3. 20th century modernist movement that focused on artists personal vision and its emotional impact
Disegno
Daguerreotype
Expressionism
Campanile
4. Name of an image that depicts an anthroned virgin mary and baby jesus
Groin Vault
Maesta
Mannerism
Cubism
5. American art movement of 1960s. Predominantly sculptural - with a focus in a reduction to homogeneous forms.
Minimalism
Chi-Rho-Iota
Gigantomachy
Metope
6. Building material devised by ancient romans. Made of lime - volcanic sand - and gravel
Horror Vaqui
Carpet Page
Apotheosis
Concrete
7. Art movement that captured the spirit of 1850s+. After WWII - associated with formalism.
Modernism
Cire Perdue
International Style
Grisaille
8. Clothing of men and women in greece. Tunic-like
Gigantomachy
Chiton
Minimalism
Archivolt
9. A hall with a roof supported by columns. popular in Egyptian architecture.
Eucharist
Hypostyle Hall
Chryselephantine
Fresco
10. LAte Renaissance movement in which mannerisms were used to evoke emotional expression
Mannerism
Acropolis
Apse
Carpet Page
11. The wine and wafer that symbolize the last supper - literally or figuratively
Baldacchino
Dy Point
Impasto
Eucharist
12. Exterior masonry support opposing the lateral thrust of a vault.
Concrete
Cella
Butress
Carpet Page
13. Feminist college by Miriam Schaprio. Assembled fabrics associated with women - and using techniques often used by women.
Acropolis
Abstract Expressionism
Gigantomachy
Femmage
14. Rule applied to proportion
Impasto
Canon
Installation
Mandorla
15. Theory about nature of art - expression - and beauty.
Eucharist
Apse
Aestetics
Addorsed
16. Term used by Jean Dubuffet to describe art that is untaught and brutish
Art Brut
Art Nouveau
Apse
Maesta
17. Northern American dolls of the Soutwest representing the powers and spirits living in mountains and water sources
Kachina Dolls
Hiberno-Saxon
Action Painting
Campanile
18. First major american avant hard movement. Art expressed state of mind to evoke emotional response from the viewer
Fauvism
Atrium
Abstract Expressionism
Basilica
19. Associated with E.Catholic Church
De Stijl
Aestetics
Byzantine
Apotheosis
20. Row of vase shape columns with a railing on top - a decorative fence
Clerestory
Balustrade
Altar Piece
Mannerism
21. Black cube symbolizing the center of Islam in Mecca
Kaaba
Momento Mori
Futurism
Femmage
22. Space opens to sky in an ancient Roman house
Atrium
Femmage
Byzantine
Groin Vault
23. Semi-circular form at a short end of a basilica or eastern end of the nave
Contraposto
De Stijl
Apse
Disegno
24. Central section of a mosaic
Kaaba
Impasto
Archivolt
Emblema
25. Engraving in which image is cut into the plate NOT with a burin - but a steel pencil like tool .
Chimera
Grisaille
Dy Point
Emblema
26. Site for baptism but separate from a church
Emblema
Earth Art/Environmental Art
Baptistery
Encaustic
27. Female figure used as structural column
Caryatid
Cubism
Metope
Gesso
28. 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
Maesta
Earth Art/Environmental Art
Aisle
29. Refrence to elevation in clouds and heaven - which includes angelic and historical figures
Entasis
Impressionism
Chryselephantine
Apotheosis
30. A panel located above or behind the altar. Has a predella which is a shelf like base
Altar Piece
Ambulatory
Baroque
Fauvism
31. Top of a columns shaft where it joints the lintel.
Capital
Femmage
Art Nouveau
Encaustic
32. Uses land as a medium. Great scale - simple form.
Groin Vault
Earth Art/Environmental Art
Dy Point
Chimera
33. French elements in Italian art. Focused on lavish fabric - intricate ornamentation - and brilliant color.
Chiaroscuro
International Style
Encaustic
Hard Edge Painting
34. Highest point in Greek city-state - specifically Athens.
Baroque
Acropolis
Fauvism
Chiton
35. Elaborate - flowery - grandoise art and architecture. Associated with rococo design --> elegant furniture - ornamental mirrors - and extravagant detail.
Baroque
Dy Point
Femmage
Cartoon
36. Post-modernist art creating an environment in a room or gallery
Eucharist
Installation
Ambulatory
Chryselephantine
37. The Italian word for a drawing
Disegno
Momento Mori
Contraposto
Femmage
38. Composition made by combing various materials
Abstract
Collage
De Stijl
Basilica
39. Portion of church bordering the nave - but separated from nave by columns of piers
Aisle
Kachina Dolls
Gesso
Apotheosis
40. Greek monster with head and body of a lion - trail of a serpant/dragon - and 2nd head of a goat from the butt
Entasis
Chimera
Aestetics
Baldacchino
41. Art emphasizing derived character with visual reference to objects in nature.
Fauvism
International Style
Abstract
Earth Art/Environmental Art
42. Distorted image that must be viewed in a special way or angle to be correctly perceived
Installation
Clerestory
Art Brut
Anamorphic Image
43. Painting applied with thick - heavy surfaces
Impasto
Hard Edge Painting
Fauvism
Art Nouveau
44. Medieval pages that are illuminated and decorative. Looks like cloth.
Horror Vaqui
Futurism
Carpet Page
Atrium
45. Early 20th cent movement of artists who advocated revolution against all forms of traditional values and styles.
Hard Edge Painting
Mannerism
Futurism
Atrium
46. A greek chambre in the nave where a cult statue would stand. Most famous in the Parthenon
Horror Vaqui
Balustrade
Groin Vault
Cella
47. Early 20th cent movement that rejected naturalistic deception of shapes and forms
Chiton
Cubism
Etching
Caryatid
48. Painting on plaster
Art Deco
Art Nouveau
Ambulatory
Fresco
49. Early photographic process developed by Louis Daguerre
Baldacchino
Jamb
Chiaroscuro
Daguerreotype
50. Having to do with Charlamagne
Entasis
Byzantine
Carolingian
Collage
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