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AP Art History Vocab
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1. A hall with a roof supported by columns. popular in Egyptian architecture.
Art Brut
Dada
Hypostyle Hall
Addorsed
2. Art movement that captured the spirit of 1850s+. After WWII - associated with formalism.
Conceptual Art
Modernism
Gigantomachy
Canon
3. Swelling of shaft to adjust for optical allusion
Aestetics
Clerestory
Minimalism
Entasis
4. Early photographic process developed by Louis Daguerre
Hypostyle Hall
Daguerreotype
Mandorla
Anamorphic Image
5. Northern American dolls of the Soutwest representing the powers and spirits living in mountains and water sources
Impressionism
Eucharist
Caduceus
Kachina Dolls
6. Modeling with light and dark in a drawing to create depth and volume
Chiaroscuro
Abstract
Apotheosis
Aestetics
7. Referring to medieval art of British Isles
Hiberno-Saxon
Maesta
Canon
Apotheosis
8. Portion of church bordering the nave - but separated from nave by columns of piers
Burin
Kachina Dolls
Aisle
Daguerreotype
9. Torso pointing in one direction and shoulders - arm -s or legs in another with weight unevenly distributed.
Groin Vault
Carolingian
Eucharist
Contraposto
10. Rule applied to proportion
Caryatid
Archivolt
Canon
Dada
11. Black cube symbolizing the center of Islam in Mecca
Caduceus
Aestetics
Kaaba
Mandorla
12. Composition made by combing various materials
Gouache
Abstract Expressionism
Collage
Cire Perdue
13. Female figure used as structural column
Cella
Caryatid
Anamorphic Image
Emblema
14. Refrence to elevation in clouds and heaven - which includes angelic and historical figures
Atrium
Minimalism
Apotheosis
Cire Perdue
15. Symbol of death -usually a skull
Clerestory
Momento Mori
Dada
Baroque
16. Late 19th cent movement that focused on synthesis of all arts in creation of natural forms that could be mass produced
Art Nouveau
Fresco
Disegno
Installation
17. First major american avant hard movement. Art expressed state of mind to evoke emotional response from the viewer
Concrete
Abstract Expressionism
Addorsed
Cartoon
18. Semi-circular form at a short end of a basilica or eastern end of the nave
Impressionism
Groin Vault
Femmage
Apse
19. Full sized preliminary sketch for a painting
Clerestory
Cartoon
Gesso
Kachina Dolls
20. Abstract painting in which the gesture is seen as the subject of the painting
Atrium
Art Brut
Action Painting
Cella
21. Using simple geometric figures rather than gestures
Action Painting
Chi-Rho-Iota
Hard Edge Painting
Eucharist
22. Covered walkway outdoors in a cloister - or covered walkway indoors in a church following the apse.
Metope
Addorsed
Ambulatory
Chiaroscuro
23. Clothing of men and women in greece. Tunic-like
Caryatid
Fauvism
Kachina Dolls
Chiton
24. Top of a columns shaft where it joints the lintel.
Action Painting
Archivolt
Capital
Hiberno-Saxon
25. Public building used for assembly. Evolved from Greek and Roman Tempe. Foundation of axial plane: entrance at short end with apse at eastern end.
Impasto
Maesta
Apotheosis
Basilica
26. Pointed tool for incising an engraving plate
Apse
Art Nouveau
Burin
Chiton
27. Rod in Greek mythology intertwined with serpents and magical powers. Most commonly associated with Hermes and medical symbolism
Altar Piece
Caduceus
Chryselephantine
Expressionism
28. A panel located above or behind the altar. Has a predella which is a shelf like base
Momento Mori
Altar Piece
Grisaille
Baldacchino
29. Led by Matisse --> color is the most important element in a painting - and it is held together by intense line and pattern
Butress
Kachina Dolls
Cubism
Fauvism
30. Site for baptism but separate from a church
Baroque
Hard Edge Painting
Baptistery
Clerestory
31. Painting technique using pigments ground in water
Aisle
Collage
Gouache
Acropolis
32. A greek chambre in the nave where a cult statue would stand. Most famous in the Parthenon
Fresco
Chi-Rho-Iota
Cella
Earth Art/Environmental Art
33. Area of a church rising above other parts. Along the nave in churches and right below the ceiling
Balustrade
Clerestory
Ambulatory
Chimera
34. Space between triglyphs in a Dporic frieze carved with a relief figure
Metope
Carolingian
Conceptual Art
Aisle
35. Post-modernist art creating an environment in a room or gallery
Atrium
Balustrade
Installation
Mandorla
36. LAte Renaissance movement in which mannerisms were used to evoke emotional expression
Mannerism
Atrium
Hiberno-Saxon
Archivolt
37. Art movement that focused on idealistic - utopian and geometric forms
Conceptual Art
Emblema
De Stijl
Maesta
38. Having to do with Charlamagne
Earth Art/Environmental Art
Butress
Carolingian
Apse
39. Theory about nature of art - expression - and beauty.
Altar Piece
Aestetics
Art Brut
International Style
40. The Italian word for a drawing
Chiton
Baptistery
Mandorla
Disegno
41. Movement that defined industrial design as art. Used decorative patterns that were elongated and symmetrical. Ex: Chrysler Building
Art Deco
Grisaille
Conceptual Art
Etching
42. American avant-garde movement of the 1960s that stressed the ideas of the artist rather than the final product
Addorsed
De Stijl
Conceptual Art
Byzantine
43. Early 20th cent movement of artists who advocated revolution against all forms of traditional values and styles.
Eucharist
Horror Vaqui
Futurism
Dada
44. Term used by Jean Dubuffet to describe art that is untaught and brutish
Jamb
Caryatid
Art Brut
Caduceus
45. Feminist college by Miriam Schaprio. Assembled fabrics associated with women - and using techniques often used by women.
Addorsed
Concrete
Basilica
Femmage
46. Medieval pages that are illuminated and decorative. Looks like cloth.
Installation
Ambulatory
Fresco
Carpet Page
47. Late 19th cent movement attempting to capture fleeting moment of nature
Fresco
Clerestory
Eucharist
Impressionism
48. Early 20th cent movement that rejected naturalistic deception of shapes and forms
Collage
Entasis
Cubism
Byzantine
49. Building material devised by ancient romans. Made of lime - volcanic sand - and gravel
Modernism
Earth Art/Environmental Art
Concrete
De Stijl
50. A sculptural medium made of ivory and gold. Known especially in the statue of Athena in the Parthenon
Aisle
Gigantomachy
Hiberno-Saxon
Chryselephantine