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AP Art History Vocab
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1. Exterior masonry support opposing the lateral thrust of a vault.
Art Deco
Apse
Installation
Butress
2. Art emphasizing derived character with visual reference to objects in nature.
Expressionism
Chimera
Cartoon
Abstract
3. Engraving on a metal plate covered in a protective wax. Incised parts are etched when surface is bathed in acid.
Expressionism
Art Brut
Etching
Gouache
4. A sculptural medium made of ivory and gold. Known especially in the statue of Athena in the Parthenon
Conceptual Art
Horror Vaqui
Chryselephantine
Collage
5. Late 19th cent movement attempting to capture fleeting moment of nature
Impressionism
Contraposto
Horror Vaqui
Altar Piece
6. Painting on plaster
Fresco
Chiaroscuro
Hard Edge Painting
Byzantine
7. Distorted image that must be viewed in a special way or angle to be correctly perceived
Hiberno-Saxon
Jamb
Anamorphic Image
Gesso
8. Female figure used as structural column
Dada
Clerestory
Caryatid
Cire Perdue
9. Modeling with light and dark in a drawing to create depth and volume
Chiaroscuro
Baldacchino
Hypostyle Hall
Acropolis
10. Plaster mixed with a binding material. Sometimes to prepare wood panels for altarpieces
Ambulatory
Baroque
Caryatid
Gesso
11. French elements in Italian art. Focused on lavish fabric - intricate ornamentation - and brilliant color.
Aisle
International Style
Concrete
Ambulatory
12. Grays and monochrome used to shade a painting. Most frequently in outer sides of altarpieces
Maesta
Grisaille
Art Deco
Cartoon
13. Northern American dolls of the Soutwest representing the powers and spirits living in mountains and water sources
International Style
Concrete
Hard Edge Painting
Kachina Dolls
14. Covered walkway outdoors in a cloister - or covered walkway indoors in a church following the apse.
Kaaba
Ambulatory
Maesta
Fresco
15. The Italian word for a drawing
Disegno
Groin Vault
Collage
Chi-Rho-Iota
16. Feminist college by Miriam Schaprio. Assembled fabrics associated with women - and using techniques often used by women.
Dada
Femmage
Chiton
Baldacchino
17. Refrence to elevation in clouds and heaven - which includes angelic and historical figures
Apotheosis
Caryatid
Conceptual Art
Fauvism
18. Pain mixed with hot wax - and applied to painting while still hot
Dada
Gesso
Action Painting
Encaustic
19. Public building used for assembly. Evolved from Greek and Roman Tempe. Foundation of axial plane: entrance at short end with apse at eastern end.
Aestetics
Basilica
De Stijl
Aisle
20. Area of a church rising above other parts. Along the nave in churches and right below the ceiling
Conceptual Art
Groin Vault
Clerestory
Mandorla
21. Back to back columns with lions to indicated 4 directions
Apotheosis
Dada
Constructivism
Addorsed
22. Referring to medieval art of British Isles
Chiaroscuro
Hiberno-Saxon
Cire Perdue
Disegno
23. Painting technique using pigments ground in water
Aisle
Abstract Expressionism
Gouache
Basilica
24. Movement dominated by Naum Gabo. Building structures piece by piece rather than by modeling. Using volume of space and mass
Basilica
Metope
Constructivism
Jamb
25. Painting applied with thick - heavy surfaces
Art Nouveau
Entasis
Impasto
Gesso
26. A hall with a roof supported by columns. popular in Egyptian architecture.
Carolingian
Contraposto
Hypostyle Hall
Abstract
27. Mythological battles among greek heroes
Modernism
Gigantomachy
Caduceus
Mannerism
28. A greek chambre in the nave where a cult statue would stand. Most famous in the Parthenon
Fauvism
Hard Edge Painting
Anamorphic Image
Cella
29. A panel located above or behind the altar. Has a predella which is a shelf like base
Altar Piece
Gesso
Concrete
Campanile
30. 20th century modernist movement that focused on artists personal vision and its emotional impact
Art Deco
Expressionism
Caduceus
Etching
31. Canopy on Columns. Most often seen over an altar - st.Peters
Momento Mori
Installation
Gigantomachy
Baldacchino
32. Rod in Greek mythology intertwined with serpents and magical powers. Most commonly associated with Hermes and medical symbolism
Butress
Caduceus
Impressionism
Burin
33. Symbol of death -usually a skull
Concrete
Momento Mori
Chi-Rho-Iota
Butress
34. Post-modernist art creating an environment in a room or gallery
Femmage
Installation
Fresco
Chi-Rho-Iota
35. Lost wax method of making a bronze statue
De Stijl
Earth Art/Environmental Art
Disegno
Cire Perdue
36. Rule applied to proportion
Canon
Impasto
Impressionism
Disegno
37. Late 19th cent movement that focused on synthesis of all arts in creation of natural forms that could be mass produced
Art Nouveau
Femmage
Action Painting
Encaustic
38. 3 first letters in Greek spelling of Christ
Chi-Rho-Iota
Encaustic
Ambulatory
Daguerreotype
39. Early 20th cent movement of artists who advocated revolution against all forms of traditional values and styles.
Archivolt
Futurism
Impressionism
Emblema
40. American avant-garde movement of the 1960s that stressed the ideas of the artist rather than the final product
Conceptual Art
Action Painting
Canon
Kaaba
41. Full sized preliminary sketch for a painting
Carpet Page
Cartoon
Abstract Expressionism
Caduceus
42. Theory about nature of art - expression - and beauty.
Eucharist
Aestetics
Grisaille
Capital
43. Space opens to sky in an ancient Roman house
Fauvism
Grisaille
Constructivism
Atrium
44. Associated with E.Catholic Church
Abstract Expressionism
Groin Vault
Byzantine
Addorsed
45. Black cube symbolizing the center of Islam in Mecca
Conceptual Art
Kaaba
Butress
Etching
46. 'Fear of empty space' meaning total covering of space with pattern. Popular in ISlamic and Hiberno Saxon art
Horror Vaqui
Addorsed
Aestetics
Encaustic
47. Movement that defined industrial design as art. Used decorative patterns that were elongated and symmetrical. Ex: Chrysler Building
Fresco
Baptistery
Art Deco
Canon
48. Name of an image that depicts an anthroned virgin mary and baby jesus
Maesta
Caduceus
Conceptual Art
Baptistery
49. American art movement of 1960s. Predominantly sculptural - with a focus in a reduction to homogeneous forms.
Disegno
Kaaba
Minimalism
Burin
50. Side posts of a doorway
Jamb
Grisaille
Gouache
Apotheosis
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