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AP Art History Vocab
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1. Art movement that focused on idealistic - utopian and geometric forms
Entasis
Abstract
Fresco
De Stijl
2. Term used by Jean Dubuffet to describe art that is untaught and brutish
Art Brut
Jamb
Ambulatory
Addorsed
3. Abstract painting in which the gesture is seen as the subject of the painting
Action Painting
Ambulatory
Mannerism
Earth Art/Environmental Art
4. Clothing of men and women in greece. Tunic-like
Fauvism
Chiton
Minimalism
Gigantomachy
5. Modeling with light and dark in a drawing to create depth and volume
Conceptual Art
Art Deco
Chiaroscuro
Archivolt
6. Pain mixed with hot wax - and applied to painting while still hot
Byzantine
Kaaba
Dy Point
Encaustic
7. Symbol of death -usually a skull
Chimera
Momento Mori
Caduceus
Baroque
8. Bell tower separate from the main church building
Ambulatory
Mannerism
Acropolis
Campanile
9. Concentric bands on arch of church
Chimera
Addorsed
Archivolt
Clerestory
10. Swelling of shaft to adjust for optical allusion
Impasto
Entasis
Byzantine
Atrium
11. Rod in Greek mythology intertwined with serpents and magical powers. Most commonly associated with Hermes and medical symbolism
Abstract Expressionism
Caduceus
Carpet Page
Balustrade
12. Exterior masonry support opposing the lateral thrust of a vault.
Chiaroscuro
Groin Vault
Butress
Basilica
13. Torso pointing in one direction and shoulders - arm -s or legs in another with weight unevenly distributed.
De Stijl
Contraposto
Femmage
Fresco
14. Space opens to sky in an ancient Roman house
Collage
Grisaille
Atrium
De Stijl
15. Central section of a mosaic
Minimalism
Cella
Emblema
Installation
16. Greek monster with head and body of a lion - trail of a serpant/dragon - and 2nd head of a goat from the butt
Gouache
Chimera
Horror Vaqui
Cartoon
17. Late 19th cent movement that focused on synthesis of all arts in creation of natural forms that could be mass produced
Fauvism
Expressionism
Art Nouveau
Daguerreotype
18. Early 20th cent movement that rejected naturalistic deception of shapes and forms
Chiton
Cubism
Hiberno-Saxon
Concrete
19. Early 20th cent movement of artists who advocated revolution against all forms of traditional values and styles.
Butress
Metope
Capital
Futurism
20. American art movement of 1960s. Predominantly sculptural - with a focus in a reduction to homogeneous forms.
Cartoon
Minimalism
Impasto
Futurism
21. The Italian word for a drawing
Kaaba
Campanile
Disegno
Aisle
22. A greek chambre in the nave where a cult statue would stand. Most famous in the Parthenon
Cella
Kachina Dolls
Campanile
Chimera
23. Uses land as a medium. Great scale - simple form.
Gigantomachy
Baldacchino
Clerestory
Earth Art/Environmental Art
24. Right angle intersection of two barrel vaults
Minimalism
Groin Vault
Caduceus
Contraposto
25. Alomd shaped glory surrounding christ figure on tympanum.
Anamorphic Image
Mandorla
Chryselephantine
Art Deco
26. Black cube symbolizing the center of Islam in Mecca
Kaaba
Jamb
Conceptual Art
Chryselephantine
27. Rule applied to proportion
De Stijl
Groin Vault
Chiaroscuro
Canon
28. Female figure used as structural column
Action Painting
Cire Perdue
Earth Art/Environmental Art
Caryatid
29. Northern American dolls of the Soutwest representing the powers and spirits living in mountains and water sources
Cella
Kachina Dolls
Encaustic
Canon
30. Mythological battles among greek heroes
Chi-Rho-Iota
Gigantomachy
Eucharist
Fresco
31. Top of a columns shaft where it joints the lintel.
Chryselephantine
Capital
Caduceus
Expressionism
32. LAte Renaissance movement in which mannerisms were used to evoke emotional expression
Gouache
Mannerism
Contraposto
International Style
33. Highest point in Greek city-state - specifically Athens.
Fauvism
Acropolis
Art Deco
Jamb
34. Covered walkway outdoors in a cloister - or covered walkway indoors in a church following the apse.
Carpet Page
Etching
Daguerreotype
Ambulatory
35. French elements in Italian art. Focused on lavish fabric - intricate ornamentation - and brilliant color.
Dada
Acropolis
International Style
Addorsed
36. Area of a church rising above other parts. Along the nave in churches and right below the ceiling
Cella
Baroque
Modernism
Clerestory
37. Art movement that captured the spirit of 1850s+. After WWII - associated with formalism.
Installation
Byzantine
Modernism
Abstract
38. Side posts of a doorway
Etching
Jamb
Cella
Dada
39. Medieval pages that are illuminated and decorative. Looks like cloth.
Impressionism
Altar Piece
Carpet Page
Futurism
40. A panel located above or behind the altar. Has a predella which is a shelf like base
Altar Piece
Chimera
Atrium
Collage
41. Back to back columns with lions to indicated 4 directions
Emblema
Addorsed
Grisaille
Kaaba
42. Pointed tool for incising an engraving plate
Art Deco
Caduceus
Contraposto
Burin
43. Early photographic process developed by Louis Daguerre
Emblema
Metope
Clerestory
Daguerreotype
44. Refrence to elevation in clouds and heaven - which includes angelic and historical figures
Burin
Apotheosis
Chryselephantine
Capital
45. Referring to medieval art of British Isles
Campanile
Impasto
Constructivism
Hiberno-Saxon
46. 3 first letters in Greek spelling of Christ
Chi-Rho-Iota
Acropolis
Grisaille
Horror Vaqui
47. Having to do with Charlamagne
Horror Vaqui
Carolingian
Butress
Mandorla
48. Portion of church bordering the nave - but separated from nave by columns of piers
Encaustic
Aisle
Aestetics
Abstract
49. Full sized preliminary sketch for a painting
Femmage
Groin Vault
Horror Vaqui
Cartoon
50. First major american avant hard movement. Art expressed state of mind to evoke emotional response from the viewer
Daguerreotype
Constructivism
Gouache
Abstract Expressionism