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AP Art History Vocab
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1. 3 first letters in Greek spelling of Christ
Chi-Rho-Iota
Kachina Dolls
Cartoon
Carolingian
2. Early 20th cent movement that rejected naturalistic deception of shapes and forms
Hard Edge Painting
Daguerreotype
Baptistery
Cubism
3. Led by Matisse --> color is the most important element in a painting - and it is held together by intense line and pattern
Fauvism
Cubism
Maesta
Chiton
4. Movement that defined industrial design as art. Used decorative patterns that were elongated and symmetrical. Ex: Chrysler Building
Art Deco
Baptistery
Ambulatory
Metope
5. Mythological battles among greek heroes
Art Deco
Gigantomachy
Cella
Emblema
6. Plaster mixed with a binding material. Sometimes to prepare wood panels for altarpieces
Apse
Gesso
Chi-Rho-Iota
Encaustic
7. Engraving on a metal plate covered in a protective wax. Incised parts are etched when surface is bathed in acid.
Etching
Metope
Art Deco
Archivolt
8. Back to back columns with lions to indicated 4 directions
Addorsed
Mannerism
Baptistery
Aisle
9. Semi-circular form at a short end of a basilica or eastern end of the nave
Apse
Concrete
Ambulatory
Fauvism
10. Early 20th cent movement of artists who advocated revolution against all forms of traditional values and styles.
Femmage
Campanile
Futurism
Gouache
11. Concentric bands on arch of church
Abstract Expressionism
Archivolt
Caryatid
Mannerism
12. Rule applied to proportion
Eucharist
Modernism
Canon
Butress
13. Late 19th cent movement that focused on synthesis of all arts in creation of natural forms that could be mass produced
Art Nouveau
Clerestory
Grisaille
Atrium
14. Medieval pages that are illuminated and decorative. Looks like cloth.
Carpet Page
Byzantine
Collage
Constructivism
15. Building material devised by ancient romans. Made of lime - volcanic sand - and gravel
De Stijl
Modernism
Cartoon
Concrete
16. Distorted image that must be viewed in a special way or angle to be correctly perceived
Momento Mori
Entasis
Hiberno-Saxon
Anamorphic Image
17. Painting technique using pigments ground in water
Chiaroscuro
Canon
Gouache
De Stijl
18. Full sized preliminary sketch for a painting
Cartoon
Dy Point
Groin Vault
Baptistery
19. Black cube symbolizing the center of Islam in Mecca
Campanile
Butress
Kaaba
Carpet Page
20. Referring to medieval art of British Isles
Contraposto
Carolingian
Hiberno-Saxon
Aisle
21. Engraving in which image is cut into the plate NOT with a burin - but a steel pencil like tool .
Dy Point
Entasis
Constructivism
Carolingian
22. Elaborate - flowery - grandoise art and architecture. Associated with rococo design --> elegant furniture - ornamental mirrors - and extravagant detail.
Grisaille
Baroque
Futurism
Disegno
23. Early photographic process developed by Louis Daguerre
Daguerreotype
Entasis
Hard Edge Painting
Art Brut
24. Refrence to elevation in clouds and heaven - which includes angelic and historical figures
Caryatid
Apotheosis
Disegno
Chi-Rho-Iota
25. Art emphasizing derived character with visual reference to objects in nature.
Hypostyle Hall
Altar Piece
Abstract
Acropolis
26. Highest point in Greek city-state - specifically Athens.
Chiton
Mandorla
Baptistery
Acropolis
27. French elements in Italian art. Focused on lavish fabric - intricate ornamentation - and brilliant color.
Burin
International Style
Entasis
Art Deco
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.
Caduceus
Contraposto
Fresco
Basilica
29. Lost wax method of making a bronze statue
Capital
Cartoon
Jamb
Cire Perdue
30. A panel located above or behind the altar. Has a predella which is a shelf like base
Impressionism
Altar Piece
Apse
Gigantomachy
31. Area of a church rising above other parts. Along the nave in churches and right below the ceiling
Carolingian
Abstract
Art Nouveau
Clerestory
32. Side posts of a doorway
International Style
Conceptual Art
Jamb
Hiberno-Saxon
33. Name of an image that depicts an anthroned virgin mary and baby jesus
Maesta
Emblema
Groin Vault
Anamorphic Image
34. Torso pointing in one direction and shoulders - arm -s or legs in another with weight unevenly distributed.
Chi-Rho-Iota
Futurism
Contraposto
Grisaille
35. 'Fear of empty space' meaning total covering of space with pattern. Popular in ISlamic and Hiberno Saxon art
Horror Vaqui
Impasto
Maesta
Atrium
36. American art movement of 1960s. Predominantly sculptural - with a focus in a reduction to homogeneous forms.
Abstract
Art Nouveau
Minimalism
Installation
37. Modeling with light and dark in a drawing to create depth and volume
Canon
Chiaroscuro
Abstract Expressionism
Grisaille
38. American avant-garde movement of the 1960s that stressed the ideas of the artist rather than the final product
Conceptual Art
Basilica
Acropolis
Altar Piece
39. Northern American dolls of the Soutwest representing the powers and spirits living in mountains and water sources
Fresco
Kachina Dolls
Altar Piece
Burin
40. Portion of church bordering the nave - but separated from nave by columns of piers
Altar Piece
Maesta
Aisle
Concrete
41. Pointed tool for incising an engraving plate
De Stijl
Burin
Cella
Cire Perdue
42. Post-modernist art creating an environment in a room or gallery
Installation
Acropolis
Canon
Horror Vaqui
43. A greek chambre in the nave where a cult statue would stand. Most famous in the Parthenon
Conceptual Art
Dy Point
Cella
Ambulatory
44. Canopy on Columns. Most often seen over an altar - st.Peters
International Style
Baptistery
Baldacchino
Clerestory
45. Female figure used as structural column
Baptistery
Caryatid
Cire Perdue
Dy Point
46. Using simple geometric figures rather than gestures
Chiton
Altar Piece
Hard Edge Painting
Cartoon
47. Having to do with Charlamagne
Art Nouveau
Atrium
Carolingian
Chi-Rho-Iota
48. Painting on plaster
Fresco
Mannerism
Gouache
Kaaba
49. The wine and wafer that symbolize the last supper - literally or figuratively
Metope
Aestetics
Eucharist
Installation
50. Art movement that focused on idealistic - utopian and geometric forms
De Stijl
Etching
Constructivism
Baptistery