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AP Art History Vocab
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1. Female figure used as structural column
Emblema
Caryatid
Hiberno-Saxon
Chryselephantine
2. 'Fear of empty space' meaning total covering of space with pattern. Popular in ISlamic and Hiberno Saxon art
Basilica
Horror Vaqui
Apse
Impasto
3. Plaster mixed with a binding material. Sometimes to prepare wood panels for altarpieces
Anamorphic Image
Gouache
Addorsed
Gesso
4. Term used by Jean Dubuffet to describe art that is untaught and brutish
Disegno
Fauvism
Art Brut
Installation
5. Art movement that captured the spirit of 1850s+. After WWII - associated with formalism.
Chryselephantine
Jamb
Eucharist
Modernism
6. Pain mixed with hot wax - and applied to painting while still hot
Encaustic
Chiton
Carpet Page
Mandorla
7. A greek chambre in the nave where a cult statue would stand. Most famous in the Parthenon
Cella
Fauvism
Maesta
Chryselephantine
8. Painting applied with thick - heavy surfaces
International Style
Abstract
Impasto
Kaaba
9. Late 19th cent movement that focused on synthesis of all arts in creation of natural forms that could be mass produced
Baroque
Cella
Art Nouveau
Caduceus
10. Early photographic process developed by Louis Daguerre
Daguerreotype
Butress
Collage
Maesta
11. Torso pointing in one direction and shoulders - arm -s or legs in another with weight unevenly distributed.
Contraposto
Atrium
Concrete
Emblema
12. Mythological battles among greek heroes
Chi-Rho-Iota
Gigantomachy
Canon
Abstract Expressionism
13. Canopy on Columns. Most often seen over an altar - st.Peters
Constructivism
Baldacchino
Atrium
Jamb
14. The Italian word for a drawing
Disegno
Canon
Daguerreotype
Earth Art/Environmental Art
15. Early 20th cent movement of artists who advocated revolution against all forms of traditional values and styles.
Hard Edge Painting
Futurism
Daguerreotype
Modernism
16. Composition made by combing various materials
Hard Edge Painting
Baldacchino
Entasis
Collage
17. Engraving in which image is cut into the plate NOT with a burin - but a steel pencil like tool .
Dy Point
Fresco
Ambulatory
Daguerreotype
18. Art movement in response to nihilism and horror of WWI. Rejection of art and civilizations that produced it in favor of the absurd
Dada
Cartoon
Kaaba
Minimalism
19. American art movement of 1960s. Predominantly sculptural - with a focus in a reduction to homogeneous forms.
Daguerreotype
Groin Vault
Basilica
Minimalism
20. Art movement that focused on idealistic - utopian and geometric forms
Gigantomachy
Art Deco
De Stijl
Canon
21. First major american avant hard movement. Art expressed state of mind to evoke emotional response from the viewer
Gouache
Abstract Expressionism
Horror Vaqui
Abstract
22. Covered walkway outdoors in a cloister - or covered walkway indoors in a church following the apse.
Ambulatory
Modernism
Chiaroscuro
Entasis
23. Side posts of a doorway
Hypostyle Hall
Dy Point
Modernism
Jamb
24. A sculptural medium made of ivory and gold. Known especially in the statue of Athena in the Parthenon
Momento Mori
Cire Perdue
Chryselephantine
Acropolis
25. Distorted image that must be viewed in a special way or angle to be correctly perceived
Apse
Anamorphic Image
Cire Perdue
Disegno
26. Space opens to sky in an ancient Roman house
Addorsed
Cire Perdue
Kachina Dolls
Atrium
27. Led by Matisse --> color is the most important element in a painting - and it is held together by intense line and pattern
Horror Vaqui
Grisaille
Disegno
Fauvism
28. French elements in Italian art. Focused on lavish fabric - intricate ornamentation - and brilliant color.
Archivolt
Chiton
Momento Mori
International Style
29. Highest point in Greek city-state - specifically Athens.
Installation
Art Brut
Acropolis
Archivolt
30. Swelling of shaft to adjust for optical allusion
Encaustic
Entasis
Altar Piece
Impasto
31. Painting technique using pigments ground in water
Fauvism
Ambulatory
Gouache
Hypostyle Hall
32. Lost wax method of making a bronze statue
Futurism
Capital
Cire Perdue
Caduceus
33. Movement that defined industrial design as art. Used decorative patterns that were elongated and symmetrical. Ex: Chrysler Building
Chryselephantine
Art Deco
Disegno
Chiaroscuro
34. Refrence to elevation in clouds and heaven - which includes angelic and historical figures
Apotheosis
Cartoon
Gouache
Apse
35. Rod in Greek mythology intertwined with serpents and magical powers. Most commonly associated with Hermes and medical symbolism
Atrium
Balustrade
Impasto
Caduceus
36. Concentric bands on arch of church
Caryatid
Cubism
Metope
Archivolt
37. Area of a church rising above other parts. Along the nave in churches and right below the ceiling
Clerestory
Basilica
Dy Point
Constructivism
38. Full sized preliminary sketch for a painting
Basilica
Baldacchino
Momento Mori
Cartoon
39. Referring to medieval art of British Isles
Groin Vault
Chiton
Etching
Hiberno-Saxon
40. Back to back columns with lions to indicated 4 directions
Addorsed
Installation
Chiaroscuro
Futurism
41. Engraving on a metal plate covered in a protective wax. Incised parts are etched when surface is bathed in acid.
Horror Vaqui
Altar Piece
Etching
Chiaroscuro
42. Semi-circular form at a short end of a basilica or eastern end of the nave
Hypostyle Hall
Apse
Concrete
Mannerism
43. Feminist college by Miriam Schaprio. Assembled fabrics associated with women - and using techniques often used by women.
Canon
Femmage
Hiberno-Saxon
Burin
44. Abstract painting in which the gesture is seen as the subject of the painting
Caduceus
Femmage
Action Painting
Horror Vaqui
45. Right angle intersection of two barrel vaults
Hard Edge Painting
Caduceus
Hypostyle Hall
Groin Vault
46. Using simple geometric figures rather than gestures
Cella
Hard Edge Painting
Expressionism
De Stijl
47. Building material devised by ancient romans. Made of lime - volcanic sand - and gravel
Concrete
Expressionism
Modernism
Fauvism
48. A panel located above or behind the altar. Has a predella which is a shelf like base
Altar Piece
Collage
Impressionism
Femmage
49. Modeling with light and dark in a drawing to create depth and volume
Dada
Cartoon
Chryselephantine
Chiaroscuro
50. 3 first letters in Greek spelling of Christ
Eucharist
Mandorla
Chi-Rho-Iota
Minimalism