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AP Art History Vocab
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1. American art movement of 1960s. Predominantly sculptural - with a focus in a reduction to homogeneous forms.
Daguerreotype
Earth Art/Environmental Art
Caduceus
Minimalism
2. Highest point in Greek city-state - specifically Athens.
Impasto
Archivolt
Femmage
Acropolis
3. Area of a church rising above other parts. Along the nave in churches and right below the ceiling
Dada
Hard Edge Painting
Clerestory
Groin Vault
4. Feminist college by Miriam Schaprio. Assembled fabrics associated with women - and using techniques often used by women.
Abstract
Femmage
Baptistery
Emblema
5. Term used by Jean Dubuffet to describe art that is untaught and brutish
Art Nouveau
Emblema
Balustrade
Art Brut
6. Name of an image that depicts an anthroned virgin mary and baby jesus
Abstract Expressionism
Maesta
Eucharist
Burin
7. 'Fear of empty space' meaning total covering of space with pattern. Popular in ISlamic and Hiberno Saxon art
Horror Vaqui
Chimera
Encaustic
Chiaroscuro
8. Public building used for assembly. Evolved from Greek and Roman Tempe. Foundation of axial plane: entrance at short end with apse at eastern end.
Gouache
Basilica
Abstract Expressionism
Chryselephantine
9. Movement dominated by Naum Gabo. Building structures piece by piece rather than by modeling. Using volume of space and mass
Cubism
Kaaba
Cella
Constructivism
10. Art movement that captured the spirit of 1850s+. After WWII - associated with formalism.
Constructivism
Fauvism
Action Painting
Modernism
11. Top of a columns shaft where it joints the lintel.
Altar Piece
Capital
Ambulatory
Caduceus
12. Alomd shaped glory surrounding christ figure on tympanum.
Mandorla
Kaaba
Apotheosis
Kachina Dolls
13. Art movement that focused on idealistic - utopian and geometric forms
De Stijl
Atrium
Cubism
Ambulatory
14. Right angle intersection of two barrel vaults
Abstract Expressionism
Groin Vault
Baptistery
Grisaille
15. A hall with a roof supported by columns. popular in Egyptian architecture.
Chi-Rho-Iota
Earth Art/Environmental Art
Abstract
Hypostyle Hall
16. Concentric bands on arch of church
Abstract Expressionism
Archivolt
Cubism
Hypostyle Hall
17. Bell tower separate from the main church building
Chiaroscuro
Campanile
Basilica
Expressionism
18. 3 first letters in Greek spelling of Christ
Installation
Art Nouveau
Chi-Rho-Iota
Carolingian
19. Northern American dolls of the Soutwest representing the powers and spirits living in mountains and water sources
Kachina Dolls
Emblema
Balustrade
Maesta
20. Rule applied to proportion
Entasis
Canon
Action Painting
Cella
21. Movement that defined industrial design as art. Used decorative patterns that were elongated and symmetrical. Ex: Chrysler Building
Art Deco
Altar Piece
Dada
International Style
22. Having to do with Charlamagne
Eucharist
Carolingian
Baldacchino
Chimera
23. Painting technique using pigments ground in water
Etching
Art Deco
Cubism
Gouache
24. Art emphasizing derived character with visual reference to objects in nature.
Canon
Maesta
Addorsed
Abstract
25. Abstract painting in which the gesture is seen as the subject of the painting
Acropolis
Action Painting
Baptistery
Balustrade
26. Engraving in which image is cut into the plate NOT with a burin - but a steel pencil like tool .
Contraposto
Dy Point
Cella
International Style
27. Painting applied with thick - heavy surfaces
Impasto
Apse
Collage
Baptistery
28. Associated with E.Catholic Church
Baroque
Baptistery
Altar Piece
Byzantine
29. Exterior masonry support opposing the lateral thrust of a vault.
Dada
Contraposto
Cella
Butress
30. Side posts of a doorway
Abstract Expressionism
Jamb
Kaaba
Gesso
31. The Italian word for a drawing
Disegno
Chimera
Baroque
Eucharist
32. Swelling of shaft to adjust for optical allusion
Apse
Caduceus
Entasis
Aisle
33. Refrence to elevation in clouds and heaven - which includes angelic and historical figures
Etching
Apotheosis
Chiaroscuro
Action Painting
34. A greek chambre in the nave where a cult statue would stand. Most famous in the Parthenon
International Style
Cella
Disegno
Art Deco
35. Modeling with light and dark in a drawing to create depth and volume
Chiaroscuro
Gesso
Burin
Ambulatory
36. Using simple geometric figures rather than gestures
Art Brut
Aestetics
International Style
Hard Edge Painting
37. Elaborate - flowery - grandoise art and architecture. Associated with rococo design --> elegant furniture - ornamental mirrors - and extravagant detail.
International Style
De Stijl
Altar Piece
Baroque
38. Space between triglyphs in a Dporic frieze carved with a relief figure
Metope
Campanile
Chryselephantine
Expressionism
39. A panel located above or behind the altar. Has a predella which is a shelf like base
Altar Piece
Momento Mori
Ambulatory
Mandorla
40. Engraving on a metal plate covered in a protective wax. Incised parts are etched when surface is bathed in acid.
Etching
Caryatid
Basilica
Aestetics
41. Covered walkway outdoors in a cloister - or covered walkway indoors in a church following the apse.
Ambulatory
Maesta
Impasto
Etching
42. Black cube symbolizing the center of Islam in Mecca
Jamb
Aestetics
Kaaba
Archivolt
43. Building material devised by ancient romans. Made of lime - volcanic sand - and gravel
Metope
Concrete
Chi-Rho-Iota
Archivolt
44. Space opens to sky in an ancient Roman house
Eucharist
Atrium
Caryatid
Ambulatory
45. Early photographic process developed by Louis Daguerre
Concrete
Baldacchino
Atrium
Daguerreotype
46. Rod in Greek mythology intertwined with serpents and magical powers. Most commonly associated with Hermes and medical symbolism
Caduceus
Clerestory
Concrete
Cubism
47. Late 19th cent movement attempting to capture fleeting moment of nature
Impressionism
Altar Piece
Caduceus
Burin
48. Pain mixed with hot wax - and applied to painting while still hot
Emblema
Mannerism
Encaustic
Cartoon
49. Early 20th cent movement of artists who advocated revolution against all forms of traditional values and styles.
Abstract Expressionism
Impasto
Futurism
Kachina Dolls
50. Distorted image that must be viewed in a special way or angle to be correctly perceived
Metope
Collage
Anamorphic Image
Balustrade