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AP Art History Vocab
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1. Art emphasizing derived character with visual reference to objects in nature.
Dada
Altar Piece
Abstract
Metope
2. Space between triglyphs in a Dporic frieze carved with a relief figure
Caryatid
Metope
Groin Vault
Altar Piece
3. First major american avant hard movement. Art expressed state of mind to evoke emotional response from the viewer
Abstract Expressionism
Kachina Dolls
Gouache
Jamb
4. Concentric bands on arch of church
Archivolt
Kachina Dolls
Balustrade
Jamb
5. Northern American dolls of the Soutwest representing the powers and spirits living in mountains and water sources
Dy Point
Kachina Dolls
Caduceus
Hiberno-Saxon
6. Grays and monochrome used to shade a painting. Most frequently in outer sides of altarpieces
Metope
Art Brut
Byzantine
Grisaille
7. Exterior masonry support opposing the lateral thrust of a vault.
Archivolt
Art Deco
Byzantine
Butress
8. Elaborate - flowery - grandoise art and architecture. Associated with rococo design --> elegant furniture - ornamental mirrors - and extravagant detail.
Chi-Rho-Iota
Carpet Page
Baroque
Archivolt
9. Post-modernist art creating an environment in a room or gallery
Conceptual Art
Installation
Clerestory
Expressionism
10. Bell tower separate from the main church building
Cella
Campanile
Altar Piece
Abstract Expressionism
11. Plaster mixed with a binding material. Sometimes to prepare wood panels for altarpieces
Mandorla
Eucharist
Apotheosis
Gesso
12. American art movement of 1960s. Predominantly sculptural - with a focus in a reduction to homogeneous forms.
Minimalism
Metope
Gouache
Abstract Expressionism
13. Refrence to elevation in clouds and heaven - which includes angelic and historical figures
Mandorla
Entasis
Apotheosis
Apse
14. 'Fear of empty space' meaning total covering of space with pattern. Popular in ISlamic and Hiberno Saxon art
Fauvism
International Style
Conceptual Art
Horror Vaqui
15. Name of an image that depicts an anthroned virgin mary and baby jesus
Maesta
Disegno
Addorsed
Fresco
16. Space opens to sky in an ancient Roman house
Mannerism
Baldacchino
Basilica
Atrium
17. Using simple geometric figures rather than gestures
Cubism
Mannerism
Hard Edge Painting
Mandorla
18. LAte Renaissance movement in which mannerisms were used to evoke emotional expression
Kaaba
Mannerism
Action Painting
Hard Edge Painting
19. 20th century modernist movement that focused on artists personal vision and its emotional impact
Installation
Impasto
Expressionism
Horror Vaqui
20. Clothing of men and women in greece. Tunic-like
Campanile
Chiton
Fresco
Metope
21. Engraving on a metal plate covered in a protective wax. Incised parts are etched when surface is bathed in acid.
De Stijl
Etching
Anamorphic Image
Hiberno-Saxon
22. Composition made by combing various materials
Collage
Anamorphic Image
Mannerism
Aestetics
23. Female figure used as structural column
Butress
Clerestory
Aisle
Caryatid
24. Engraving in which image is cut into the plate NOT with a burin - but a steel pencil like tool .
Kachina Dolls
Balustrade
Dy Point
Fauvism
25. Greek monster with head and body of a lion - trail of a serpant/dragon - and 2nd head of a goat from the butt
Chimera
Hiberno-Saxon
Femmage
Entasis
26. French elements in Italian art. Focused on lavish fabric - intricate ornamentation - and brilliant color.
International Style
Earth Art/Environmental Art
Metope
Emblema
27. Late 19th cent movement attempting to capture fleeting moment of nature
Entasis
Archivolt
Impressionism
Metope
28. Semi-circular form at a short end of a basilica or eastern end of the nave
Art Deco
Constructivism
Apse
Basilica
29. The Italian word for a drawing
Disegno
Mannerism
Constructivism
Encaustic
30. Feminist college by Miriam Schaprio. Assembled fabrics associated with women - and using techniques often used by women.
Femmage
Hiberno-Saxon
Etching
Aestetics
31. Canopy on Columns. Most often seen over an altar - st.Peters
Art Nouveau
Baldacchino
Aisle
Atrium
32. Having to do with Charlamagne
Installation
Carolingian
Jamb
Mandorla
33. Referring to medieval art of British Isles
Installation
Atrium
Art Brut
Hiberno-Saxon
34. Site for baptism but separate from a church
Baptistery
Encaustic
Action Painting
Apse
35. A hall with a roof supported by columns. popular in Egyptian architecture.
Hypostyle Hall
Gesso
Mandorla
Chiaroscuro
36. Led by Matisse --> color is the most important element in a painting - and it is held together by intense line and pattern
Fauvism
Gouache
Horror Vaqui
Futurism
37. American avant-garde movement of the 1960s that stressed the ideas of the artist rather than the final product
Atrium
Eucharist
Metope
Conceptual Art
38. Symbol of death -usually a skull
Art Nouveau
Momento Mori
Daguerreotype
Canon
39. Early 20th cent movement of artists who advocated revolution against all forms of traditional values and styles.
Futurism
Atrium
Dada
Entasis
40. Early 20th cent movement that rejected naturalistic deception of shapes and forms
Chi-Rho-Iota
Futurism
Cubism
Dada
41. Distorted image that must be viewed in a special way or angle to be correctly perceived
Chiton
Art Brut
Horror Vaqui
Anamorphic Image
42. Rule applied to proportion
Daguerreotype
Chryselephantine
Cire Perdue
Canon
43. Side posts of a doorway
Art Deco
Impasto
Jamb
Eucharist
44. Abstract painting in which the gesture is seen as the subject of the painting
Hard Edge Painting
Action Painting
Caryatid
Carpet Page
45. Swelling of shaft to adjust for optical allusion
Aisle
Cire Perdue
Hard Edge Painting
Entasis
46. Late 19th cent movement that focused on synthesis of all arts in creation of natural forms that could be mass produced
Carpet Page
Conceptual Art
Art Nouveau
Chryselephantine
47. Row of vase shape columns with a railing on top - a decorative fence
Hiberno-Saxon
Daguerreotype
Balustrade
Horror Vaqui
48. Top of a columns shaft where it joints the lintel.
Kachina Dolls
Butress
Capital
Art Deco
49. Public building used for assembly. Evolved from Greek and Roman Tempe. Foundation of axial plane: entrance at short end with apse at eastern end.
Art Nouveau
Basilica
Baroque
Chiton
50. Pointed tool for incising an engraving plate
Burin
Femmage
Mannerism
Chiaroscuro
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