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AP Art History Vocab
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1. Pain mixed with hot wax - and applied to painting while still hot
Butress
Conceptual Art
Encaustic
Cubism
2. A sculptural medium made of ivory and gold. Known especially in the statue of Athena in the Parthenon
Chryselephantine
Caryatid
Modernism
Impressionism
3. 3 first letters in Greek spelling of Christ
Femmage
Apse
Chi-Rho-Iota
Kaaba
4. Modeling with light and dark in a drawing to create depth and volume
Capital
Hiberno-Saxon
Caryatid
Chiaroscuro
5. American avant-garde movement of the 1960s that stressed the ideas of the artist rather than the final product
Futurism
Baptistery
Conceptual Art
Addorsed
6. Plaster mixed with a binding material. Sometimes to prepare wood panels for altarpieces
Chi-Rho-Iota
Anamorphic Image
De Stijl
Gesso
7. Full sized preliminary sketch for a painting
Horror Vaqui
Contraposto
Cartoon
Byzantine
8. Space between triglyphs in a Dporic frieze carved with a relief figure
Abstract
Modernism
Metope
Kachina Dolls
9. Art emphasizing derived character with visual reference to objects in nature.
Apotheosis
Concrete
Hypostyle Hall
Abstract
10. The Italian word for a drawing
Disegno
Burin
Fauvism
Modernism
11. Late 19th cent movement attempting to capture fleeting moment of nature
Kaaba
Impressionism
Conceptual Art
Gouache
12. Rule applied to proportion
Canon
Apse
Grisaille
Hard Edge Painting
13. Black cube symbolizing the center of Islam in Mecca
Kaaba
Horror Vaqui
Abstract Expressionism
Hiberno-Saxon
14. American art movement of 1960s. Predominantly sculptural - with a focus in a reduction to homogeneous forms.
Maesta
Minimalism
Collage
Concrete
15. Row of vase shape columns with a railing on top - a decorative fence
Anamorphic Image
Burin
Balustrade
Cartoon
16. French elements in Italian art. Focused on lavish fabric - intricate ornamentation - and brilliant color.
Groin Vault
Femmage
Earth Art/Environmental Art
International Style
17. Clothing of men and women in greece. Tunic-like
Butress
Cubism
Installation
Chiton
18. Space opens to sky in an ancient Roman house
Disegno
Horror Vaqui
Atrium
Burin
19. Back to back columns with lions to indicated 4 directions
Chryselephantine
Addorsed
Gouache
Carpet Page
20. Pointed tool for incising an engraving plate
Gesso
Hiberno-Saxon
Constructivism
Burin
21. Name of an image that depicts an anthroned virgin mary and baby jesus
Cubism
Maesta
Eucharist
Canon
22. Associated with E.Catholic Church
Action Painting
Balustrade
Gesso
Byzantine
23. First major american avant hard movement. Art expressed state of mind to evoke emotional response from the viewer
Jamb
Clerestory
Abstract Expressionism
Baldacchino
24. Portion of church bordering the nave - but separated from nave by columns of piers
Abstract Expressionism
Aisle
Kaaba
Abstract
25. Engraving on a metal plate covered in a protective wax. Incised parts are etched when surface is bathed in acid.
Apse
Hiberno-Saxon
Gouache
Etching
26. The wine and wafer that symbolize the last supper - literally or figuratively
Eucharist
Baldacchino
Collage
Canon
27. Alomd shaped glory surrounding christ figure on tympanum.
Mandorla
Dada
Emblema
Abstract Expressionism
28. Uses land as a medium. Great scale - simple form.
Carpet Page
Atrium
Gouache
Earth Art/Environmental Art
29. Exterior masonry support opposing the lateral thrust of a vault.
Fauvism
Gigantomachy
Butress
Ambulatory
30. Building material devised by ancient romans. Made of lime - volcanic sand - and gravel
Dy Point
Etching
Concrete
Caryatid
31. 20th century modernist movement that focused on artists personal vision and its emotional impact
Expressionism
Basilica
Baroque
Carpet Page
32. Elaborate - flowery - grandoise art and architecture. Associated with rococo design --> elegant furniture - ornamental mirrors - and extravagant detail.
Art Nouveau
Baptistery
Baroque
Minimalism
33. Swelling of shaft to adjust for optical allusion
Gesso
Mandorla
Entasis
Etching
34. Public building used for assembly. Evolved from Greek and Roman Tempe. Foundation of axial plane: entrance at short end with apse at eastern end.
Capital
Aestetics
Acropolis
Basilica
35. Art movement that focused on idealistic - utopian and geometric forms
Carolingian
De Stijl
Conceptual Art
Eucharist
36. Distorted image that must be viewed in a special way or angle to be correctly perceived
Baptistery
Femmage
Concrete
Anamorphic Image
37. Having to do with Charlamagne
Etching
Cubism
Acropolis
Carolingian
38. Grays and monochrome used to shade a painting. Most frequently in outer sides of altarpieces
Aestetics
Burin
Grisaille
Gigantomachy
39. Canopy on Columns. Most often seen over an altar - st.Peters
Installation
Kaaba
Baldacchino
Aestetics
40. Late 19th cent movement that focused on synthesis of all arts in creation of natural forms that could be mass produced
Balustrade
Futurism
Etching
Art Nouveau
41. Painting applied with thick - heavy surfaces
Impasto
Chiaroscuro
Art Brut
Campanile
42. A panel located above or behind the altar. Has a predella which is a shelf like base
Baroque
International Style
Altar Piece
Minimalism
43. Side posts of a doorway
De Stijl
Jamb
Aisle
Expressionism
44. Movement that defined industrial design as art. Used decorative patterns that were elongated and symmetrical. Ex: Chrysler Building
Burin
Momento Mori
Basilica
Art Deco
45. Post-modernist art creating an environment in a room or gallery
Installation
Encaustic
Momento Mori
Anamorphic Image
46. Female figure used as structural column
Carpet Page
Caryatid
Carolingian
Horror Vaqui
47. Medieval pages that are illuminated and decorative. Looks like cloth.
Carpet Page
Mandorla
Conceptual Art
Aestetics
48. Refrence to elevation in clouds and heaven - which includes angelic and historical figures
Cartoon
Action Painting
Futurism
Apotheosis
49. Concentric bands on arch of church
Archivolt
Concrete
Chryselephantine
Kachina Dolls
50. Composition made by combing various materials
Chiton
Fresco
Collage
Dada