Test your basic knowledge |

AP Art History Vocab

Subjects : fine-arts, ap, history
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
  • If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. 'Fear of empty space' meaning total covering of space with pattern. Popular in ISlamic and Hiberno Saxon art






2. Feminist college by Miriam Schaprio. Assembled fabrics associated with women - and using techniques often used by women.






3. Composition made by combing various materials






4. Painting technique using pigments ground in water






5. Side posts of a doorway






6. Medieval pages that are illuminated and decorative. Looks like cloth.






7. Early 20th cent movement of artists who advocated revolution against all forms of traditional values and styles.






8. Alomd shaped glory surrounding christ figure on tympanum.






9. Greek monster with head and body of a lion - trail of a serpant/dragon - and 2nd head of a goat from the butt






10. Engraving in which image is cut into the plate NOT with a burin - but a steel pencil like tool .






11. Rod in Greek mythology intertwined with serpents and magical powers. Most commonly associated with Hermes and medical symbolism






12. LAte Renaissance movement in which mannerisms were used to evoke emotional expression






13. Early photographic process developed by Louis Daguerre






14. Mythological battles among greek heroes






15. Central section of a mosaic






16. Site for baptism but separate from a church






17. Movement that defined industrial design as art. Used decorative patterns that were elongated and symmetrical. Ex: Chrysler Building






18. Art emphasizing derived character with visual reference to objects in nature.






19. Grays and monochrome used to shade a painting. Most frequently in outer sides of altarpieces






20. Associated with E.Catholic Church






21. French elements in Italian art. Focused on lavish fabric - intricate ornamentation - and brilliant color.






22. Modeling with light and dark in a drawing to create depth and volume






23. Canopy on Columns. Most often seen over an altar - st.Peters






24. Led by Matisse --> color is the most important element in a painting - and it is held together by intense line and pattern






25. Exterior masonry support opposing the lateral thrust of a vault.






26. Covered walkway outdoors in a cloister - or covered walkway indoors in a church following the apse.






27. Space opens to sky in an ancient Roman house






28. A panel located above or behind the altar. Has a predella which is a shelf like base






29. Referring to medieval art of British Isles






30. Late 19th cent movement attempting to capture fleeting moment of nature






31. A hall with a roof supported by columns. popular in Egyptian architecture.






32. Row of vase shape columns with a railing on top - a decorative fence






33. First major american avant hard movement. Art expressed state of mind to evoke emotional response from the viewer






34. Portion of church bordering the nave - but separated from nave by columns of piers






35. Using simple geometric figures rather than gestures






36. Engraving on a metal plate covered in a protective wax. Incised parts are etched when surface is bathed in acid.






37. A greek chambre in the nave where a cult statue would stand. Most famous in the Parthenon






38. Area of a church rising above other parts. Along the nave in churches and right below the ceiling






39. Public building used for assembly. Evolved from Greek and Roman Tempe. Foundation of axial plane: entrance at short end with apse at eastern end.






40. Symbol of death -usually a skull






41. Theory about nature of art - expression - and beauty.






42. Torso pointing in one direction and shoulders - arm -s or legs in another with weight unevenly distributed.






43. Name of an image that depicts an anthroned virgin mary and baby jesus






44. Concentric bands on arch of church






45. Painting on plaster






46. Clothing of men and women in greece. Tunic-like






47. Distorted image that must be viewed in a special way or angle to be correctly perceived






48. 20th century modernist movement that focused on artists personal vision and its emotional impact






49. Right angle intersection of two barrel vaults






50. Art movement in response to nihilism and horror of WWI. Rejection of art and civilizations that produced it in favor of the absurd