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AP Art History Vocab
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1. Art movement in response to nihilism and horror of WWI. Rejection of art and civilizations that produced it in favor of the absurd
Dada
Modernism
Cubism
Abstract
2. Mythological battles among greek heroes
Altar Piece
Cire Perdue
Action Painting
Gigantomachy
3. First major american avant hard movement. Art expressed state of mind to evoke emotional response from the viewer
Canon
Cire Perdue
Abstract Expressionism
Futurism
4. Covered walkway outdoors in a cloister - or covered walkway indoors in a church following the apse.
Acropolis
Ambulatory
Kaaba
Apse
5. Having to do with Charlamagne
Femmage
Archivolt
Baptistery
Carolingian
6. Composition made by combing various materials
Collage
Expressionism
Modernism
Dada
7. Symbol of death -usually a skull
Eucharist
Mannerism
Momento Mori
Carpet Page
8. Art emphasizing derived character with visual reference to objects in nature.
Abstract
Carolingian
Balustrade
Chimera
9. Right angle intersection of two barrel vaults
Baroque
Cartoon
Groin Vault
Gouache
10. A panel located above or behind the altar. Has a predella which is a shelf like base
Cella
Basilica
Altar Piece
Kaaba
11. French elements in Italian art. Focused on lavish fabric - intricate ornamentation - and brilliant color.
International Style
Hard Edge Painting
Momento Mori
Jamb
12. Early 20th cent movement that rejected naturalistic deception of shapes and forms
Gouache
Cubism
Metope
Caduceus
13. Bell tower separate from the main church building
Campanile
Canon
Kaaba
Emblema
14. Female figure used as structural column
Caryatid
Altar Piece
Carolingian
Aisle
15. Post-modernist art creating an environment in a room or gallery
Hard Edge Painting
Installation
Carolingian
Basilica
16. Engraving on a metal plate covered in a protective wax. Incised parts are etched when surface is bathed in acid.
Etching
Gouache
Burin
Archivolt
17. Concentric bands on arch of church
De Stijl
Baroque
Archivolt
Jamb
18. Painting applied with thick - heavy surfaces
Minimalism
Impasto
Carolingian
International Style
19. Public building used for assembly. Evolved from Greek and Roman Tempe. Foundation of axial plane: entrance at short end with apse at eastern end.
Basilica
Apse
Caduceus
Carolingian
20. Movement that defined industrial design as art. Used decorative patterns that were elongated and symmetrical. Ex: Chrysler Building
Expressionism
Art Deco
Daguerreotype
Ambulatory
21. Referring to medieval art of British Isles
Hiberno-Saxon
Concrete
Clerestory
Impasto
22. Late 19th cent movement that focused on synthesis of all arts in creation of natural forms that could be mass produced
Art Nouveau
Burin
Jamb
Apotheosis
23. Back to back columns with lions to indicated 4 directions
Disegno
Ambulatory
Burin
Addorsed
24. Early photographic process developed by Louis Daguerre
Daguerreotype
Apse
Cartoon
Mandorla
25. Late 19th cent movement attempting to capture fleeting moment of nature
Cubism
Chryselephantine
Impressionism
Dada
26. Pain mixed with hot wax - and applied to painting while still hot
Maesta
De Stijl
Carpet Page
Encaustic
27. Art movement that captured the spirit of 1850s+. After WWII - associated with formalism.
Abstract Expressionism
Hiberno-Saxon
Modernism
Metope
28. Torso pointing in one direction and shoulders - arm -s or legs in another with weight unevenly distributed.
Mandorla
Fauvism
Altar Piece
Contraposto
29. Distorted image that must be viewed in a special way or angle to be correctly perceived
Contraposto
De Stijl
Addorsed
Anamorphic Image
30. Black cube symbolizing the center of Islam in Mecca
Installation
Kaaba
Basilica
Carolingian
31. Refrence to elevation in clouds and heaven - which includes angelic and historical figures
Altar Piece
Gigantomachy
Apotheosis
Modernism
32. Term used by Jean Dubuffet to describe art that is untaught and brutish
Cubism
Etching
Art Brut
Cella
33. The wine and wafer that symbolize the last supper - literally or figuratively
Installation
International Style
Eucharist
Grisaille
34. Site for baptism but separate from a church
Baroque
Femmage
Baptistery
Collage
35. 'Fear of empty space' meaning total covering of space with pattern. Popular in ISlamic and Hiberno Saxon art
Daguerreotype
Abstract Expressionism
Balustrade
Horror Vaqui
36. Area of a church rising above other parts. Along the nave in churches and right below the ceiling
Art Brut
Hypostyle Hall
Clerestory
Caduceus
37. Building material devised by ancient romans. Made of lime - volcanic sand - and gravel
Archivolt
Chiaroscuro
Kachina Dolls
Concrete
38. Top of a columns shaft where it joints the lintel.
Concrete
Momento Mori
Capital
Caryatid
39. Engraving in which image is cut into the plate NOT with a burin - but a steel pencil like tool .
Dy Point
Hard Edge Painting
Carolingian
Contraposto
40. Painting on plaster
Jamb
Disegno
Fresco
Horror Vaqui
41. Exterior masonry support opposing the lateral thrust of a vault.
Art Deco
Action Painting
Archivolt
Butress
42. Plaster mixed with a binding material. Sometimes to prepare wood panels for altarpieces
Horror Vaqui
Metope
Gesso
Conceptual Art
43. Abstract painting in which the gesture is seen as the subject of the painting
Installation
Action Painting
Anamorphic Image
Dy Point
44. Space between triglyphs in a Dporic frieze carved with a relief figure
Metope
Gesso
Eucharist
Chimera
45. Led by Matisse --> color is the most important element in a painting - and it is held together by intense line and pattern
Fauvism
Balustrade
Art Brut
Byzantine
46. Uses land as a medium. Great scale - simple form.
Collage
Abstract
Minimalism
Earth Art/Environmental Art
47. Modeling with light and dark in a drawing to create depth and volume
Eucharist
Chiaroscuro
Apotheosis
Chiton
48. Medieval pages that are illuminated and decorative. Looks like cloth.
Chiaroscuro
Abstract Expressionism
Groin Vault
Carpet Page
49. Portion of church bordering the nave - but separated from nave by columns of piers
Impressionism
Disegno
Aisle
Cartoon
50. Greek monster with head and body of a lion - trail of a serpant/dragon - and 2nd head of a goat from the butt
Expressionism
Chimera
Chiton
Entasis