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AP Art History Vocab
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1. Art movement that focused on idealistic - utopian and geometric forms
De Stijl
Entasis
Fresco
Atrium
2. Movement that defined industrial design as art. Used decorative patterns that were elongated and symmetrical. Ex: Chrysler Building
Eucharist
Aestetics
Etching
Art Deco
3. Post-modernist art creating an environment in a room or gallery
Anamorphic Image
Momento Mori
Entasis
Installation
4. Referring to medieval art of British Isles
Hiberno-Saxon
Dy Point
Cire Perdue
Chiton
5. Early 20th cent movement that rejected naturalistic deception of shapes and forms
Cubism
Altar Piece
Canon
Apse
6. Painting applied with thick - heavy surfaces
Groin Vault
Impasto
Concrete
Chryselephantine
7. Rule applied to proportion
Baldacchino
Canon
Chiton
Cubism
8. Building material devised by ancient romans. Made of lime - volcanic sand - and gravel
Concrete
Contraposto
Conceptual Art
Entasis
9. 'Fear of empty space' meaning total covering of space with pattern. Popular in ISlamic and Hiberno Saxon art
Conceptual Art
Horror Vaqui
Earth Art/Environmental Art
Hypostyle Hall
10. Distorted image that must be viewed in a special way or angle to be correctly perceived
Anamorphic Image
Etching
Dy Point
Kachina Dolls
11. Engraving in which image is cut into the plate NOT with a burin - but a steel pencil like tool .
Chiton
Canon
Dy Point
Collage
12. Female figure used as structural column
Grisaille
Caryatid
Art Brut
Constructivism
13. LAte Renaissance movement in which mannerisms were used to evoke emotional expression
Mannerism
Cartoon
Gesso
Baroque
14. Led by Matisse --> color is the most important element in a painting - and it is held together by intense line and pattern
Canon
Momento Mori
Baldacchino
Fauvism
15. Row of vase shape columns with a railing on top - a decorative fence
Balustrade
Aestetics
Chiton
Abstract
16. Term used by Jean Dubuffet to describe art that is untaught and brutish
Action Painting
Art Brut
Constructivism
Momento Mori
17. The Italian word for a drawing
Chryselephantine
Balustrade
Disegno
Constructivism
18. Grays and monochrome used to shade a painting. Most frequently in outer sides of altarpieces
Cire Perdue
Byzantine
Mannerism
Grisaille
19. Art emphasizing derived character with visual reference to objects in nature.
Modernism
Abstract
Mannerism
Abstract Expressionism
20. Space opens to sky in an ancient Roman house
Atrium
Groin Vault
Dada
Constructivism
21. Bell tower separate from the main church building
Campanile
Minimalism
Apotheosis
Cella
22. Concentric bands on arch of church
Gigantomachy
Apse
Aestetics
Archivolt
23. Late 19th cent movement that focused on synthesis of all arts in creation of natural forms that could be mass produced
Art Nouveau
Gigantomachy
Abstract
Groin Vault
24. Movement dominated by Naum Gabo. Building structures piece by piece rather than by modeling. Using volume of space and mass
Art Nouveau
Constructivism
Canon
Chiton
25. Art movement that captured the spirit of 1850s+. After WWII - associated with formalism.
Baldacchino
Emblema
De Stijl
Modernism
26. Torso pointing in one direction and shoulders - arm -s or legs in another with weight unevenly distributed.
Chryselephantine
Atrium
Contraposto
Butress
27. Using simple geometric figures rather than gestures
Hard Edge Painting
Earth Art/Environmental Art
Chryselephantine
Aisle
28. Clothing of men and women in greece. Tunic-like
Gigantomachy
Archivolt
Carpet Page
Chiton
29. Having to do with Charlamagne
Carolingian
Butress
International Style
Balustrade
30. Covered walkway outdoors in a cloister - or covered walkway indoors in a church following the apse.
Chimera
Futurism
Ambulatory
Eucharist
31. French elements in Italian art. Focused on lavish fabric - intricate ornamentation - and brilliant color.
Addorsed
Contraposto
Dada
International Style
32. Side posts of a doorway
Chryselephantine
Modernism
Jamb
Groin Vault
33. Painting on plaster
Fresco
Hypostyle Hall
Eucharist
Mandorla
34. Portion of church bordering the nave - but separated from nave by columns of piers
Aisle
Addorsed
Ambulatory
Abstract
35. Central section of a mosaic
Cella
Mannerism
Kachina Dolls
Emblema
36. Full sized preliminary sketch for a painting
Modernism
Cire Perdue
Cartoon
Minimalism
37. Swelling of shaft to adjust for optical allusion
Action Painting
Entasis
Chi-Rho-Iota
Dy Point
38. American art movement of 1960s. Predominantly sculptural - with a focus in a reduction to homogeneous forms.
Cire Perdue
Expressionism
Minimalism
Aisle
39. Modeling with light and dark in a drawing to create depth and volume
Chiaroscuro
Art Deco
Chimera
Earth Art/Environmental Art
40. Uses land as a medium. Great scale - simple form.
Earth Art/Environmental Art
De Stijl
Expressionism
Aisle
41. Engraving on a metal plate covered in a protective wax. Incised parts are etched when surface is bathed in acid.
Etching
Carolingian
Dada
Modernism
42. A greek chambre in the nave where a cult statue would stand. Most famous in the Parthenon
Cella
Momento Mori
Minimalism
Campanile
43. Composition made by combing various materials
Baldacchino
Art Brut
Collage
Mannerism
44. Exterior masonry support opposing the lateral thrust of a vault.
Impressionism
Butress
Apotheosis
Expressionism
45. Greek monster with head and body of a lion - trail of a serpant/dragon - and 2nd head of a goat from the butt
Clerestory
Chimera
Caryatid
Hard Edge Painting
46. Feminist college by Miriam Schaprio. Assembled fabrics associated with women - and using techniques often used by women.
Carpet Page
Gesso
Conceptual Art
Femmage
47. Early 20th cent movement of artists who advocated revolution against all forms of traditional values and styles.
Etching
De Stijl
Futurism
Art Deco
48. Refrence to elevation in clouds and heaven - which includes angelic and historical figures
Butress
Apotheosis
Chryselephantine
Aestetics
49. Theory about nature of art - expression - and beauty.
Hard Edge Painting
Aestetics
Conceptual Art
Maesta
50. Canopy on Columns. Most often seen over an altar - st.Peters
Collage
Baldacchino
Abstract
Groin Vault