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AP Art History Vocab
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1. Pointed tool for incising an engraving plate
Burin
Femmage
Ambulatory
Daguerreotype
2. Semi-circular form at a short end of a basilica or eastern end of the nave
Burin
Apse
Conceptual Art
Gouache
3. Movement that defined industrial design as art. Used decorative patterns that were elongated and symmetrical. Ex: Chrysler Building
Abstract Expressionism
Hiberno-Saxon
Art Deco
Atrium
4. Northern American dolls of the Soutwest representing the powers and spirits living in mountains and water sources
Grisaille
Aisle
Kachina Dolls
Kaaba
5. The Italian word for a drawing
Chi-Rho-Iota
Groin Vault
Abstract
Disegno
6. Art emphasizing derived character with visual reference to objects in nature.
Abstract
Fauvism
Art Deco
Grisaille
7. Row of vase shape columns with a railing on top - a decorative fence
Carpet Page
Balustrade
Disegno
Mannerism
8. Space between triglyphs in a Dporic frieze carved with a relief figure
Grisaille
International Style
Aisle
Metope
9. Associated with E.Catholic Church
Byzantine
Art Brut
Abstract Expressionism
Earth Art/Environmental Art
10. Name of an image that depicts an anthroned virgin mary and baby jesus
Caduceus
Cella
Carolingian
Maesta
11. Concentric bands on arch of church
Emblema
Chryselephantine
Addorsed
Archivolt
12. Referring to medieval art of British Isles
Impasto
Hiberno-Saxon
Balustrade
Modernism
13. Art movement in response to nihilism and horror of WWI. Rejection of art and civilizations that produced it in favor of the absurd
Apse
Dada
Horror Vaqui
Chiaroscuro
14. Art movement that focused on idealistic - utopian and geometric forms
Kachina Dolls
De Stijl
Capital
Maesta
15. Using simple geometric figures rather than gestures
Atrium
Hypostyle Hall
Hard Edge Painting
Hiberno-Saxon
16. Modeling with light and dark in a drawing to create depth and volume
Gouache
Entasis
Chiaroscuro
Chimera
17. Rod in Greek mythology intertwined with serpents and magical powers. Most commonly associated with Hermes and medical symbolism
Caduceus
Hiberno-Saxon
Burin
Action Painting
18. Plaster mixed with a binding material. Sometimes to prepare wood panels for altarpieces
Maesta
Gesso
Butress
Fauvism
19. Top of a columns shaft where it joints the lintel.
Carpet Page
Constructivism
Capital
Clerestory
20. Back to back columns with lions to indicated 4 directions
Canon
Mannerism
Addorsed
Chiton
21. Painting applied with thick - heavy surfaces
Fauvism
Daguerreotype
Chimera
Impasto
22. Engraving in which image is cut into the plate NOT with a burin - but a steel pencil like tool .
Chryselephantine
Daguerreotype
Dy Point
Metope
23. Term used by Jean Dubuffet to describe art that is untaught and brutish
Art Brut
Daguerreotype
Jamb
Abstract
24. Abstract painting in which the gesture is seen as the subject of the painting
Action Painting
Cire Perdue
Aestetics
Kaaba
25. Late 19th cent movement attempting to capture fleeting moment of nature
Entasis
Cartoon
Altar Piece
Impressionism
26. Black cube symbolizing the center of Islam in Mecca
Kaaba
Futurism
Byzantine
Cubism
27. Composition made by combing various materials
Ambulatory
Collage
Canon
Chryselephantine
28. Post-modernist art creating an environment in a room or gallery
Grisaille
Installation
Caduceus
Kachina Dolls
29. A hall with a roof supported by columns. popular in Egyptian architecture.
Hypostyle Hall
Minimalism
Addorsed
Carpet Page
30. Grays and monochrome used to shade a painting. Most frequently in outer sides of altarpieces
Atrium
Cella
Contraposto
Grisaille
31. Highest point in Greek city-state - specifically Athens.
Minimalism
Kachina Dolls
Emblema
Acropolis
32. Alomd shaped glory surrounding christ figure on tympanum.
Mandorla
Grisaille
Campanile
Mannerism
33. First major american avant hard movement. Art expressed state of mind to evoke emotional response from the viewer
Apotheosis
Eucharist
Dy Point
Abstract Expressionism
34. LAte Renaissance movement in which mannerisms were used to evoke emotional expression
Mannerism
Cartoon
Minimalism
Butress
35. Uses land as a medium. Great scale - simple form.
Emblema
Daguerreotype
Clerestory
Earth Art/Environmental Art
36. Feminist college by Miriam Schaprio. Assembled fabrics associated with women - and using techniques often used by women.
Momento Mori
Carpet Page
Femmage
Gigantomachy
37. Bell tower separate from the main church building
Campanile
Altar Piece
Chiaroscuro
Baptistery
38. A panel located above or behind the altar. Has a predella which is a shelf like base
Expressionism
Earth Art/Environmental Art
Kachina Dolls
Altar Piece
39. Full sized preliminary sketch for a painting
Chimera
Daguerreotype
Abstract Expressionism
Cartoon
40. Public building used for assembly. Evolved from Greek and Roman Tempe. Foundation of axial plane: entrance at short end with apse at eastern end.
Acropolis
Aisle
Basilica
Constructivism
41. Lost wax method of making a bronze statue
Hard Edge Painting
Cire Perdue
Maesta
Hypostyle Hall
42. Painting on plaster
Impasto
Fresco
Fauvism
Caryatid
43. Early photographic process developed by Louis Daguerre
Daguerreotype
Cartoon
Installation
Cire Perdue
44. Clothing of men and women in greece. Tunic-like
Disegno
Chiton
Groin Vault
Impasto
45. Having to do with Charlamagne
Clerestory
Concrete
Cartoon
Carolingian
46. French elements in Italian art. Focused on lavish fabric - intricate ornamentation - and brilliant color.
Apotheosis
International Style
Art Nouveau
Campanile
47. Torso pointing in one direction and shoulders - arm -s or legs in another with weight unevenly distributed.
Chiton
Fresco
Fauvism
Contraposto
48. Right angle intersection of two barrel vaults
Carolingian
Groin Vault
Hypostyle Hall
Gesso
49. Medieval pages that are illuminated and decorative. Looks like cloth.
Carpet Page
Basilica
Concrete
Daguerreotype
50. Building material devised by ancient romans. Made of lime - volcanic sand - and gravel
Entasis
Abstract
Concrete
Ambulatory
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