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AP Art History Vocab
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1. Name of an image that depicts an anthroned virgin mary and baby jesus
Momento Mori
Hiberno-Saxon
Hard Edge Painting
Maesta
2. Highest point in Greek city-state - specifically Athens.
Impressionism
Femmage
Carpet Page
Acropolis
3. Using simple geometric figures rather than gestures
Hard Edge Painting
Cella
Baptistery
Daguerreotype
4. Clothing of men and women in greece. Tunic-like
Hiberno-Saxon
Apotheosis
Abstract
Chiton
5. Elaborate - flowery - grandoise art and architecture. Associated with rococo design --> elegant furniture - ornamental mirrors - and extravagant detail.
Balustrade
Basilica
Baroque
Cubism
6. Concentric bands on arch of church
Archivolt
Cubism
Capital
Clerestory
7. Pointed tool for incising an engraving plate
Baroque
Horror Vaqui
Ambulatory
Burin
8. Black cube symbolizing the center of Islam in Mecca
Kaaba
Encaustic
Apse
Jamb
9. Refrence to elevation in clouds and heaven - which includes angelic and historical figures
Collage
Emblema
Apotheosis
Fresco
10. Plaster mixed with a binding material. Sometimes to prepare wood panels for altarpieces
Constructivism
Etching
Gesso
Jamb
11. Art emphasizing derived character with visual reference to objects in nature.
Canon
Abstract
Femmage
De Stijl
12. Portion of church bordering the nave - but separated from nave by columns of piers
Disegno
Aisle
Fresco
Hypostyle Hall
13. 20th century modernist movement that focused on artists personal vision and its emotional impact
Chi-Rho-Iota
Femmage
Expressionism
Collage
14. Area of a church rising above other parts. Along the nave in churches and right below the ceiling
Clerestory
Entasis
Mandorla
Basilica
15. Movement dominated by Naum Gabo. Building structures piece by piece rather than by modeling. Using volume of space and mass
Capital
Abstract Expressionism
Constructivism
Chi-Rho-Iota
16. Alomd shaped glory surrounding christ figure on tympanum.
Cubism
Kaaba
Contraposto
Mandorla
17. Rod in Greek mythology intertwined with serpents and magical powers. Most commonly associated with Hermes and medical symbolism
Momento Mori
Caduceus
Art Brut
Mandorla
18. Feminist college by Miriam Schaprio. Assembled fabrics associated with women - and using techniques often used by women.
Femmage
Apotheosis
Dada
Impressionism
19. Engraving on a metal plate covered in a protective wax. Incised parts are etched when surface is bathed in acid.
Acropolis
Etching
Canon
Gesso
20. Theory about nature of art - expression - and beauty.
International Style
Caduceus
Aestetics
Emblema
21. American art movement of 1960s. Predominantly sculptural - with a focus in a reduction to homogeneous forms.
Gesso
Earth Art/Environmental Art
Capital
Minimalism
22. The wine and wafer that symbolize the last supper - literally or figuratively
Eucharist
Emblema
Campanile
Impressionism
23. Art movement in response to nihilism and horror of WWI. Rejection of art and civilizations that produced it in favor of the absurd
Maesta
Dada
Emblema
Aisle
24. First major american avant hard movement. Art expressed state of mind to evoke emotional response from the viewer
Chi-Rho-Iota
Hiberno-Saxon
Basilica
Abstract Expressionism
25. Space between triglyphs in a Dporic frieze carved with a relief figure
Constructivism
Acropolis
Contraposto
Metope
26. Right angle intersection of two barrel vaults
Groin Vault
Action Painting
Dy Point
Canon
27. Early 20th cent movement that rejected naturalistic deception of shapes and forms
Fresco
Clerestory
Futurism
Cubism
28. Medieval pages that are illuminated and decorative. Looks like cloth.
Jamb
Byzantine
Carpet Page
Chiton
29. Back to back columns with lions to indicated 4 directions
Addorsed
Apse
Jamb
Dada
30. Bell tower separate from the main church building
Grisaille
Campanile
Daguerreotype
Chiton
31. A sculptural medium made of ivory and gold. Known especially in the statue of Athena in the Parthenon
Constructivism
Baroque
Dy Point
Chryselephantine
32. Symbol of death -usually a skull
Momento Mori
De Stijl
Concrete
Balustrade
33. Building material devised by ancient romans. Made of lime - volcanic sand - and gravel
Acropolis
Metope
Groin Vault
Concrete
34. Term used by Jean Dubuffet to describe art that is untaught and brutish
Art Nouveau
Dy Point
Acropolis
Art Brut
35. A greek chambre in the nave where a cult statue would stand. Most famous in the Parthenon
Art Deco
Earth Art/Environmental Art
Cella
Capital
36. Central section of a mosaic
Expressionism
Minimalism
Emblema
Momento Mori
37. Uses land as a medium. Great scale - simple form.
Earth Art/Environmental Art
Art Nouveau
Apse
Horror Vaqui
38. Late 19th cent movement attempting to capture fleeting moment of nature
Hard Edge Painting
Impressionism
Expressionism
Gesso
39. Referring to medieval art of British Isles
Capital
Acropolis
Grisaille
Hiberno-Saxon
40. Canopy on Columns. Most often seen over an altar - st.Peters
Action Painting
Baldacchino
Apotheosis
Contraposto
41. Lost wax method of making a bronze statue
Emblema
Art Nouveau
Cire Perdue
Fresco
42. Early 20th cent movement of artists who advocated revolution against all forms of traditional values and styles.
Futurism
Anamorphic Image
Altar Piece
Atrium
43. Swelling of shaft to adjust for optical allusion
Jamb
Entasis
Earth Art/Environmental Art
Chryselephantine
44. Mythological battles among greek heroes
Gigantomachy
International Style
Installation
Chimera
45. Row of vase shape columns with a railing on top - a decorative fence
Expressionism
Balustrade
Fauvism
Eucharist
46. Painting technique using pigments ground in water
Earth Art/Environmental Art
Gouache
Kaaba
Addorsed
47. Abstract painting in which the gesture is seen as the subject of the painting
Grisaille
Jamb
Aestetics
Action Painting
48. 3 first letters in Greek spelling of Christ
Chi-Rho-Iota
Mannerism
Ambulatory
Baroque
49. Art movement that captured the spirit of 1850s+. After WWII - associated with formalism.
Impasto
Modernism
Entasis
Emblema
50. Art movement that focused on idealistic - utopian and geometric forms
De Stijl
Collage
Emblema
Carolingian