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AP Art History Vocab
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1. Black cube symbolizing the center of Islam in Mecca
Art Brut
Byzantine
Kaaba
Acropolis
2. American art movement of 1960s. Predominantly sculptural - with a focus in a reduction to homogeneous forms.
Minimalism
Cubism
Apse
Jamb
3. Late 19th cent movement that focused on synthesis of all arts in creation of natural forms that could be mass produced
Carolingian
Byzantine
Art Nouveau
Impasto
4. Art movement that captured the spirit of 1850s+. After WWII - associated with formalism.
Acropolis
Jamb
Modernism
Ambulatory
5. Concentric bands on arch of church
Chiaroscuro
Archivolt
Cire Perdue
Dy Point
6. Post-modernist art creating an environment in a room or gallery
Emblema
Chimera
Installation
Fresco
7. A sculptural medium made of ivory and gold. Known especially in the statue of Athena in the Parthenon
Earth Art/Environmental Art
Cella
Horror Vaqui
Chryselephantine
8. Northern American dolls of the Soutwest representing the powers and spirits living in mountains and water sources
Byzantine
Entasis
Kachina Dolls
Aisle
9. Late 19th cent movement attempting to capture fleeting moment of nature
Impressionism
Aestetics
Chimera
Carolingian
10. Painting applied with thick - heavy surfaces
Impasto
Etching
Addorsed
Constructivism
11. Using simple geometric figures rather than gestures
Momento Mori
Chiton
Hard Edge Painting
Canon
12. Art movement that focused on idealistic - utopian and geometric forms
Balustrade
De Stijl
Kachina Dolls
Mannerism
13. Modeling with light and dark in a drawing to create depth and volume
Chiaroscuro
Cartoon
Etching
Gigantomachy
14. Greek monster with head and body of a lion - trail of a serpant/dragon - and 2nd head of a goat from the butt
Cire Perdue
Baldacchino
International Style
Chimera
15. Back to back columns with lions to indicated 4 directions
Mannerism
Conceptual Art
Addorsed
Kachina Dolls
16. Painting technique using pigments ground in water
Gouache
Conceptual Art
Metope
Art Deco
17. Led by Matisse --> color is the most important element in a painting - and it is held together by intense line and pattern
Jamb
Chryselephantine
Chi-Rho-Iota
Fauvism
18. Swelling of shaft to adjust for optical allusion
De Stijl
Burin
Etching
Entasis
19. First major american avant hard movement. Art expressed state of mind to evoke emotional response from the viewer
Apotheosis
Disegno
Abstract Expressionism
Abstract
20. Abstract painting in which the gesture is seen as the subject of the painting
Concrete
Chiton
Action Painting
Fresco
21. Referring to medieval art of British Isles
Hiberno-Saxon
Hard Edge Painting
Encaustic
Concrete
22. Composition made by combing various materials
Impasto
Clerestory
Impressionism
Collage
23. Semi-circular form at a short end of a basilica or eastern end of the nave
Expressionism
Baroque
Apse
Momento Mori
24. Feminist college by Miriam Schaprio. Assembled fabrics associated with women - and using techniques often used by women.
Cubism
Momento Mori
Femmage
Apse
25. Lost wax method of making a bronze statue
Kaaba
Acropolis
Cire Perdue
Dy Point
26. Plaster mixed with a binding material. Sometimes to prepare wood panels for altarpieces
Modernism
Chi-Rho-Iota
Gesso
De Stijl
27. Central section of a mosaic
Art Deco
Emblema
Action Painting
Chi-Rho-Iota
28. American avant-garde movement of the 1960s that stressed the ideas of the artist rather than the final product
Conceptual Art
Impressionism
Aestetics
Anamorphic Image
29. Early 20th cent movement of artists who advocated revolution against all forms of traditional values and styles.
Futurism
Mannerism
Fresco
Altar Piece
30. Grays and monochrome used to shade a painting. Most frequently in outer sides of altarpieces
Grisaille
De Stijl
Momento Mori
Expressionism
31. Bell tower separate from the main church building
Atrium
Constructivism
Groin Vault
Campanile
32. Right angle intersection of two barrel vaults
Eucharist
Groin Vault
Balustrade
Mannerism
33. Site for baptism but separate from a church
Hiberno-Saxon
Disegno
Baptistery
Atrium
34. Symbol of death -usually a skull
Archivolt
Apse
Momento Mori
Emblema
35. Pain mixed with hot wax - and applied to painting while still hot
Baldacchino
Encaustic
Emblema
Jamb
36. Rule applied to proportion
Caduceus
Canon
Chryselephantine
Baptistery
37. LAte Renaissance movement in which mannerisms were used to evoke emotional expression
Baptistery
Cubism
Mannerism
Hiberno-Saxon
38. Engraving on a metal plate covered in a protective wax. Incised parts are etched when surface is bathed in acid.
Futurism
Etching
Horror Vaqui
Capital
39. Uses land as a medium. Great scale - simple form.
Daguerreotype
Hiberno-Saxon
Earth Art/Environmental Art
Abstract Expressionism
40. Mythological battles among greek heroes
Daguerreotype
Gigantomachy
Basilica
Caduceus
41. 20th century modernist movement that focused on artists personal vision and its emotional impact
Encaustic
Apse
Expressionism
Futurism
42. Movement that defined industrial design as art. Used decorative patterns that were elongated and symmetrical. Ex: Chrysler Building
Encaustic
Art Deco
Minimalism
Carpet Page
43. Art movement in response to nihilism and horror of WWI. Rejection of art and civilizations that produced it in favor of the absurd
Basilica
Caduceus
Archivolt
Dada
44. Area of a church rising above other parts. Along the nave in churches and right below the ceiling
Horror Vaqui
Maesta
Archivolt
Clerestory
45. Canopy on Columns. Most often seen over an altar - st.Peters
Ambulatory
Hiberno-Saxon
Minimalism
Baldacchino
46. Medieval pages that are illuminated and decorative. Looks like cloth.
Etching
Carpet Page
Gouache
Baldacchino
47. 3 first letters in Greek spelling of Christ
Chi-Rho-Iota
Entasis
Art Deco
Burin
48. Distorted image that must be viewed in a special way or angle to be correctly perceived
Apse
Anamorphic Image
Contraposto
Clerestory
49. Having to do with Charlamagne
Futurism
Dy Point
Impasto
Carolingian
50. Clothing of men and women in greece. Tunic-like
Baroque
Chiton
Abstract
Capital