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AP Art History Vocab
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1. Art emphasizing derived character with visual reference to objects in nature.
Disegno
Abstract
Baptistery
Entasis
2. Referring to medieval art of British Isles
Art Deco
Hiberno-Saxon
Collage
Dada
3. Late 19th cent movement that focused on synthesis of all arts in creation of natural forms that could be mass produced
Femmage
Art Nouveau
Chi-Rho-Iota
Cella
4. Engraving in which image is cut into the plate NOT with a burin - but a steel pencil like tool .
Entasis
Chryselephantine
Daguerreotype
Dy Point
5. Composition made by combing various materials
Collage
Expressionism
Impasto
Concrete
6. Feminist college by Miriam Schaprio. Assembled fabrics associated with women - and using techniques often used by women.
Byzantine
Capital
Femmage
Dy Point
7. Post-modernist art creating an environment in a room or gallery
Installation
Abstract Expressionism
Basilica
Eucharist
8. Refrence to elevation in clouds and heaven - which includes angelic and historical figures
Cella
Caryatid
Chiton
Apotheosis
9. A sculptural medium made of ivory and gold. Known especially in the statue of Athena in the Parthenon
Jamb
Chryselephantine
Earth Art/Environmental Art
Canon
10. Space opens to sky in an ancient Roman house
Burin
Atrium
Aestetics
Fresco
11. Highest point in Greek city-state - specifically Athens.
Ambulatory
Kaaba
Acropolis
Impasto
12. Canopy on Columns. Most often seen over an altar - st.Peters
Hypostyle Hall
Baldacchino
De Stijl
Chiaroscuro
13. Pain mixed with hot wax - and applied to painting while still hot
Action Painting
Contraposto
Encaustic
Hypostyle Hall
14. Alomd shaped glory surrounding christ figure on tympanum.
Femmage
Mandorla
Altar Piece
Butress
15. Building material devised by ancient romans. Made of lime - volcanic sand - and gravel
Installation
Earth Art/Environmental Art
Hypostyle Hall
Concrete
16. Term used by Jean Dubuffet to describe art that is untaught and brutish
Cire Perdue
Art Brut
Art Nouveau
Jamb
17. Mythological battles among greek heroes
Kaaba
Archivolt
Atrium
Gigantomachy
18. American art movement of 1960s. Predominantly sculptural - with a focus in a reduction to homogeneous forms.
Art Brut
Minimalism
Atrium
Addorsed
19. Associated with E.Catholic Church
Gouache
Encaustic
Byzantine
Metope
20. Site for baptism but separate from a church
Baptistery
International Style
Archivolt
Capital
21. Concentric bands on arch of church
Abstract
Archivolt
Cubism
Emblema
22. Late 19th cent movement attempting to capture fleeting moment of nature
Basilica
Mandorla
Burin
Impressionism
23. Grays and monochrome used to shade a painting. Most frequently in outer sides of altarpieces
Grisaille
Caryatid
Concrete
Modernism
24. Rod in Greek mythology intertwined with serpents and magical powers. Most commonly associated with Hermes and medical symbolism
Conceptual Art
Archivolt
Carolingian
Caduceus
25. Public building used for assembly. Evolved from Greek and Roman Tempe. Foundation of axial plane: entrance at short end with apse at eastern end.
Modernism
Basilica
Art Deco
Groin Vault
26. The wine and wafer that symbolize the last supper - literally or figuratively
Conceptual Art
Action Painting
Eucharist
Contraposto
27. Movement dominated by Naum Gabo. Building structures piece by piece rather than by modeling. Using volume of space and mass
Gesso
Cartoon
Constructivism
Art Deco
28. First major american avant hard movement. Art expressed state of mind to evoke emotional response from the viewer
Futurism
Abstract Expressionism
Clerestory
Chiton
29. Art movement that focused on idealistic - utopian and geometric forms
Apotheosis
Campanile
De Stijl
Femmage
30. Using simple geometric figures rather than gestures
Impressionism
Burin
Hard Edge Painting
Disegno
31. Clothing of men and women in greece. Tunic-like
Chiton
Disegno
Burin
Basilica
32. Name of an image that depicts an anthroned virgin mary and baby jesus
Anamorphic Image
Action Painting
Emblema
Maesta
33. Distorted image that must be viewed in a special way or angle to be correctly perceived
Clerestory
Fresco
Daguerreotype
Anamorphic Image
34. A panel located above or behind the altar. Has a predella which is a shelf like base
Chi-Rho-Iota
Jamb
Basilica
Altar Piece
35. LAte Renaissance movement in which mannerisms were used to evoke emotional expression
Balustrade
Mannerism
Ambulatory
Altar Piece
36. Modeling with light and dark in a drawing to create depth and volume
Basilica
Abstract
Collage
Chiaroscuro
37. Side posts of a doorway
Jamb
Chiaroscuro
Etching
Aestetics
38. 20th century modernist movement that focused on artists personal vision and its emotional impact
Minimalism
Expressionism
Etching
Basilica
39. Semi-circular form at a short end of a basilica or eastern end of the nave
De Stijl
Kaaba
Apse
Emblema
40. Greek monster with head and body of a lion - trail of a serpant/dragon - and 2nd head of a goat from the butt
Dada
Chimera
Chi-Rho-Iota
Entasis
41. French elements in Italian art. Focused on lavish fabric - intricate ornamentation - and brilliant color.
Caryatid
Archivolt
International Style
Chryselephantine
42. Bell tower separate from the main church building
Contraposto
Basilica
Momento Mori
Campanile
43. Swelling of shaft to adjust for optical allusion
Byzantine
Constructivism
Entasis
Impasto
44. Movement that defined industrial design as art. Used decorative patterns that were elongated and symmetrical. Ex: Chrysler Building
Fresco
Caryatid
Art Deco
Acropolis
45. Early 20th cent movement that rejected naturalistic deception of shapes and forms
Cubism
Apotheosis
Caduceus
Caryatid
46. Art movement in response to nihilism and horror of WWI. Rejection of art and civilizations that produced it in favor of the absurd
Gesso
Dada
Apse
Altar Piece
47. Black cube symbolizing the center of Islam in Mecca
Kaaba
Baroque
Momento Mori
De Stijl
48. Symbol of death -usually a skull
Daguerreotype
Momento Mori
Burin
Metope
49. Engraving on a metal plate covered in a protective wax. Incised parts are etched when surface is bathed in acid.
Kaaba
Cubism
Etching
Collage
50. Central section of a mosaic
Hard Edge Painting
Entasis
Emblema
Grisaille