SUBJECTS
|
BROWSE
|
CAREER CENTER
|
POPULAR
|
JOIN
|
LOGIN
Business Skills
|
Soft Skills
|
Basic Literacy
|
Certifications
About
|
Help
|
Privacy
|
Terms
|
Email
Search
Test your basic knowledge |
AP Art History Vocab
Start Test
Study First
Subjects
:
fine-arts
,
ap
,
history
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
If you are not ready to take this test, you can
study here
.
Match each statement with the correct term.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.
This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Abstract painting in which the gesture is seen as the subject of the painting
Action Painting
Mannerism
Canon
Aisle
2. Space between triglyphs in a Dporic frieze carved with a relief figure
Abstract
Momento Mori
Metope
Byzantine
3. A greek chambre in the nave where a cult statue would stand. Most famous in the Parthenon
Basilica
Etching
Eucharist
Cella
4. Alomd shaped glory surrounding christ figure on tympanum.
Mandorla
Futurism
Constructivism
Cubism
5. Back to back columns with lions to indicated 4 directions
Carpet Page
Addorsed
Mandorla
Fresco
6. Bell tower separate from the main church building
Fresco
Campanile
Mandorla
Addorsed
7. Elaborate - flowery - grandoise art and architecture. Associated with rococo design --> elegant furniture - ornamental mirrors - and extravagant detail.
Fauvism
Baroque
Kaaba
Concrete
8. Refrence to elevation in clouds and heaven - which includes angelic and historical figures
Entasis
Apotheosis
Conceptual Art
Campanile
9. Site for baptism but separate from a church
Baptistery
Chi-Rho-Iota
Etching
Hard Edge Painting
10. Engraving in which image is cut into the plate NOT with a burin - but a steel pencil like tool .
Dy Point
Burin
Acropolis
Jamb
11. Early photographic process developed by Louis Daguerre
Daguerreotype
Hiberno-Saxon
Impressionism
Minimalism
12. Associated with E.Catholic Church
Baldacchino
Byzantine
Emblema
Mandorla
13. Feminist college by Miriam Schaprio. Assembled fabrics associated with women - and using techniques often used by women.
Femmage
Action Painting
Campanile
Cartoon
14. Northern American dolls of the Soutwest representing the powers and spirits living in mountains and water sources
Kachina Dolls
Carpet Page
Momento Mori
Chimera
15. A panel located above or behind the altar. Has a predella which is a shelf like base
Daguerreotype
Byzantine
Contraposto
Altar Piece
16. Side posts of a doorway
Ambulatory
Emblema
Dy Point
Jamb
17. The wine and wafer that symbolize the last supper - literally or figuratively
Eucharist
Dada
Chiaroscuro
Jamb
18. Name of an image that depicts an anthroned virgin mary and baby jesus
Momento Mori
Chryselephantine
Cartoon
Maesta
19. Art movement in response to nihilism and horror of WWI. Rejection of art and civilizations that produced it in favor of the absurd
Disegno
Dada
Hypostyle Hall
Anamorphic Image
20. Grays and monochrome used to shade a painting. Most frequently in outer sides of altarpieces
Eucharist
Grisaille
Atrium
Caduceus
21. Post-modernist art creating an environment in a room or gallery
Hard Edge Painting
Installation
Fresco
Cubism
22. American avant-garde movement of the 1960s that stressed the ideas of the artist rather than the final product
De Stijl
Baptistery
Mandorla
Conceptual Art
23. Movement dominated by Naum Gabo. Building structures piece by piece rather than by modeling. Using volume of space and mass
Fauvism
Caryatid
Constructivism
Conceptual Art
24. Highest point in Greek city-state - specifically Athens.
Cartoon
Constructivism
Acropolis
Canon
25. LAte Renaissance movement in which mannerisms were used to evoke emotional expression
Mannerism
Campanile
Grisaille
Carpet Page
26. Pointed tool for incising an engraving plate
Burin
Aisle
Mannerism
Apse
27. Canopy on Columns. Most often seen over an altar - st.Peters
Metope
Mannerism
Baldacchino
Gouache
28. Area of a church rising above other parts. Along the nave in churches and right below the ceiling
Cire Perdue
Constructivism
Aestetics
Clerestory
29. First major american avant hard movement. Art expressed state of mind to evoke emotional response from the viewer
Burin
Jamb
Abstract Expressionism
Cubism
30. Theory about nature of art - expression - and beauty.
Fauvism
Metope
Aestetics
Constructivism
31. Referring to medieval art of British Isles
Baroque
Collage
Hiberno-Saxon
Abstract Expressionism
32. Uses land as a medium. Great scale - simple form.
Fresco
Encaustic
Baroque
Earth Art/Environmental Art
33. Led by Matisse --> color is the most important element in a painting - and it is held together by intense line and pattern
Gesso
Apotheosis
Art Brut
Fauvism
34. Swelling of shaft to adjust for optical allusion
Mandorla
Abstract Expressionism
Caduceus
Entasis
35. Clothing of men and women in greece. Tunic-like
Ambulatory
Collage
Chiton
Acropolis
36. French elements in Italian art. Focused on lavish fabric - intricate ornamentation - and brilliant color.
International Style
Archivolt
Mandorla
Apse
37. Portion of church bordering the nave - but separated from nave by columns of piers
Conceptual Art
Aisle
Chiaroscuro
Contraposto
38. Early 20th cent movement that rejected naturalistic deception of shapes and forms
Carolingian
Art Nouveau
Cubism
Anamorphic Image
39. Painting on plaster
Expressionism
Installation
Grisaille
Fresco
40. Symbol of death -usually a skull
Mandorla
Gesso
Momento Mori
Anamorphic Image
41. Pain mixed with hot wax - and applied to painting while still hot
Cella
Hypostyle Hall
Encaustic
Aestetics
42. Torso pointing in one direction and shoulders - arm -s or legs in another with weight unevenly distributed.
Clerestory
Contraposto
Concrete
Anamorphic Image
43. Modeling with light and dark in a drawing to create depth and volume
Addorsed
Chiaroscuro
Conceptual Art
Byzantine
44. The Italian word for a drawing
Carolingian
Baroque
Disegno
Clerestory
45. Semi-circular form at a short end of a basilica or eastern end of the nave
Jamb
Apse
Cubism
Altar Piece
46. Mythological battles among greek heroes
Caduceus
Chiton
Chi-Rho-Iota
Gigantomachy
47. Space opens to sky in an ancient Roman house
Dy Point
Chimera
Byzantine
Atrium
48. Central section of a mosaic
Carpet Page
Emblema
Impressionism
Cella
49. Female figure used as structural column
Collage
Basilica
Mannerism
Caryatid
50. Late 19th cent movement attempting to capture fleeting moment of nature
Carolingian
Baldacchino
International Style
Impressionism