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AP Art History Vocab
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1. Painting technique using pigments ground in water
Gouache
Hypostyle Hall
Chryselephantine
Atrium
2. A sculptural medium made of ivory and gold. Known especially in the statue of Athena in the Parthenon
Aestetics
Capital
Chryselephantine
Kachina Dolls
3. Engraving in which image is cut into the plate NOT with a burin - but a steel pencil like tool .
Femmage
Clerestory
Basilica
Dy Point
4. Led by Matisse --> color is the most important element in a painting - and it is held together by intense line and pattern
Abstract
Fauvism
Chi-Rho-Iota
Art Brut
5. Painting on plaster
Contraposto
Cire Perdue
Fresco
Baldacchino
6. 3 first letters in Greek spelling of Christ
Chiton
Art Nouveau
Carpet Page
Chi-Rho-Iota
7. American avant-garde movement of the 1960s that stressed the ideas of the artist rather than the final product
Conceptual Art
Expressionism
Contraposto
Mannerism
8. Site for baptism but separate from a church
Dy Point
Canon
Eucharist
Baptistery
9. Torso pointing in one direction and shoulders - arm -s or legs in another with weight unevenly distributed.
Contraposto
Archivolt
Daguerreotype
Action Painting
10. The Italian word for a drawing
Disegno
Chimera
Expressionism
Baldacchino
11. Rod in Greek mythology intertwined with serpents and magical powers. Most commonly associated with Hermes and medical symbolism
Caduceus
Eucharist
Archivolt
Futurism
12. Plaster mixed with a binding material. Sometimes to prepare wood panels for altarpieces
Gesso
Chryselephantine
Chiaroscuro
Aestetics
13. American art movement of 1960s. Predominantly sculptural - with a focus in a reduction to homogeneous forms.
Caduceus
Carolingian
Minimalism
Momento Mori
14. Right angle intersection of two barrel vaults
Mandorla
Caduceus
Groin Vault
Clerestory
15. Bell tower separate from the main church building
Anamorphic Image
Chryselephantine
Campanile
Mandorla
16. Alomd shaped glory surrounding christ figure on tympanum.
Mandorla
Etching
Caduceus
Collage
17. Abstract painting in which the gesture is seen as the subject of the painting
Expressionism
Contraposto
Action Painting
Clerestory
18. Early photographic process developed by Louis Daguerre
Daguerreotype
Femmage
Altar Piece
Cubism
19. A panel located above or behind the altar. Has a predella which is a shelf like base
Addorsed
Altar Piece
Gouache
Basilica
20. Space opens to sky in an ancient Roman house
Kachina Dolls
Hiberno-Saxon
Contraposto
Atrium
21. A greek chambre in the nave where a cult statue would stand. Most famous in the Parthenon
Etching
Art Brut
Burin
Cella
22. French elements in Italian art. Focused on lavish fabric - intricate ornamentation - and brilliant color.
Cartoon
Gigantomachy
Altar Piece
International Style
23. Early 20th cent movement that rejected naturalistic deception of shapes and forms
Capital
Gesso
Chiton
Cubism
24. Area of a church rising above other parts. Along the nave in churches and right below the ceiling
Chiton
Encaustic
Clerestory
Groin Vault
25. Lost wax method of making a bronze statue
Cire Perdue
Action Painting
Grisaille
Anamorphic Image
26. Back to back columns with lions to indicated 4 directions
Chryselephantine
Collage
Momento Mori
Addorsed
27. Art movement that focused on idealistic - utopian and geometric forms
Momento Mori
De Stijl
International Style
Contraposto
28. 20th century modernist movement that focused on artists personal vision and its emotional impact
Expressionism
Kachina Dolls
Horror Vaqui
Apse
29. Art movement in response to nihilism and horror of WWI. Rejection of art and civilizations that produced it in favor of the absurd
Mannerism
Entasis
Addorsed
Dada
30. Art emphasizing derived character with visual reference to objects in nature.
Groin Vault
Abstract
Hiberno-Saxon
Chryselephantine
31. Elaborate - flowery - grandoise art and architecture. Associated with rococo design --> elegant furniture - ornamental mirrors - and extravagant detail.
Archivolt
Gesso
Baroque
Campanile
32. Late 19th cent movement that focused on synthesis of all arts in creation of natural forms that could be mass produced
Eucharist
Cartoon
Art Nouveau
Abstract Expressionism
33. Top of a columns shaft where it joints the lintel.
Acropolis
Capital
Caryatid
Chryselephantine
34. The wine and wafer that symbolize the last supper - literally or figuratively
Eucharist
Baptistery
Canon
Mandorla
35. Female figure used as structural column
Caryatid
Etching
Art Nouveau
Byzantine
36. Grays and monochrome used to shade a painting. Most frequently in outer sides of altarpieces
Baptistery
Grisaille
Cubism
Minimalism
37. Distorted image that must be viewed in a special way or angle to be correctly perceived
Caduceus
Anamorphic Image
Eucharist
Cubism
38. Black cube symbolizing the center of Islam in Mecca
Femmage
Burin
Baldacchino
Kaaba
39. Referring to medieval art of British Isles
Impasto
Hypostyle Hall
Hiberno-Saxon
Aisle
40. Using simple geometric figures rather than gestures
Hard Edge Painting
Minimalism
De Stijl
Abstract Expressionism
41. Canopy on Columns. Most often seen over an altar - st.Peters
Canon
Conceptual Art
Metope
Baldacchino
42. A hall with a roof supported by columns. popular in Egyptian architecture.
International Style
Hypostyle Hall
Hiberno-Saxon
Carolingian
43. Side posts of a doorway
Installation
Clerestory
Metope
Jamb
44. Clothing of men and women in greece. Tunic-like
Altar Piece
Art Nouveau
Momento Mori
Chiton
45. Post-modernist art creating an environment in a room or gallery
International Style
Installation
Mannerism
Grisaille
46. Covered walkway outdoors in a cloister - or covered walkway indoors in a church following the apse.
Acropolis
Ambulatory
Hiberno-Saxon
Carolingian
47. Symbol of death -usually a skull
Capital
Chiaroscuro
Momento Mori
Dada
48. First major american avant hard movement. Art expressed state of mind to evoke emotional response from the viewer
Abstract Expressionism
Cire Perdue
Chimera
Metope
49. Name of an image that depicts an anthroned virgin mary and baby jesus
Chimera
Art Nouveau
Apotheosis
Maesta
50. Refrence to elevation in clouds and heaven - which includes angelic and historical figures
Gouache
Installation
Chi-Rho-Iota
Apotheosis