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AP Art History Vocab
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1. Early photographic process developed by Louis Daguerre
Gesso
Daguerreotype
Aestetics
Ambulatory
2. Composition made by combing various materials
Capital
Momento Mori
Collage
Jamb
3. 'Fear of empty space' meaning total covering of space with pattern. Popular in ISlamic and Hiberno Saxon art
Carolingian
Cartoon
Horror Vaqui
Emblema
4. Art emphasizing derived character with visual reference to objects in nature.
Acropolis
Hypostyle Hall
Abstract
Metope
5. Bell tower separate from the main church building
Encaustic
Installation
Campanile
Baptistery
6. Movement dominated by Naum Gabo. Building structures piece by piece rather than by modeling. Using volume of space and mass
Abstract
Aestetics
Constructivism
Minimalism
7. American avant-garde movement of the 1960s that stressed the ideas of the artist rather than the final product
Conceptual Art
Chiton
Apotheosis
Abstract Expressionism
8. A greek chambre in the nave where a cult statue would stand. Most famous in the Parthenon
Cella
Disegno
Campanile
Entasis
9. Side posts of a doorway
Acropolis
Abstract Expressionism
Jamb
Emblema
10. The Italian word for a drawing
Cella
Art Brut
Ambulatory
Disegno
11. Early 20th cent movement of artists who advocated revolution against all forms of traditional values and styles.
Acropolis
Campanile
Futurism
Gesso
12. Canopy on Columns. Most often seen over an altar - st.Peters
Caduceus
Momento Mori
Baldacchino
Apse
13. LAte Renaissance movement in which mannerisms were used to evoke emotional expression
Chryselephantine
Mannerism
Abstract Expressionism
Chiaroscuro
14. Full sized preliminary sketch for a painting
Cartoon
Caduceus
Chimera
Earth Art/Environmental Art
15. Torso pointing in one direction and shoulders - arm -s or legs in another with weight unevenly distributed.
Groin Vault
Contraposto
Chi-Rho-Iota
Carolingian
16. Medieval pages that are illuminated and decorative. Looks like cloth.
Archivolt
Carpet Page
Constructivism
Art Brut
17. Late 19th cent movement that focused on synthesis of all arts in creation of natural forms that could be mass produced
Entasis
Maesta
Art Nouveau
Cire Perdue
18. Led by Matisse --> color is the most important element in a painting - and it is held together by intense line and pattern
Cella
Fauvism
Baroque
Hard Edge Painting
19. Top of a columns shaft where it joints the lintel.
Capital
Aestetics
Collage
Etching
20. Mythological battles among greek heroes
Gigantomachy
Metope
Aestetics
Chiton
21. Exterior masonry support opposing the lateral thrust of a vault.
Gigantomachy
Carolingian
Butress
Cubism
22. Row of vase shape columns with a railing on top - a decorative fence
Jamb
Kachina Dolls
Balustrade
Canon
23. Semi-circular form at a short end of a basilica or eastern end of the nave
Kachina Dolls
Encaustic
Apse
Byzantine
24. Refrence to elevation in clouds and heaven - which includes angelic and historical figures
Encaustic
Impasto
Modernism
Apotheosis
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.
Balustrade
Basilica
Caryatid
Kachina Dolls
26. A panel located above or behind the altar. Has a predella which is a shelf like base
Caryatid
Femmage
Altar Piece
Cubism
27. Painting on plaster
Altar Piece
Fresco
Earth Art/Environmental Art
Minimalism
28. Site for baptism but separate from a church
Constructivism
Baptistery
Burin
Aisle
29. Theory about nature of art - expression - and beauty.
Ambulatory
Aestetics
Daguerreotype
Carolingian
30. Pointed tool for incising an engraving plate
Altar Piece
Expressionism
Burin
Chimera
31. Having to do with Charlamagne
Carolingian
Conceptual Art
Chryselephantine
Modernism
32. Post-modernist art creating an environment in a room or gallery
Cubism
Burin
Installation
Hiberno-Saxon
33. Name of an image that depicts an anthroned virgin mary and baby jesus
Maesta
Etching
Carolingian
International Style
34. Movement that defined industrial design as art. Used decorative patterns that were elongated and symmetrical. Ex: Chrysler Building
Eucharist
Art Deco
Chi-Rho-Iota
Action Painting
35. Highest point in Greek city-state - specifically Athens.
Eucharist
Byzantine
Campanile
Acropolis
36. Space opens to sky in an ancient Roman house
Cartoon
Futurism
Atrium
Apotheosis
37. Grays and monochrome used to shade a painting. Most frequently in outer sides of altarpieces
Grisaille
Chimera
Abstract Expressionism
Capital
38. Right angle intersection of two barrel vaults
Horror Vaqui
Fauvism
Groin Vault
Disegno
39. Engraving in which image is cut into the plate NOT with a burin - but a steel pencil like tool .
Expressionism
Baroque
Dy Point
Metope
40. Rule applied to proportion
Chiton
Caduceus
Hypostyle Hall
Canon
41. Late 19th cent movement attempting to capture fleeting moment of nature
De Stijl
Jamb
Hard Edge Painting
Impressionism
42. Modeling with light and dark in a drawing to create depth and volume
Entasis
Chiaroscuro
Apotheosis
Acropolis
43. Early 20th cent movement that rejected naturalistic deception of shapes and forms
Cubism
Balustrade
Atrium
Art Nouveau
44. 3 first letters in Greek spelling of Christ
Chi-Rho-Iota
Dy Point
Art Brut
Clerestory
45. French elements in Italian art. Focused on lavish fabric - intricate ornamentation - and brilliant color.
Fauvism
International Style
Archivolt
Chimera
46. Black cube symbolizing the center of Islam in Mecca
Baroque
Kaaba
Atrium
Groin Vault
47. A hall with a roof supported by columns. popular in Egyptian architecture.
Etching
Kaaba
Hypostyle Hall
Horror Vaqui
48. Abstract painting in which the gesture is seen as the subject of the painting
Carolingian
Apotheosis
Basilica
Action Painting
49. Art movement that focused on idealistic - utopian and geometric forms
De Stijl
Eucharist
Gigantomachy
Dy Point
50. Art movement in response to nihilism and horror of WWI. Rejection of art and civilizations that produced it in favor of the absurd
Cartoon
Cella
Dada
Fresco