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AP Art History Vocab
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1. Black cube symbolizing the center of Islam in Mecca
Clerestory
Kaaba
Modernism
Fresco
2. Grays and monochrome used to shade a painting. Most frequently in outer sides of altarpieces
De Stijl
Grisaille
Impressionism
Addorsed
3. Elaborate - flowery - grandoise art and architecture. Associated with rococo design --> elegant furniture - ornamental mirrors - and extravagant detail.
Chi-Rho-Iota
Installation
Baroque
Cubism
4. Movement dominated by Naum Gabo. Building structures piece by piece rather than by modeling. Using volume of space and mass
Constructivism
Gouache
Aestetics
Abstract Expressionism
5. Abstract painting in which the gesture is seen as the subject of the painting
Jamb
Eucharist
Action Painting
Apse
6. Side posts of a doorway
Butress
Jamb
Basilica
Gigantomachy
7. Full sized preliminary sketch for a painting
Art Nouveau
Action Painting
Chiton
Cartoon
8. Row of vase shape columns with a railing on top - a decorative fence
Balustrade
Fresco
Momento Mori
Aestetics
9. Female figure used as structural column
Jamb
Burin
Caryatid
Gesso
10. A greek chambre in the nave where a cult statue would stand. Most famous in the Parthenon
Cella
Campanile
Modernism
Chimera
11. Engraving in which image is cut into the plate NOT with a burin - but a steel pencil like tool .
Clerestory
Apotheosis
Dy Point
Chryselephantine
12. Refrence to elevation in clouds and heaven - which includes angelic and historical figures
Hypostyle Hall
Apotheosis
Mandorla
Cella
13. LAte Renaissance movement in which mannerisms were used to evoke emotional expression
Momento Mori
Gesso
De Stijl
Mannerism
14. Early photographic process developed by Louis Daguerre
Daguerreotype
Cubism
Disegno
Art Deco
15. 20th century modernist movement that focused on artists personal vision and its emotional impact
Ambulatory
Femmage
Contraposto
Expressionism
16. Rod in Greek mythology intertwined with serpents and magical powers. Most commonly associated with Hermes and medical symbolism
Carolingian
Hard Edge Painting
Chimera
Caduceus
17. Using simple geometric figures rather than gestures
Impasto
Conceptual Art
Collage
Hard Edge Painting
18. Torso pointing in one direction and shoulders - arm -s or legs in another with weight unevenly distributed.
Horror Vaqui
Dada
Contraposto
Cubism
19. Art movement that captured the spirit of 1850s+. After WWII - associated with formalism.
Installation
Modernism
Abstract Expressionism
Apse
20. Alomd shaped glory surrounding christ figure on tympanum.
Chimera
Contraposto
Abstract Expressionism
Mandorla
21. Area of a church rising above other parts. Along the nave in churches and right below the ceiling
Clerestory
Art Nouveau
Modernism
Gouache
22. Building material devised by ancient romans. Made of lime - volcanic sand - and gravel
Hard Edge Painting
Mannerism
Concrete
Carolingian
23. Art emphasizing derived character with visual reference to objects in nature.
Metope
Abstract
Baldacchino
Archivolt
24. Engraving on a metal plate covered in a protective wax. Incised parts are etched when surface is bathed in acid.
Impressionism
Kachina Dolls
Etching
Expressionism
25. American art movement of 1960s. Predominantly sculptural - with a focus in a reduction to homogeneous forms.
Capital
Addorsed
Chimera
Minimalism
26. Uses land as a medium. Great scale - simple form.
Conceptual Art
Momento Mori
Earth Art/Environmental Art
Grisaille
27. Having to do with Charlamagne
Abstract
Constructivism
Carolingian
Mannerism
28. A hall with a roof supported by columns. popular in Egyptian architecture.
Hypostyle Hall
Butress
Mandorla
Modernism
29. Led by Matisse --> color is the most important element in a painting - and it is held together by intense line and pattern
Hypostyle Hall
Fauvism
Entasis
Disegno
30. Associated with E.Catholic Church
Etching
Action Painting
Byzantine
Impressionism
31. First major american avant hard movement. Art expressed state of mind to evoke emotional response from the viewer
Abstract Expressionism
Impressionism
Horror Vaqui
Metope
32. Covered walkway outdoors in a cloister - or covered walkway indoors in a church following the apse.
Mannerism
Hiberno-Saxon
Collage
Ambulatory
33. American avant-garde movement of the 1960s that stressed the ideas of the artist rather than the final product
Earth Art/Environmental Art
Futurism
Conceptual Art
Collage
34. Space between triglyphs in a Dporic frieze carved with a relief figure
Horror Vaqui
Gesso
Metope
Gouache
35. A sculptural medium made of ivory and gold. Known especially in the statue of Athena in the Parthenon
Mannerism
Carpet Page
Chi-Rho-Iota
Chryselephantine
36. 'Fear of empty space' meaning total covering of space with pattern. Popular in ISlamic and Hiberno Saxon art
Horror Vaqui
Mandorla
Contraposto
Art Nouveau
37. Public building used for assembly. Evolved from Greek and Roman Tempe. Foundation of axial plane: entrance at short end with apse at eastern end.
Canon
Apse
Acropolis
Basilica
38. Movement that defined industrial design as art. Used decorative patterns that were elongated and symmetrical. Ex: Chrysler Building
Baptistery
Daguerreotype
Grisaille
Art Deco
39. 3 first letters in Greek spelling of Christ
Chi-Rho-Iota
Eucharist
Carolingian
Canon
40. Portion of church bordering the nave - but separated from nave by columns of piers
Art Brut
Aisle
Femmage
Clerestory
41. The wine and wafer that symbolize the last supper - literally or figuratively
Chimera
Installation
Eucharist
Baldacchino
42. Northern American dolls of the Soutwest representing the powers and spirits living in mountains and water sources
Kachina Dolls
Metope
Chi-Rho-Iota
Kaaba
43. Name of an image that depicts an anthroned virgin mary and baby jesus
Acropolis
Impressionism
Maesta
Capital
44. Feminist college by Miriam Schaprio. Assembled fabrics associated with women - and using techniques often used by women.
Art Nouveau
Addorsed
Femmage
Hypostyle Hall
45. Pain mixed with hot wax - and applied to painting while still hot
Femmage
Gesso
Encaustic
Expressionism
46. Modeling with light and dark in a drawing to create depth and volume
Chiaroscuro
Archivolt
Balustrade
Metope
47. Lost wax method of making a bronze statue
Atrium
Clerestory
Cire Perdue
Addorsed
48. Bell tower separate from the main church building
Kachina Dolls
Art Nouveau
Campanile
Gesso
49. Rule applied to proportion
Canon
Cubism
Contraposto
Aisle
50. Swelling of shaft to adjust for optical allusion
Clerestory
Entasis
Canon
Atrium