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AP Art History Vocab
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1. Art movement that captured the spirit of 1850s+. After WWII - associated with formalism.
Gouache
Installation
Etching
Modernism
2. Symbol of death -usually a skull
Maesta
Momento Mori
Chimera
Carpet Page
3. Plaster mixed with a binding material. Sometimes to prepare wood panels for altarpieces
Hard Edge Painting
Gesso
Groin Vault
Aisle
4. Building material devised by ancient romans. Made of lime - volcanic sand - and gravel
Impressionism
Aestetics
Gigantomachy
Concrete
5. Engraving in which image is cut into the plate NOT with a burin - but a steel pencil like tool .
Art Brut
Dy Point
Action Painting
Cire Perdue
6. Referring to medieval art of British Isles
Acropolis
Hiberno-Saxon
Hypostyle Hall
Atrium
7. Painting on plaster
Mannerism
Basilica
Fresco
Baroque
8. First major american avant hard movement. Art expressed state of mind to evoke emotional response from the viewer
Apotheosis
Metope
Art Nouveau
Abstract Expressionism
9. A sculptural medium made of ivory and gold. Known especially in the statue of Athena in the Parthenon
Art Nouveau
Chryselephantine
Entasis
Cella
10. Theory about nature of art - expression - and beauty.
Daguerreotype
Minimalism
Gesso
Aestetics
11. Name of an image that depicts an anthroned virgin mary and baby jesus
Maesta
Kachina Dolls
Addorsed
Balustrade
12. Torso pointing in one direction and shoulders - arm -s or legs in another with weight unevenly distributed.
Encaustic
Burin
International Style
Contraposto
13. LAte Renaissance movement in which mannerisms were used to evoke emotional expression
Dada
Mannerism
Emblema
Chiton
14. Early 20th cent movement that rejected naturalistic deception of shapes and forms
Installation
International Style
Earth Art/Environmental Art
Cubism
15. Refrence to elevation in clouds and heaven - which includes angelic and historical figures
Chimera
Cella
Apotheosis
Cartoon
16. Back to back columns with lions to indicated 4 directions
Addorsed
Grisaille
Daguerreotype
Burin
17. Mythological battles among greek heroes
Hypostyle Hall
Gigantomachy
Jamb
Art Deco
18. Late 19th cent movement attempting to capture fleeting moment of nature
Impressionism
Maesta
Butress
Horror Vaqui
19. Highest point in Greek city-state - specifically Athens.
Acropolis
Baldacchino
Abstract
Fauvism
20. Swelling of shaft to adjust for optical allusion
Entasis
Femmage
Earth Art/Environmental Art
Baptistery
21. Having to do with Charlamagne
Hiberno-Saxon
Entasis
Hard Edge Painting
Carolingian
22. Northern American dolls of the Soutwest representing the powers and spirits living in mountains and water sources
International Style
Entasis
Kachina Dolls
Acropolis
23. Female figure used as structural column
Contraposto
Abstract
Caryatid
Carpet Page
24. Art emphasizing derived character with visual reference to objects in nature.
Art Brut
Basilica
Abstract
Horror Vaqui
25. Alomd shaped glory surrounding christ figure on tympanum.
Mandorla
Art Brut
Chi-Rho-Iota
Balustrade
26. Greek monster with head and body of a lion - trail of a serpant/dragon - and 2nd head of a goat from the butt
Modernism
Chimera
International Style
Art Brut
27. Bell tower separate from the main church building
Baldacchino
Mandorla
Canon
Campanile
28. Covered walkway outdoors in a cloister - or covered walkway indoors in a church following the apse.
Fresco
Art Brut
Cella
Ambulatory
29. Late 19th cent movement that focused on synthesis of all arts in creation of natural forms that could be mass produced
Art Nouveau
Action Painting
Art Brut
Abstract
30. Public building used for assembly. Evolved from Greek and Roman Tempe. Foundation of axial plane: entrance at short end with apse at eastern end.
Ambulatory
Balustrade
Basilica
Gigantomachy
31. Movement that defined industrial design as art. Used decorative patterns that were elongated and symmetrical. Ex: Chrysler Building
Altar Piece
Impressionism
Addorsed
Art Deco
32. Rule applied to proportion
Canon
Modernism
Baroque
Gigantomachy
33. The wine and wafer that symbolize the last supper - literally or figuratively
Clerestory
Collage
Eucharist
Impressionism
34. Composition made by combing various materials
Femmage
Collage
Conceptual Art
Gigantomachy
35. 'Fear of empty space' meaning total covering of space with pattern. Popular in ISlamic and Hiberno Saxon art
Anamorphic Image
Aisle
Horror Vaqui
Altar Piece
36. American art movement of 1960s. Predominantly sculptural - with a focus in a reduction to homogeneous forms.
Art Deco
Minimalism
Installation
Dy Point
37. Uses land as a medium. Great scale - simple form.
Jamb
Baroque
Clerestory
Earth Art/Environmental Art
38. Term used by Jean Dubuffet to describe art that is untaught and brutish
Gouache
Dy Point
Disegno
Art Brut
39. Area of a church rising above other parts. Along the nave in churches and right below the ceiling
Cire Perdue
Fauvism
Clerestory
Balustrade
40. Grays and monochrome used to shade a painting. Most frequently in outer sides of altarpieces
Apotheosis
Grisaille
Caduceus
Campanile
41. Lost wax method of making a bronze statue
Butress
Kachina Dolls
Cire Perdue
Art Nouveau
42. Full sized preliminary sketch for a painting
Aisle
Cartoon
International Style
Acropolis
43. Pain mixed with hot wax - and applied to painting while still hot
Encaustic
Canon
Eucharist
Chryselephantine
44. Early 20th cent movement of artists who advocated revolution against all forms of traditional values and styles.
Femmage
Butress
Futurism
Cartoon
45. A greek chambre in the nave where a cult statue would stand. Most famous in the Parthenon
Basilica
Chi-Rho-Iota
Campanile
Cella
46. Space opens to sky in an ancient Roman house
Concrete
Carolingian
Caryatid
Atrium
47. Pointed tool for incising an engraving plate
Constructivism
Aestetics
Burin
Carolingian
48. French elements in Italian art. Focused on lavish fabric - intricate ornamentation - and brilliant color.
Dy Point
Apotheosis
International Style
Apse
49. Black cube symbolizing the center of Islam in Mecca
Entasis
Kaaba
Capital
Impressionism
50. A panel located above or behind the altar. Has a predella which is a shelf like base
Capital
Abstract Expressionism
Chryselephantine
Altar Piece