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AP Art History Vocab
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1. Late 19th cent movement attempting to capture fleeting moment of nature
Chimera
Impressionism
Femmage
Chi-Rho-Iota
2. Rule applied to proportion
Daguerreotype
Canon
Dy Point
Fresco
3. Composition made by combing various materials
Collage
Gigantomachy
Chiton
Basilica
4. Pointed tool for incising an engraving plate
Burin
Maesta
Chi-Rho-Iota
Byzantine
5. Using simple geometric figures rather than gestures
Femmage
Hard Edge Painting
Cella
Aisle
6. Area of a church rising above other parts. Along the nave in churches and right below the ceiling
Clerestory
Jamb
Mannerism
Burin
7. Modeling with light and dark in a drawing to create depth and volume
Abstract Expressionism
Byzantine
Chiaroscuro
Contraposto
8. Side posts of a doorway
Altar Piece
Jamb
De Stijl
Collage
9. Theory about nature of art - expression - and beauty.
Chryselephantine
Balustrade
Baldacchino
Aestetics
10. Semi-circular form at a short end of a basilica or eastern end of the nave
Apse
Encaustic
Carpet Page
Emblema
11. Painting on plaster
Modernism
Fresco
Addorsed
Emblema
12. LAte Renaissance movement in which mannerisms were used to evoke emotional expression
Mannerism
Conceptual Art
Fauvism
Cella
13. Elaborate - flowery - grandoise art and architecture. Associated with rococo design --> elegant furniture - ornamental mirrors - and extravagant detail.
Abstract Expressionism
Altar Piece
Hard Edge Painting
Baroque
14. Art movement in response to nihilism and horror of WWI. Rejection of art and civilizations that produced it in favor of the absurd
Chimera
Cubism
Dada
Apotheosis
15. Engraving in which image is cut into the plate NOT with a burin - but a steel pencil like tool .
Dy Point
Anamorphic Image
Emblema
Butress
16. Full sized preliminary sketch for a painting
Cartoon
Encaustic
Apse
Baptistery
17. 20th century modernist movement that focused on artists personal vision and its emotional impact
International Style
Hiberno-Saxon
Caryatid
Expressionism
18. Public building used for assembly. Evolved from Greek and Roman Tempe. Foundation of axial plane: entrance at short end with apse at eastern end.
Basilica
Mannerism
Art Deco
Addorsed
19. Site for baptism but separate from a church
Art Brut
Earth Art/Environmental Art
Baptistery
Cella
20. Plaster mixed with a binding material. Sometimes to prepare wood panels for altarpieces
Horror Vaqui
Gigantomachy
Hypostyle Hall
Gesso
21. Symbol of death -usually a skull
Momento Mori
Dy Point
Capital
Chryselephantine
22. Pain mixed with hot wax - and applied to painting while still hot
Acropolis
Entasis
Encaustic
Action Painting
23. Exterior masonry support opposing the lateral thrust of a vault.
Momento Mori
Expressionism
Butress
Art Brut
24. Torso pointing in one direction and shoulders - arm -s or legs in another with weight unevenly distributed.
Collage
Maesta
Contraposto
Apotheosis
25. Feminist college by Miriam Schaprio. Assembled fabrics associated with women - and using techniques often used by women.
Etching
Femmage
Chiaroscuro
Butress
26. 'Fear of empty space' meaning total covering of space with pattern. Popular in ISlamic and Hiberno Saxon art
Anamorphic Image
Impressionism
Chiaroscuro
Horror Vaqui
27. American avant-garde movement of the 1960s that stressed the ideas of the artist rather than the final product
Chiton
Acropolis
Impasto
Conceptual Art
28. Space between triglyphs in a Dporic frieze carved with a relief figure
Capital
Metope
Aisle
Grisaille
29. A panel located above or behind the altar. Has a predella which is a shelf like base
Entasis
Futurism
Earth Art/Environmental Art
Altar Piece
30. Northern American dolls of the Soutwest representing the powers and spirits living in mountains and water sources
Kachina Dolls
Art Nouveau
Apse
Earth Art/Environmental Art
31. Clothing of men and women in greece. Tunic-like
Kachina Dolls
Chiton
Aisle
Dy Point
32. Early photographic process developed by Louis Daguerre
Daguerreotype
Baptistery
Futurism
Atrium
33. Female figure used as structural column
Caryatid
Cubism
Aestetics
Horror Vaqui
34. Space opens to sky in an ancient Roman house
Concrete
Emblema
Atrium
Eucharist
35. A greek chambre in the nave where a cult statue would stand. Most famous in the Parthenon
Collage
Caduceus
Cella
De Stijl
36. Alomd shaped glory surrounding christ figure on tympanum.
Abstract Expressionism
Impasto
Mandorla
Art Brut
37. Row of vase shape columns with a railing on top - a decorative fence
Balustrade
Cubism
Action Painting
Minimalism
38. Portion of church bordering the nave - but separated from nave by columns of piers
Mannerism
Emblema
Impressionism
Aisle
39. Greek monster with head and body of a lion - trail of a serpant/dragon - and 2nd head of a goat from the butt
Chimera
Ambulatory
Art Brut
Etching
40. Back to back columns with lions to indicated 4 directions
Addorsed
Conceptual Art
Entasis
Art Brut
41. French elements in Italian art. Focused on lavish fabric - intricate ornamentation - and brilliant color.
Dy Point
International Style
Conceptual Art
Installation
42. Mythological battles among greek heroes
Gesso
Concrete
Gigantomachy
Impressionism
43. Late 19th cent movement that focused on synthesis of all arts in creation of natural forms that could be mass produced
Art Deco
Art Nouveau
De Stijl
Butress
44. Top of a columns shaft where it joints the lintel.
Action Painting
Contraposto
Aestetics
Capital
45. Concentric bands on arch of church
Archivolt
Hard Edge Painting
Concrete
Art Brut
46. Led by Matisse --> color is the most important element in a painting - and it is held together by intense line and pattern
Expressionism
Baptistery
Fauvism
Installation
47. Refrence to elevation in clouds and heaven - which includes angelic and historical figures
Cartoon
Apotheosis
Art Brut
Entasis
48. Canopy on Columns. Most often seen over an altar - st.Peters
Acropolis
Baldacchino
Cartoon
Futurism
49. Medieval pages that are illuminated and decorative. Looks like cloth.
Byzantine
Carpet Page
Acropolis
Cartoon
50. Movement that defined industrial design as art. Used decorative patterns that were elongated and symmetrical. Ex: Chrysler Building
Metope
Art Deco
Contraposto
Basilica