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AP Art History Vocab
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1. Black cube symbolizing the center of Islam in Mecca
Cire Perdue
Maesta
Kaaba
Baptistery
2. Late 19th cent movement that focused on synthesis of all arts in creation of natural forms that could be mass produced
Gigantomachy
Caryatid
Atrium
Art Nouveau
3. French elements in Italian art. Focused on lavish fabric - intricate ornamentation - and brilliant color.
Caduceus
Hypostyle Hall
International Style
Chryselephantine
4. Painting on plaster
Caduceus
Byzantine
Expressionism
Fresco
5. Highest point in Greek city-state - specifically Athens.
Concrete
Gigantomachy
Acropolis
Dada
6. Canopy on Columns. Most often seen over an altar - st.Peters
Chimera
Impasto
Hard Edge Painting
Baldacchino
7. Term used by Jean Dubuffet to describe art that is untaught and brutish
Dy Point
Jamb
Art Brut
Atrium
8. A sculptural medium made of ivory and gold. Known especially in the statue of Athena in the Parthenon
Chryselephantine
Action Painting
Basilica
Fresco
9. Led by Matisse --> color is the most important element in a painting - and it is held together by intense line and pattern
Chiaroscuro
Fauvism
Fresco
Concrete
10. Full sized preliminary sketch for a painting
Chiton
Baldacchino
Cartoon
Earth Art/Environmental Art
11. Art movement that focused on idealistic - utopian and geometric forms
Chimera
De Stijl
Encaustic
Fresco
12. Central section of a mosaic
Emblema
Mandorla
Futurism
Art Brut
13. 20th century modernist movement that focused on artists personal vision and its emotional impact
Momento Mori
Earth Art/Environmental Art
Expressionism
Carpet Page
14. Semi-circular form at a short end of a basilica or eastern end of the nave
Acropolis
Art Nouveau
Apse
Chi-Rho-Iota
15. Female figure used as structural column
Abstract
Hard Edge Painting
Archivolt
Caryatid
16. Lost wax method of making a bronze statue
Acropolis
Aisle
Cire Perdue
Chimera
17. Painting applied with thick - heavy surfaces
Gigantomachy
Impressionism
Impasto
Cubism
18. American avant-garde movement of the 1960s that stressed the ideas of the artist rather than the final product
Impasto
Expressionism
Conceptual Art
Byzantine
19. Abstract painting in which the gesture is seen as the subject of the painting
De Stijl
Eucharist
Aisle
Action Painting
20. Exterior masonry support opposing the lateral thrust of a vault.
Basilica
Impasto
Butress
Emblema
21. Right angle intersection of two barrel vaults
Femmage
Impasto
Art Nouveau
Groin Vault
22. The wine and wafer that symbolize the last supper - literally or figuratively
Dada
Eucharist
Metope
Carolingian
23. Area of a church rising above other parts. Along the nave in churches and right below the ceiling
Acropolis
Clerestory
Momento Mori
Carolingian
24. The Italian word for a drawing
Chi-Rho-Iota
De Stijl
Emblema
Disegno
25. A hall with a roof supported by columns. popular in Egyptian architecture.
Hiberno-Saxon
Futurism
Hypostyle Hall
Caryatid
26. Northern American dolls of the Soutwest representing the powers and spirits living in mountains and water sources
Dy Point
Eucharist
Impressionism
Kachina Dolls
27. Public building used for assembly. Evolved from Greek and Roman Tempe. Foundation of axial plane: entrance at short end with apse at eastern end.
Chimera
Basilica
Mandorla
Collage
28. First major american avant hard movement. Art expressed state of mind to evoke emotional response from the viewer
Cire Perdue
Baldacchino
Cella
Abstract Expressionism
29. Theory about nature of art - expression - and beauty.
Fresco
Aestetics
International Style
Impressionism
30. 3 first letters in Greek spelling of Christ
Gigantomachy
Chi-Rho-Iota
Earth Art/Environmental Art
Abstract Expressionism
31. Having to do with Charlamagne
Carolingian
Installation
Encaustic
Minimalism
32. Bell tower separate from the main church building
Fresco
Campanile
Atrium
Impasto
33. Uses land as a medium. Great scale - simple form.
Cire Perdue
Futurism
Earth Art/Environmental Art
Installation
34. Row of vase shape columns with a railing on top - a decorative fence
Basilica
Balustrade
Constructivism
Impressionism
35. Art emphasizing derived character with visual reference to objects in nature.
Chi-Rho-Iota
De Stijl
Abstract
Dada
36. Feminist college by Miriam Schaprio. Assembled fabrics associated with women - and using techniques often used by women.
Entasis
Femmage
Burin
Gesso
37. Portion of church bordering the nave - but separated from nave by columns of piers
Horror Vaqui
Aisle
Abstract Expressionism
Impressionism
38. Space opens to sky in an ancient Roman house
Gesso
Addorsed
Atrium
Cella
39. Distorted image that must be viewed in a special way or angle to be correctly perceived
Constructivism
Altar Piece
Addorsed
Anamorphic Image
40. Grays and monochrome used to shade a painting. Most frequently in outer sides of altarpieces
Abstract
Art Brut
Cella
Grisaille
41. Mythological battles among greek heroes
Modernism
Anamorphic Image
Chiton
Gigantomachy
42. LAte Renaissance movement in which mannerisms were used to evoke emotional expression
Carpet Page
Gigantomachy
Conceptual Art
Mannerism
43. Modeling with light and dark in a drawing to create depth and volume
Burin
Collage
Eucharist
Chiaroscuro
44. Engraving in which image is cut into the plate NOT with a burin - but a steel pencil like tool .
Art Brut
Dy Point
Gigantomachy
Apotheosis
45. Plaster mixed with a binding material. Sometimes to prepare wood panels for altarpieces
Cubism
Gesso
Encaustic
Caryatid
46. Referring to medieval art of British Isles
Grisaille
Emblema
Femmage
Hiberno-Saxon
47. Space between triglyphs in a Dporic frieze carved with a relief figure
Burin
Metope
Eucharist
Daguerreotype
48. Refrence to elevation in clouds and heaven - which includes angelic and historical figures
Apotheosis
Art Brut
International Style
Dy Point
49. Engraving on a metal plate covered in a protective wax. Incised parts are etched when surface is bathed in acid.
Gouache
Etching
Art Brut
Balustrade
50. Side posts of a doorway
Canon
Momento Mori
Jamb
Entasis