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AP Art History Vocab
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1. Right angle intersection of two barrel vaults
Fresco
Installation
Metope
Groin Vault
2. Space opens to sky in an ancient Roman house
Kachina Dolls
Gesso
Apse
Atrium
3. Alomd shaped glory surrounding christ figure on tympanum.
Mandorla
Constructivism
Cartoon
Gigantomachy
4. American avant-garde movement of the 1960s that stressed the ideas of the artist rather than the final product
Momento Mori
Ambulatory
Balustrade
Conceptual Art
5. A hall with a roof supported by columns. popular in Egyptian architecture.
Hypostyle Hall
Kachina Dolls
Cella
Jamb
6. Led by Matisse --> color is the most important element in a painting - and it is held together by intense line and pattern
Fauvism
Kachina Dolls
Abstract Expressionism
Atrium
7. Swelling of shaft to adjust for optical allusion
Art Nouveau
Baldacchino
Entasis
Aisle
8. Northern American dolls of the Soutwest representing the powers and spirits living in mountains and water sources
Kachina Dolls
Action Painting
Cella
Baldacchino
9. Clothing of men and women in greece. Tunic-like
Chiton
Carpet Page
Chiaroscuro
Kaaba
10. Medieval pages that are illuminated and decorative. Looks like cloth.
Collage
Anamorphic Image
Carpet Page
Mannerism
11. Modeling with light and dark in a drawing to create depth and volume
Anamorphic Image
Chiaroscuro
Chimera
Hard Edge Painting
12. Using simple geometric figures rather than gestures
Hard Edge Painting
Jamb
Balustrade
Dy Point
13. Early photographic process developed by Louis Daguerre
Encaustic
De Stijl
Constructivism
Daguerreotype
14. Referring to medieval art of British Isles
Fresco
Dada
Mannerism
Hiberno-Saxon
15. Rule applied to proportion
Gouache
Chryselephantine
Modernism
Canon
16. Late 19th cent movement attempting to capture fleeting moment of nature
Impressionism
Eucharist
Metope
Installation
17. Pointed tool for incising an engraving plate
Aestetics
Burin
Abstract Expressionism
Apotheosis
18. Art movement that focused on idealistic - utopian and geometric forms
Entasis
Collage
De Stijl
International Style
19. Art emphasizing derived character with visual reference to objects in nature.
Disegno
Daguerreotype
Abstract
Femmage
20. Exterior masonry support opposing the lateral thrust of a vault.
Dy Point
Butress
Atrium
Minimalism
21. Painting applied with thick - heavy surfaces
Impasto
Carpet Page
Dy Point
Abstract
22. Early 20th cent movement that rejected naturalistic deception of shapes and forms
Etching
Constructivism
Conceptual Art
Cubism
23. The wine and wafer that symbolize the last supper - literally or figuratively
Byzantine
De Stijl
Chiton
Eucharist
24. Grays and monochrome used to shade a painting. Most frequently in outer sides of altarpieces
Carpet Page
Grisaille
Byzantine
Encaustic
25. Pain mixed with hot wax - and applied to painting while still hot
Expressionism
Installation
Cire Perdue
Encaustic
26. LAte Renaissance movement in which mannerisms were used to evoke emotional expression
Minimalism
Mannerism
Chryselephantine
Futurism
27. Movement that defined industrial design as art. Used decorative patterns that were elongated and symmetrical. Ex: Chrysler Building
Acropolis
Capital
Art Deco
Gouache
28. Engraving in which image is cut into the plate NOT with a burin - but a steel pencil like tool .
Atrium
International Style
Entasis
Dy Point
29. Name of an image that depicts an anthroned virgin mary and baby jesus
Maesta
Archivolt
Minimalism
Baroque
30. French elements in Italian art. Focused on lavish fabric - intricate ornamentation - and brilliant color.
Action Painting
Fauvism
Futurism
International Style
31. A sculptural medium made of ivory and gold. Known especially in the statue of Athena in the Parthenon
Balustrade
Chryselephantine
Art Brut
Ambulatory
32. Highest point in Greek city-state - specifically Athens.
Abstract Expressionism
Canon
Acropolis
Constructivism
33. Late 19th cent movement that focused on synthesis of all arts in creation of natural forms that could be mass produced
Groin Vault
Archivolt
Art Nouveau
Mannerism
34. A greek chambre in the nave where a cult statue would stand. Most famous in the Parthenon
Impressionism
Metope
Cella
Dada
35. Side posts of a doorway
Horror Vaqui
Basilica
Jamb
Mannerism
36. Lost wax method of making a bronze statue
Anamorphic Image
Cire Perdue
Capital
Archivolt
37. Top of a columns shaft where it joints the lintel.
Constructivism
International Style
Capital
Apse
38. Building material devised by ancient romans. Made of lime - volcanic sand - and gravel
Anamorphic Image
Daguerreotype
Concrete
De Stijl
39. Associated with E.Catholic Church
Collage
Femmage
Chryselephantine
Byzantine
40. Symbol of death -usually a skull
Momento Mori
Caduceus
Gouache
Action Painting
41. Black cube symbolizing the center of Islam in Mecca
International Style
Cubism
Kaaba
Kachina Dolls
42. Full sized preliminary sketch for a painting
Cartoon
Clerestory
International Style
Encaustic
43. Uses land as a medium. Great scale - simple form.
Groin Vault
Fauvism
Earth Art/Environmental Art
Art Nouveau
44. Greek monster with head and body of a lion - trail of a serpant/dragon - and 2nd head of a goat from the butt
Chimera
Impasto
Contraposto
Action Painting
45. Row of vase shape columns with a railing on top - a decorative fence
Disegno
Abstract Expressionism
Balustrade
Kaaba
46. 20th century modernist movement that focused on artists personal vision and its emotional impact
Expressionism
Fauvism
Eucharist
Campanile
47. Concentric bands on arch of church
Apotheosis
Mannerism
Altar Piece
Archivolt
48. First major american avant hard movement. Art expressed state of mind to evoke emotional response from the viewer
Carolingian
Cubism
Abstract Expressionism
Ambulatory
49. Space between triglyphs in a Dporic frieze carved with a relief figure
Burin
Metope
Dy Point
Dada
50. Public building used for assembly. Evolved from Greek and Roman Tempe. Foundation of axial plane: entrance at short end with apse at eastern end.
Apse
Caryatid
Basilica
Carpet Page