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AP Art History Vocab
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1. The wine and wafer that symbolize the last supper - literally or figuratively
Dy Point
Femmage
Eucharist
Mandorla
2. Art movement that focused on idealistic - utopian and geometric forms
Baroque
Earth Art/Environmental Art
Gesso
De Stijl
3. Theory about nature of art - expression - and beauty.
Chryselephantine
Aestetics
Mannerism
Grisaille
4. French elements in Italian art. Focused on lavish fabric - intricate ornamentation - and brilliant color.
Campanile
Chiaroscuro
Carpet Page
International Style
5. Engraving in which image is cut into the plate NOT with a burin - but a steel pencil like tool .
Abstract Expressionism
Maesta
Dy Point
Canon
6. Painting technique using pigments ground in water
Maesta
Caryatid
Fauvism
Gouache
7. Rule applied to proportion
Hard Edge Painting
Carolingian
Canon
Abstract
8. Female figure used as structural column
Impressionism
Caryatid
International Style
Chiaroscuro
9. Art movement in response to nihilism and horror of WWI. Rejection of art and civilizations that produced it in favor of the absurd
Dada
Burin
Fresco
Earth Art/Environmental Art
10. Late 19th cent movement attempting to capture fleeting moment of nature
Gigantomachy
Caryatid
Fauvism
Impressionism
11. Back to back columns with lions to indicated 4 directions
Contraposto
Addorsed
Basilica
Art Deco
12. 'Fear of empty space' meaning total covering of space with pattern. Popular in ISlamic and Hiberno Saxon art
Horror Vaqui
Daguerreotype
Groin Vault
Expressionism
13. Rod in Greek mythology intertwined with serpents and magical powers. Most commonly associated with Hermes and medical symbolism
Hiberno-Saxon
Caduceus
Baldacchino
Impasto
14. First major american avant hard movement. Art expressed state of mind to evoke emotional response from the viewer
Abstract Expressionism
Action Painting
Gouache
Archivolt
15. Painting on plaster
Ambulatory
Fresco
Addorsed
Hypostyle Hall
16. Building material devised by ancient romans. Made of lime - volcanic sand - and gravel
Abstract
Art Brut
Concrete
Expressionism
17. Row of vase shape columns with a railing on top - a decorative fence
Balustrade
Entasis
Dada
Atrium
18. Early 20th cent movement of artists who advocated revolution against all forms of traditional values and styles.
Clerestory
Futurism
Baptistery
Metope
19. Lost wax method of making a bronze statue
Cire Perdue
Dy Point
Modernism
Emblema
20. Grays and monochrome used to shade a painting. Most frequently in outer sides of altarpieces
Grisaille
Gigantomachy
Modernism
Apotheosis
21. Concentric bands on arch of church
Basilica
Capital
Hiberno-Saxon
Archivolt
22. Term used by Jean Dubuffet to describe art that is untaught and brutish
Cire Perdue
Carolingian
Modernism
Art Brut
23. A sculptural medium made of ivory and gold. Known especially in the statue of Athena in the Parthenon
Dy Point
Chryselephantine
Abstract
Contraposto
24. Alomd shaped glory surrounding christ figure on tympanum.
Daguerreotype
Mandorla
Grisaille
Hypostyle Hall
25. Central section of a mosaic
Art Nouveau
Emblema
Byzantine
Caduceus
26. The Italian word for a drawing
Basilica
Concrete
Disegno
Entasis
27. Northern American dolls of the Soutwest representing the powers and spirits living in mountains and water sources
Mandorla
Kachina Dolls
Entasis
Minimalism
28. 20th century modernist movement that focused on artists personal vision and its emotional impact
Expressionism
Cella
Aestetics
Art Nouveau
29. Side posts of a doorway
Encaustic
Jamb
Archivolt
Chimera
30. Early photographic process developed by Louis Daguerre
Collage
Mannerism
Daguerreotype
Earth Art/Environmental Art
31. Medieval pages that are illuminated and decorative. Looks like cloth.
Carolingian
Burin
Caduceus
Carpet Page
32. Painting applied with thick - heavy surfaces
Impasto
Apotheosis
Daguerreotype
Kachina Dolls
33. Post-modernist art creating an environment in a room or gallery
Carolingian
Impressionism
Cire Perdue
Installation
34. Engraving on a metal plate covered in a protective wax. Incised parts are etched when surface is bathed in acid.
Kaaba
International Style
Jamb
Etching
35. Led by Matisse --> color is the most important element in a painting - and it is held together by intense line and pattern
Fauvism
Earth Art/Environmental Art
Carpet Page
Expressionism
36. Modeling with light and dark in a drawing to create depth and volume
Baldacchino
Expressionism
Chiaroscuro
Aisle
37. Plaster mixed with a binding material. Sometimes to prepare wood panels for altarpieces
Baroque
Caduceus
Gesso
Aisle
38. Swelling of shaft to adjust for optical allusion
Entasis
Eucharist
De Stijl
Carpet Page
39. American art movement of 1960s. Predominantly sculptural - with a focus in a reduction to homogeneous forms.
Burin
Minimalism
Dada
Gesso
40. A panel located above or behind the altar. Has a predella which is a shelf like base
Futurism
Jamb
Earth Art/Environmental Art
Altar Piece
41. Name of an image that depicts an anthroned virgin mary and baby jesus
Aisle
Maesta
Gigantomachy
Baptistery
42. Refrence to elevation in clouds and heaven - which includes angelic and historical figures
Hiberno-Saxon
Apotheosis
Expressionism
Mandorla
43. Site for baptism but separate from a church
Archivolt
Baptistery
Clerestory
Anamorphic Image
44. American avant-garde movement of the 1960s that stressed the ideas of the artist rather than the final product
Installation
Constructivism
Butress
Conceptual Art
45. Symbol of death -usually a skull
Jamb
Chiton
Momento Mori
Caduceus
46. Right angle intersection of two barrel vaults
Chryselephantine
Hypostyle Hall
Groin Vault
Cella
47. Highest point in Greek city-state - specifically Athens.
Acropolis
Clerestory
Encaustic
Aisle
48. Having to do with Charlamagne
International Style
Carolingian
Archivolt
Installation
49. Portion of church bordering the nave - but separated from nave by columns of piers
Aisle
Archivolt
Cire Perdue
Atrium
50. Full sized preliminary sketch for a painting
Modernism
Chryselephantine
Cartoon
Impasto
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