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AP Art History Vocab
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1. American avant-garde movement of the 1960s that stressed the ideas of the artist rather than the final product
Chiton
Art Deco
Conceptual Art
Cubism
2. Portion of church bordering the nave - but separated from nave by columns of piers
Modernism
Gouache
Collage
Aisle
3. Using simple geometric figures rather than gestures
Basilica
Hard Edge Painting
Daguerreotype
Acropolis
4. Building material devised by ancient romans. Made of lime - volcanic sand - and gravel
Basilica
Mandorla
Hypostyle Hall
Concrete
5. Art emphasizing derived character with visual reference to objects in nature.
Hiberno-Saxon
Abstract
Maesta
Chi-Rho-Iota
6. Having to do with Charlamagne
Momento Mori
Impressionism
Kaaba
Carolingian
7. Northern American dolls of the Soutwest representing the powers and spirits living in mountains and water sources
Apse
Futurism
Kachina Dolls
Acropolis
8. Row of vase shape columns with a railing on top - a decorative fence
Clerestory
Cire Perdue
Balustrade
Collage
9. Exterior masonry support opposing the lateral thrust of a vault.
Butress
Apse
Abstract
Action Painting
10. Composition made by combing various materials
Byzantine
Collage
Horror Vaqui
Baroque
11. Engraving on a metal plate covered in a protective wax. Incised parts are etched when surface is bathed in acid.
Etching
Modernism
Impasto
Capital
12. Black cube symbolizing the center of Islam in Mecca
Hard Edge Painting
Addorsed
Campanile
Kaaba
13. Swelling of shaft to adjust for optical allusion
Fauvism
Chi-Rho-Iota
Burin
Entasis
14. Art movement that captured the spirit of 1850s+. After WWII - associated with formalism.
Chiton
Modernism
Cella
Ambulatory
15. Semi-circular form at a short end of a basilica or eastern end of the nave
Carpet Page
Anamorphic Image
Apse
Cella
16. Space opens to sky in an ancient Roman house
Gouache
Capital
Atrium
Hypostyle Hall
17. LAte Renaissance movement in which mannerisms were used to evoke emotional expression
Balustrade
Mannerism
Action Painting
Chi-Rho-Iota
18. American art movement of 1960s. Predominantly sculptural - with a focus in a reduction to homogeneous forms.
Clerestory
Hard Edge Painting
Caduceus
Minimalism
19. Greek monster with head and body of a lion - trail of a serpant/dragon - and 2nd head of a goat from the butt
Apse
Canon
Chimera
Art Nouveau
20. A greek chambre in the nave where a cult statue would stand. Most famous in the Parthenon
Chiton
Baldacchino
Cella
Anamorphic Image
21. Area of a church rising above other parts. Along the nave in churches and right below the ceiling
Aisle
Chryselephantine
Contraposto
Clerestory
22. Led by Matisse --> color is the most important element in a painting - and it is held together by intense line and pattern
Fauvism
Gigantomachy
Byzantine
Art Deco
23. Bell tower separate from the main church building
Clerestory
Impressionism
Campanile
Baldacchino
24. The Italian word for a drawing
Disegno
Hard Edge Painting
Acropolis
Carpet Page
25. Pain mixed with hot wax - and applied to painting while still hot
Modernism
Encaustic
Burin
Gouache
26. Medieval pages that are illuminated and decorative. Looks like cloth.
Constructivism
Hypostyle Hall
Canon
Carpet Page
27. Rule applied to proportion
Installation
Hard Edge Painting
Contraposto
Canon
28. Art movement in response to nihilism and horror of WWI. Rejection of art and civilizations that produced it in favor of the absurd
Dada
Chimera
Mandorla
Apse
29. Post-modernist art creating an environment in a room or gallery
Disegno
Installation
Atrium
Anamorphic Image
30. A panel located above or behind the altar. Has a predella which is a shelf like base
Constructivism
Grisaille
Altar Piece
Chiaroscuro
31. Clothing of men and women in greece. Tunic-like
Cella
Mandorla
Chiton
Encaustic
32. Painting technique using pigments ground in water
Aisle
Gouache
Jamb
Etching
33. Highest point in Greek city-state - specifically Athens.
Acropolis
Abstract
Momento Mori
Gesso
34. Abstract painting in which the gesture is seen as the subject of the painting
Carolingian
Futurism
Apotheosis
Action Painting
35. Uses land as a medium. Great scale - simple form.
Kaaba
Earth Art/Environmental Art
Kachina Dolls
Futurism
36. Side posts of a doorway
Carolingian
Cartoon
Jamb
Atrium
37. Late 19th cent movement attempting to capture fleeting moment of nature
Altar Piece
Clerestory
Cartoon
Impressionism
38. First major american avant hard movement. Art expressed state of mind to evoke emotional response from the viewer
Groin Vault
Cella
Emblema
Abstract Expressionism
39. Feminist college by Miriam Schaprio. Assembled fabrics associated with women - and using techniques often used by women.
Emblema
Baptistery
Femmage
Clerestory
40. Engraving in which image is cut into the plate NOT with a burin - but a steel pencil like tool .
Butress
Dy Point
Metope
Disegno
41. Torso pointing in one direction and shoulders - arm -s or legs in another with weight unevenly distributed.
Entasis
Baroque
Contraposto
Caryatid
42. Name of an image that depicts an anthroned virgin mary and baby jesus
Impasto
Maesta
Art Nouveau
Installation
43. Alomd shaped glory surrounding christ figure on tympanum.
Emblema
Mandorla
Atrium
Hypostyle Hall
44. A hall with a roof supported by columns. popular in Egyptian architecture.
Campanile
Apotheosis
Hypostyle Hall
Eucharist
45. Early 20th cent movement that rejected naturalistic deception of shapes and forms
De Stijl
Acropolis
Maesta
Cubism
46. Theory about nature of art - expression - and beauty.
Cartoon
Aestetics
Campanile
Fresco
47. Plaster mixed with a binding material. Sometimes to prepare wood panels for altarpieces
Entasis
Modernism
Gesso
Femmage
48. Rod in Greek mythology intertwined with serpents and magical powers. Most commonly associated with Hermes and medical symbolism
Art Deco
Capital
Gouache
Caduceus
49. Pointed tool for incising an engraving plate
Burin
Kachina Dolls
Gouache
Capital
50. Early photographic process developed by Louis Daguerre
Momento Mori
Daguerreotype
Capital
Action Painting