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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
Caduceus
Kaaba
Femmage
Conceptual Art
2. Engraving in which image is cut into the plate NOT with a burin - but a steel pencil like tool .
Dy Point
Carpet Page
Caryatid
Baptistery
3. Engraving on a metal plate covered in a protective wax. Incised parts are etched when surface is bathed in acid.
Conceptual Art
Altar Piece
Eucharist
Etching
4. Lost wax method of making a bronze statue
Etching
Cire Perdue
Cartoon
Hard Edge Painting
5. Feminist college by Miriam Schaprio. Assembled fabrics associated with women - and using techniques often used by women.
Chi-Rho-Iota
Collage
Dada
Femmage
6. Space opens to sky in an ancient Roman house
Cubism
Art Nouveau
Capital
Atrium
7. Rod in Greek mythology intertwined with serpents and magical powers. Most commonly associated with Hermes and medical symbolism
Dada
Disegno
Expressionism
Caduceus
8. Torso pointing in one direction and shoulders - arm -s or legs in another with weight unevenly distributed.
Earth Art/Environmental Art
Contraposto
Atrium
Gouache
9. Movement dominated by Naum Gabo. Building structures piece by piece rather than by modeling. Using volume of space and mass
Art Brut
Carolingian
Constructivism
Caduceus
10. Art emphasizing derived character with visual reference to objects in nature.
Burin
Eucharist
Fresco
Abstract
11. Female figure used as structural column
Baptistery
Mandorla
Caryatid
Cire Perdue
12. Uses land as a medium. Great scale - simple form.
Groin Vault
Earth Art/Environmental Art
Hard Edge Painting
Metope
13. Pointed tool for incising an engraving plate
Byzantine
Burin
Constructivism
Hypostyle Hall
14. LAte Renaissance movement in which mannerisms were used to evoke emotional expression
Hiberno-Saxon
Mannerism
Mandorla
Canon
15. Name of an image that depicts an anthroned virgin mary and baby jesus
Altar Piece
Clerestory
Canon
Maesta
16. French elements in Italian art. Focused on lavish fabric - intricate ornamentation - and brilliant color.
Metope
International Style
Etching
Atrium
17. Exterior masonry support opposing the lateral thrust of a vault.
Mandorla
Butress
Altar Piece
Baldacchino
18. Elaborate - flowery - grandoise art and architecture. Associated with rococo design --> elegant furniture - ornamental mirrors - and extravagant detail.
Action Painting
Baroque
Constructivism
Hard Edge Painting
19. 20th century modernist movement that focused on artists personal vision and its emotional impact
Gesso
Cubism
Expressionism
Ambulatory
20. Space between triglyphs in a Dporic frieze carved with a relief figure
Dada
Baptistery
Addorsed
Metope
21. Public building used for assembly. Evolved from Greek and Roman Tempe. Foundation of axial plane: entrance at short end with apse at eastern end.
Capital
Expressionism
Futurism
Basilica
22. Back to back columns with lions to indicated 4 directions
Addorsed
Caryatid
Kachina Dolls
Maesta
23. Late 19th cent movement that focused on synthesis of all arts in creation of natural forms that could be mass produced
Art Nouveau
Impasto
Futurism
Chiton
24. Covered walkway outdoors in a cloister - or covered walkway indoors in a church following the apse.
Chimera
Ambulatory
Anamorphic Image
Archivolt
25. Post-modernist art creating an environment in a room or gallery
Installation
Metope
Hypostyle Hall
Grisaille
26. Early photographic process developed by Louis Daguerre
Gouache
Abstract
Apotheosis
Daguerreotype
27. Art movement that focused on idealistic - utopian and geometric forms
Carpet Page
De Stijl
Chryselephantine
Baroque
28. Theory about nature of art - expression - and beauty.
Abstract Expressionism
Installation
Aestetics
Abstract
29. 3 first letters in Greek spelling of Christ
Horror Vaqui
Futurism
Chi-Rho-Iota
Cubism
30. Swelling of shaft to adjust for optical allusion
Hard Edge Painting
Dy Point
Daguerreotype
Entasis
31. Highest point in Greek city-state - specifically Athens.
Abstract
Mandorla
Acropolis
Collage
32. Site for baptism but separate from a church
Baptistery
Caduceus
Addorsed
Fresco
33. Area of a church rising above other parts. Along the nave in churches and right below the ceiling
Clerestory
Modernism
Art Brut
Hard Edge Painting
34. Central section of a mosaic
Emblema
Momento Mori
Dada
Daguerreotype
35. Bell tower separate from the main church building
Gesso
Campanile
Momento Mori
Futurism
36. Abstract painting in which the gesture is seen as the subject of the painting
Action Painting
Encaustic
Metope
Cartoon
37. Black cube symbolizing the center of Islam in Mecca
Altar Piece
Disegno
Kaaba
Eucharist
38. Clothing of men and women in greece. Tunic-like
Minimalism
Metope
Anamorphic Image
Chiton
39. Using simple geometric figures rather than gestures
Gigantomachy
Minimalism
Installation
Hard Edge Painting
40. Grays and monochrome used to shade a painting. Most frequently in outer sides of altarpieces
Grisaille
Carpet Page
Horror Vaqui
Installation
41. Mythological battles among greek heroes
Aestetics
Cartoon
Gigantomachy
Basilica
42. Alomd shaped glory surrounding christ figure on tympanum.
Installation
Mandorla
Hard Edge Painting
Acropolis
43. Early 20th cent movement of artists who advocated revolution against all forms of traditional values and styles.
Chimera
Futurism
Abstract Expressionism
Basilica
44. A panel located above or behind the altar. Has a predella which is a shelf like base
Apse
Altar Piece
Baldacchino
Impressionism
45. Concentric bands on arch of church
Archivolt
Byzantine
Hard Edge Painting
Basilica
46. Movement that defined industrial design as art. Used decorative patterns that were elongated and symmetrical. Ex: Chrysler Building
Groin Vault
Balustrade
Minimalism
Art Deco
47. Refrence to elevation in clouds and heaven - which includes angelic and historical figures
Apotheosis
Expressionism
Art Deco
Addorsed
48. Portion of church bordering the nave - but separated from nave by columns of piers
Addorsed
Clerestory
Aisle
Balustrade
49. Building material devised by ancient romans. Made of lime - volcanic sand - and gravel
Campanile
Art Brut
Concrete
Conceptual Art
50. Having to do with Charlamagne
Gouache
Carolingian
Abstract Expressionism
International Style