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AP Art History Vocab
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1. Exterior masonry support opposing the lateral thrust of a vault.
Butress
Momento Mori
Cartoon
Modernism
2. Female figure used as structural column
Gigantomachy
Apse
Hiberno-Saxon
Caryatid
3. Using simple geometric figures rather than gestures
Gouache
Caryatid
Hard Edge Painting
Chi-Rho-Iota
4. Associated with E.Catholic Church
Byzantine
Kachina Dolls
Metope
Chryselephantine
5. Painting applied with thick - heavy surfaces
Impasto
Burin
Abstract
Daguerreotype
6. Pointed tool for incising an engraving plate
Burin
Cartoon
Atrium
Kachina Dolls
7. Portion of church bordering the nave - but separated from nave by columns of piers
Altar Piece
Baptistery
Aisle
Abstract Expressionism
8. Symbol of death -usually a skull
Chryselephantine
Capital
Cire Perdue
Momento Mori
9. First major american avant hard movement. Art expressed state of mind to evoke emotional response from the viewer
Art Nouveau
Basilica
Abstract Expressionism
Momento Mori
10. Painting technique using pigments ground in water
Gouache
Carolingian
Chiaroscuro
Modernism
11. Plaster mixed with a binding material. Sometimes to prepare wood panels for altarpieces
Impressionism
Capital
Campanile
Gesso
12. Lost wax method of making a bronze statue
Kachina Dolls
Cire Perdue
Concrete
Chiaroscuro
13. Mythological battles among greek heroes
Carpet Page
Gigantomachy
Kachina Dolls
Hiberno-Saxon
14. A hall with a roof supported by columns. popular in Egyptian architecture.
Chimera
Concrete
Hypostyle Hall
Femmage
15. 'Fear of empty space' meaning total covering of space with pattern. Popular in ISlamic and Hiberno Saxon art
Earth Art/Environmental Art
Horror Vaqui
International Style
Chi-Rho-Iota
16. Area of a church rising above other parts. Along the nave in churches and right below the ceiling
Kachina Dolls
Futurism
Clerestory
Hypostyle Hall
17. Painting on plaster
Aisle
Fresco
De Stijl
Disegno
18. Highest point in Greek city-state - specifically Athens.
Acropolis
Femmage
Baldacchino
Encaustic
19. Movement that defined industrial design as art. Used decorative patterns that were elongated and symmetrical. Ex: Chrysler Building
Atrium
Kaaba
Concrete
Art Deco
20. Pain mixed with hot wax - and applied to painting while still hot
Hard Edge Painting
Encaustic
Disegno
Canon
21. Space between triglyphs in a Dporic frieze carved with a relief figure
Concrete
Gouache
De Stijl
Metope
22. Building material devised by ancient romans. Made of lime - volcanic sand - and gravel
Concrete
Carpet Page
Aisle
Jamb
23. Concentric bands on arch of church
Archivolt
Canon
Aestetics
Impressionism
24. Semi-circular form at a short end of a basilica or eastern end of the nave
Expressionism
Apse
Addorsed
Aestetics
25. Alomd shaped glory surrounding christ figure on tympanum.
Mandorla
Cella
Action Painting
Dada
26. Central section of a mosaic
Cubism
Kaaba
Groin Vault
Emblema
27. The wine and wafer that symbolize the last supper - literally or figuratively
Eucharist
Abstract
Encaustic
Emblema
28. Black cube symbolizing the center of Islam in Mecca
Kaaba
Modernism
Apse
Constructivism
29. 3 first letters in Greek spelling of Christ
Chi-Rho-Iota
Cartoon
Hiberno-Saxon
Contraposto
30. French elements in Italian art. Focused on lavish fabric - intricate ornamentation - and brilliant color.
International Style
Ambulatory
Hypostyle Hall
Baptistery
31. A sculptural medium made of ivory and gold. Known especially in the statue of Athena in the Parthenon
Chryselephantine
Cubism
Hypostyle Hall
Balustrade
32. American art movement of 1960s. Predominantly sculptural - with a focus in a reduction to homogeneous forms.
Dy Point
Impressionism
Art Deco
Minimalism
33. Rod in Greek mythology intertwined with serpents and magical powers. Most commonly associated with Hermes and medical symbolism
Caduceus
Cubism
Campanile
Gesso
34. Led by Matisse --> color is the most important element in a painting - and it is held together by intense line and pattern
Art Nouveau
Fauvism
Aisle
Eucharist
35. Grays and monochrome used to shade a painting. Most frequently in outer sides of altarpieces
Grisaille
Chryselephantine
Contraposto
Chiaroscuro
36. Rule applied to proportion
Etching
Emblema
Modernism
Canon
37. Late 19th cent movement attempting to capture fleeting moment of nature
Impressionism
Balustrade
Carolingian
Metope
38. Clothing of men and women in greece. Tunic-like
Conceptual Art
Mannerism
Chiton
Femmage
39. 20th century modernist movement that focused on artists personal vision and its emotional impact
Jamb
Expressionism
Cire Perdue
Concrete
40. Covered walkway outdoors in a cloister - or covered walkway indoors in a church following the apse.
Abstract
Chi-Rho-Iota
Caduceus
Ambulatory
41. Swelling of shaft to adjust for optical allusion
Chi-Rho-Iota
Entasis
Etching
Modernism
42. Space opens to sky in an ancient Roman house
Gesso
Gouache
Atrium
Metope
43. Uses land as a medium. Great scale - simple form.
Earth Art/Environmental Art
Collage
Carolingian
Burin
44. Greek monster with head and body of a lion - trail of a serpant/dragon - and 2nd head of a goat from the butt
Apotheosis
Hiberno-Saxon
Canon
Chimera
45. Engraving on a metal plate covered in a protective wax. Incised parts are etched when surface is bathed in acid.
Impasto
Expressionism
Etching
Contraposto
46. Art movement that captured the spirit of 1850s+. After WWII - associated with formalism.
Campanile
Concrete
Groin Vault
Modernism
47. Torso pointing in one direction and shoulders - arm -s or legs in another with weight unevenly distributed.
Carolingian
Contraposto
Capital
De Stijl
48. Canopy on Columns. Most often seen over an altar - st.Peters
Carolingian
Hiberno-Saxon
Baldacchino
Abstract Expressionism
49. A greek chambre in the nave where a cult statue would stand. Most famous in the Parthenon
Contraposto
Modernism
Cella
Aestetics
50. Art movement in response to nihilism and horror of WWI. Rejection of art and civilizations that produced it in favor of the absurd
Aisle
Dada
Aestetics
Clerestory