Western classical art traditions
- 1. Pre-historic Egyptian Greek Roman Byzantine Romanesque Gothic
- 2. PRE-ASSESSMENT: From the choices below, write the letters corresponding to the pictures on the Eras where they should belong. Timeline Photo: Pre- historic Egyptia n Greek Roman Byzanti ne Romane sque Gothic 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Ancient Art 1,500,000BC- 2,000BC Classical Art 2,000BC -400BC Medieval Art 400 BC- 1,400 AD
- 3. a.Caveof Lascaux b.Calyx-crater (mixing bowl) c.Enthroned Madonna and Child d.Hieroglyphics e.Venus of Willendorf f.Rose window g.The Morgan Leaf h.Aphrodite (fresco)
- 4. Even before humans learned to read and write they were already artists as manifested by the different archeological discoveries from the different parts of the world. Each and every civilization of the world has its distinct art forms depending on its aesthetic and utilitarian needs.
- 6. PREHISTORIC ERA Pre-historic includes all human existence before the emergence of writing. Their art is of interest not only to the art historians but also to archeologist and anthropologist, for whom the art is only one clue- along with fossils, pollens and other finds to an understanding of early human life and culture.
- 7. Paintings from the Pre-historic Era Their paintings were found inside the caves which may have been their way of communicating with each other. It may also be for religious or ceremonial purposes. Prehistoric drawings of animals were usually correct in proportion.
- 8. Cave of Lascaux, 15000-10000 B.C. – Stone Age
- 9. The dominant features in the painting were large animals native in the region. It was discovered on 12 September 1940 and given statutory historic monument protection. The painting has nearly 2,000 figures composed mainly of animals, human figures and abstract design.
- 10. Some sections have been identified inside the cave such as: The Great Hall of the Bulls, The Lateral Passage, The Shaft of the Dead man, The Chamber of Engravings, The Painted Gallery, and the Chamber of Felines
- 11. LATERAL PASSAGE
- 12. PAINTED GALLERY
- 13. Shaft of the Dead man
- 14. The Chamber of FELINES
- 15. THE GREAT HALL OF BULLS
- 16. PAINTED GALLERY
- 17. Shaft of the Dead man
- 18. THE GREAT HALL OF BULLS
- 19. LATERAL PASSAGE
- 20. The Chamber of FELINES
- 21. EGYPTIAN civilization was one of the early civilizations that have greatly contributed in the development of art, religion, science, and technology of the world. Egyptian art is primarily religious in nature.
- 23. PAINTINGS FROM ANCIENT EGYPT The purpose of Egyptian paintings is to make the deceased afterlife place pleasant. With this in mind, themes include journey to the underworld introducing the deceased to the gods of the underworldby their protective deities. It emphasizes the importance of life after death and the preservation of the knowledge of the past.
- 24. Paintings from Sarcophagus of Tutankhamen XVIII dynasty, 1362 A.D.- 1253 BC
- 32. The paintings of the walls on the tomb shows events of the life of the king while he was still on earth and the scenes he expects to encounter in the underworld after his death.
- 33. ANCIENT GREEK ART depicts naturalism. They portray human forms in a realistic and anatomically correct manner. Their art has a conservative form with a very complex detail.
- 34. PAINTINGS FROM CLASSICAL GREEK ERA Paintings during the classical era were most commonly found in vases, panels and tomb. It depicts natural figures with dynamic compositions. Most of the subjects were battle scenes, mythological figures, and everyday scenes.
- 36. Most common methods of Greek painting: 1. Fresco- method of painting water- based pigments on a freshly applied plaster usually on a wall surfaces. Colors are made with grind powder pigments in pure water, dry and set with a plaster to become a permanent part of the wall. Ideal for murals, durable and has a matte style.
- 37. 2. Encaustic– developed to use by Greek ship builders, who used the hot wax to fill the cracks of the ship. Soon pigments (colors) was added and used to paint a wax hull.
- 39. VASE PAINTING Kerch Style also referred to as Kerch Vases are red-figured pottery named after the place where it was found. Shapes commonly found are: 1. pelike (wine container) 2. lekanis (a low bowl with two horizontal handles and a low broad foot) 3. lebes gamikos (with high handles and lid use to carry bridal bath) 4. krater (bowl use for mixing wine and water)
- 40. Most common motifs were mostly scenes from the life of women (often exaggerately idyllic), mythological beingsthat were popular among the people of the black sea, or a scene form mythical story or
- 45. PANEL PAINTING There are paintings on flat panels of wood. It can be either a small, single piece or several panelsjoined together. Most of the panel paintings no longer exist because of its organic composition.
- 47. Tomb / Wall Painting It uses the method frescos either tempera (water-base) or encaustic (wax). It has a sharp, flatly outlined style of painting and because it uses water-based materials, very few samples survived.
- 49. The image was painted using a true fresco technique with a limestone mortar. It depicts a symposium scene on the wall. In tomb paintings, artists rely on the shade and hues of paint to create depth and life-like feeling.
- 50. Paintings from the Romantic Era Most of the paintings in this era were copied or imitated from Hellenic Greek paintings. Fresco technique was used in brightly colored backgrounds;
- 51. Roman paintings have a wide variety of subjects, animals, everyday life, still life, mythological subjects, portraits and landscapes. The development of landscape painting is the main innovation of Roman painting from Greek painting.
- 52. Roman paintings have a wide variety of subjects, animals, everyday life, still life, mythological subjects, portraits and landscapes.
- 53. Mosaic It is an art process where an image is created using an assemblage of small pieces of colored glass, stones, or other materials.
- 54. The full image is a Roman floor mosaic in the House of Fun Pompei, dated100 B.C.The whole mosaic depicts the battle between the armies of Alexander the Great and Darius III of Persia .
- 55. This fresco painting was believed to depict ceremonial rites, either marriage or an initiation of a woman in a mystery cult.
- 56. Paintings from the Medieval Era
- 57. Byzantine Painting The lively styles of paintings which had been invented in Greek and Rome lived on in Byzantium but this time for Christian subjects.
- 59. Theodora was an Asian Queen with dark eyes and hair with fierce expression
- 60. Romanesque Painting These are largely placed mosaics on the walls of the churches that follows a strict frontal pose.
- 61. It has a remarkable variety of artistic traditions such as modeling and treatment of faces and draperies that follow Byzantine convention while the refreshingly decorative feeling comes from southern French styles.
- 62. It also shows traces of Mozarabic influence (Arabize influence) through elongated oval faces, large staring eyes and long noses, figures against flat colored bands and heavy outlining.
- 64. Paintings from the Gothic Era Paintings have been confined in the illumination of manuscript pages and the painting of frescoes on the walls of churches in cosmopolitan style, elegant, mannered and sophisticated.
- 66. Subjects usually depicts popular legends and love stories, patterns like “mille fleur” or thousand flowers show influence which ma y have been due to the Crusades.
- 68. Stained glass windows were created to transform the vast stone interiors with warm and glowing color and at the same time to instruct Christians in their faith.
- 71. Different eras different styles, different characteristics and functions of the arts occurred but all of those contributed in the development and establishing the importance of arts in our lives today.
- 72. NAME IT!!!
- 73. Pitsa Panel Classical Greek
- 77. Court of Empress Theodora Byzantine/Medieval
- 78. Tomb of the Diver Classical Greek
- 79. •Lady and the Unicorn •Gothic/Medieval
- 80. Judgement of Paris Classical Greek
- 81. •Cave of Lascaux •Stone Age/Ancient
- 82. Paintings from Sarcophagus of Tutankhamen Egyptian
- 83. •Fresco from the Villa of Mysteries •Classical Roman