arts 9 q1 WESTERN CLASSICAL ARTS TRADITION.pptx

arts 9 quarter 1 lesson 1 western classical arts traditions with quiz powerpoint

1. WESTERN CLASSICAL ART TRADITIONS

2. PREHISTORIC ERA

3. 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 .

4. 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 .

5. Cave of Lascaux, 15000-10000 B.C. – Stone Age

6. - The dominant features in the painting were large animals native in the region. -It was discovered on 12 September 1940 -The painting has nearly 2,000 figures

7. The Great Hall of the Bulls, The Lateral Passage, TheShaft of the Dead man, The Chamber of Engravings, The Painted Gallery Chamber of Felines

8. Paintings from Ancient Egypt -The purpose of Egyptian paintings is to make the deceased afterlife place pleasant. - It emphasizes the importance of life after death and the preservation of the knowledge of the past. -The main colors used were red, black, blue , gold and green

9. Paintings from Sarcophagus of Tutankhamen XVIII dynasty, 1362 A.D.- 1253 BC

10. -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.

11. Paintings from Classical Greek Era -Paintings during the classical era were most commonly found in vases, panels and tomb. -Most of the subjects were battle scenes, mythological figures, and everyday scenes

12. 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

13. 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.

14. Judgement of Paris (370-330B.C.)

15. Vase painting Kerch Style also referred to as Kerch Vases are red-figured pottery named after the place where it was found.

16. 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) Most common motifs were mostly scenes from the life.

17. Most common motifs were mostly scenes from the life of women It used a technique called polycromy , combination of different colors specially the brilliant one in an artistic manner.

18. Panel Painting There are paintings on flat panels of wood. It can be either a small, single piece or several panels joined together.

19. Pitsa Panel (Archaic Period between 540 and 530 B.C.E.)

20. Tomb / Wall Painting Tomb or wall painting was very popular during the classical period. It uses the method frescos either tempera (water-base) or encaustic (wax).

21. Tomb of the Diver, Paestrum 480 BCE

22. Paintings from the Romantic Era -Most of the paintings in this era were copied or imitated from Hellenic Greek paintings. -Fresco Technique -Roman paintings have a wide variety of subjects.

23. Mosaic It is an art process where an image is created using an assemblage of small pieces of colored glass, stones, or other materials.

24. Head of Alexander

25. Paintingsfrom the Medieval Era

26. 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.

27. The court of Empress Theodora, mosaic 6 th century AD

28. The court of Empress Theodora, mosaic 6 th century AD

29. Romanesque Painting These are largely placed mosaics on the walls of the churches that follows a strict frontal pose.

30. Christ in Majesty, painting from the Church of Saint Clemente, Tahull, Lerida Spain, c. 1123 Musue Nacional d’Art de Catalunya, Barcelona

31. 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.

32. Lady and the Unicorn tapestry, 1506- 1513

33. Rose window from the North transcept, about 1230

34. The Shepherd David, 13th century, Gothic

35. QUIZ #1 In what era that t heir paintings were found inside the caves. Paintings during this era were most commonly found in vases, panels and tomb . Most of the paintings in this era were copied or imitated from Hellenic Greek paintings. The purpose of the paintings in this era is to make the deceased afterlife place pleasant. In this era paintings have been confined in the illumination of manuscript pages and the painting of frescoes on the walls of churches.

36. 6. The cave of Lascaux was discovered on? 7. It is a technique of combining of different colors specially the brilliant one. 8. A method of painting water-based pigments on a freshly applied plaster. 9. A developed to use by Greek ship builders, who used the hot wax. 10. It is an art process where an image is created using an assemblage of small pieces.

37. 11. P aintings on flat panels of wood. 12. The lively styles of paintings which had a Christian subjects. 13. These are largely placed mosaics on the walls of the churches. 14 – 16. Give 3 colors that mainly used in Ancient Egypt. 17 – 20. Give the 4 types of vases/shapes.

38. ANSWERS: Pre – historic Classical Greek Romantic Ancient Egypt Gothic ghhhoooiih7ojyuotuuuuuuuiy8uio

39. 6. September 12, 1940 7. Polycromy Fresco Encaustic Mosaic

40. 11. Panel Byzantine Romanesque - 16. red, black, blue , gold and green

41. 17 – 20. pelike lekanis lebes gamikos krater