PAINTINGS

PRE – HISTORIC ERA

• It includes all human existence before the emergence of writing. Their art is of interest not
only to the art historians but also to the archeologist and anthropologist, for whom the art is
only one clue – along with fossils, pollens, and other finds to an understanding od early
human life and culture.

PAINTINGS FROM PRE – HISTORIC ERA

- Their paintings were found inside the caves which may have
been their way of communicating with each other.
- For religious or ceremonial purposes.
- Their paintings may be more of an artifact than a true
picture of humans’ first created art.
- Their drawings of animals were usually correct in propotion.
CAVE OF LASCAUX, 1 - Dominant features of their paintings were large animals.

PAINTINGS FROM ANCIENT EGYPT

- Their purpose is to make the deceased afterlife place
pleasant.
- It emphasizes the importance of life after death.
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- Most paintings were highly stylized, symbolic, and
shows profile view of an animal or a person.
- Main colors were: Red, Black, Blue, Gold, and Green.
- The example shows the events of the life of the king. TOMB OF SARCOPHAGUS

CLASSICAL GREEK ERA

- Paintings during the classical era were most commonly found in vases, panels, and tomb.
They depict natural figures with dynamic compositions. Most of the subjects were battle
scenes, mythological features, and everyday scenes. They reveal a grasp of linear perspective
and naturalist representation.

MOST COMMON METHODS OF GREEK PAINTING

FRESCO ENCAUSTIC
• Water based painting • Developed by Greek
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• Colors are made of • Hot wax with paint
ground powder pigments. were the medium in
• Ideal for murals, durable, this painting.
and has a matte style.
 VASE PAINTING
- Kerch Style also referred to as Kerch Vases are red, figured pottery
named after the place where it was found.
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SHAPES COMMONLY FOUND ARE:
- Pelike (wine container) - lekanis (low bowl with 2 horizontal handles)
- Lebes gamikos (with high handles) - krater (bowl use for mixing)

PANEL PAINTING
• Paintings on flat panels of wood.
• The earliest known panel painting is Pitsa0 Panel.
• Most of this no longer exist because of their
organic composition.

TOMB/WALL PAINTING
• It was very popular in this period • The example depicts
• It uses the method either Tempera symposium on the wall
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or encaustic. • The example painting is
• In tomb paintings, the artists rely Tomb of the Diver
on the shade and hues of paint.

ROMAN ERA
• Most of the paintings in this era were copied or imitated from Hellenic Greek paintings.
Fresco technique was used in brightly colored backgrounds. Roman paintings have a widely
known a wide variety subjects, animal, landscape, portrait, and etc. The development of
landscape painting is the main innovation of Roman painting and Greek painting

MOSAIC BYZANTINE PAINTING

- Art process where an - The lively styles of painting which had been
image is created invented in Greek and Rome lived on in
using assemblage of Byzantium but this time for Christian subs.
small pieces of
colored glass,
stones, or the
materials.
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ROMANESQUE PAINTING
• Largely placed mosaics on the wall of
the churches that follow a strict frontal
pose.
• It shows trace of Mozarabic influence
through elongated oval faces, large
staring eyes, and long noses.
 GOTHIC ERA
- Paintings have been confined in the illumination of manuscript pages and the painting of
frescoes on the wall of churches in cosmopolitan style, elegant mannered, and sophisticated.

PAINTINGS FROM THE GOTHIC ERA

• Subjects usually depict popular legends and love stories.
Patterns like mile fleur or thousand flowers show
influence which may have been due to the crusades.
• Stained glass windows were created to transform vast
stone interiors with warm and glowing color and at the
same times to instruct Christians in their faith.
• Their paintings also show realistic details and naïve
naturalism

SCULPTURES
PRE - HISTORIC SCULPTURES
• Materials used in sculpture vary according to region
and locality
• Archeologists believed that their sculpture is a result
of natural erosion and not of human artistry.
• Frequently carving may have mythological or
religious significance