History Of Arts

By

Akash Ijaz
 Definition of Arts

• Something that is
created with
imagination and
skill and that is
beautiful or that
expresses
important idea
or feeling.
 Prehistory Arts.
• There was three ages of Stone Age
• Paleolithic Period.
• Mesolithic.
• Neolithic.
 Paleolithic Period.
• Prehistoric or old Stone
Age art is first known
period of prehistoric
human culture, during
which work was done
with stone tools. The
Paleolithic period, or Old
Stone Age, was the
longest phase of human
history.
• Paleolithic means old
stone age derived from
the Greek word
paleos=old and
lithos=stone.
• It began(2 million years
ago-13,000 BC.)
 Images.

• Most of the images

were drawn during
the first period
some human
footprints
belonging to a child
may date back to
the second period
 Caves.
• There was
decorative with
picture of Animals
and human forms.
Cave painting
apperaed at
Lascaux and in the
cave of Vezere
Valley.
 Painting.
• Mostly they make
painting of
different animal
and womens by
using
plants,minerals,
lemonate and burnt
bones on the wall
of the cave.
 Sculpture.
• The Venus sculpture
was most famous
sculpture of the
paleolithic
peroid.Most of the
sculpture of women
and animal the head
are small in size and
most are missing hand
and feets.
Other Sculpture.

One of the
earliest
sculptures
discovered yet is
an extraordinary
ivory sculpture
 Settlement.
• Paelolithic people
lives in small
groups more than
60 people.Because
it is difficult for
nomadic people to
live in large
groups.
 Mesolithic Period.
• Culture included
gradual domestication
of plant and
animals,formation of
settled
communities,use of
bow and development
of delicate stone and
pottery.They also well
aware of the use of
fire.
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• Its Neolithic theme was primarily on the
female or "Mother Goddess" There were still
animal statuettes, however that was not much
important than the goddesses were.
 Pottery
• As for pottery, it began replacing by simple stone
and wood pottery and become more highly
decorated.
 Neolithic Vase
• Vase was made of Clay, one-handled jug with
round body and tall neck
Architecture
 villages

• Neolithic villages
was found with the
stone furniture in
them (dressers,
beds, cupboard etc.
 Paleolithic Neolithic
Ages Old stone age New stone age
Tools Chipped stone Polished stone tools,
tools of made metal.
Arts Cave painting Walls painting
Sculpture . Mostly of women’s & Sculpture of god &
animal. goddess.
Lifestyle These people lived in They lived in permanent
temporary shelters like settlement
tents or caves.
Main discovery They have learned to lit Agriculture and tools
fire with polished stones
,vase etc.
 Definition
it is derived from the Greek word RES which means
REAL and further is related objects.

Realism means a belief or a theory which looks upon

the world as seems to us .
 history

It is began in late 18th century. Realism was an artiest

movement that is started from the France in 1850.
They inspired by the positive view of nature and other
human aspects. they faith all knowledge derived from
science and they people belief that these methods solves
many human problem.
they belief only those things that exist in the world.
 What is realism
• Realism is the concept that belief on the truth. That
belief only the things that are real and exist in the
universe.
• Realism is strickly against the romanticism because it
focus on human emotion and imagination but
realism does not give importance of these things.
• Realism somewhere give importance
on impressionism.
 characteristics
• in their painting they give focus on accurate description
of objects.
• Mostly they represent the contemporary life instead of
imaginations
• Ordinary people and everyday activities became subject
of art.
• They represent ignored aspects of society.
 Medium use of painters

• realistic artist was mostly used oil on canvas.

• They also used water colors and egg tempera.
 Famous Painters
• Gustave Coubret.
• Honoredaumier.
• jean-francois Miillet.
• Ilya repin.
• “The gleaners”(Jean François Millet)

it seems that they picking wheat

possibly slaves

something is going on background

the texture are well done as well as

shading
 Sculpture
• In their sculpture they use the ordinary
people they also use the queen and kings.
But in this period they do not have the to
Much artistic freedom in sculpture.
 Architecture
• In the period of realism they use
iron steel and concrete for making
their building but this style of
architecture is developing in 19th century
The Eiffel tower is the example of realism
architecture.
 Criticism.
• It ignore the beauty & focus on real object
• Only stress on physical world and ignore other
factors
• It do not give importance to ideal & Values
• It does not believe in imagination &
sentiments
• It accept only real need & Feeling only
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