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Pre-historic Art

Pre-Historic Art
Prehistoric art refers artifacts made before
there was a written record. Long before the
oldest written languages were developed, people
had become expert at creating forms that were
both practical and beautiful. Prehistoric art is
divide into three eras:
| Paleolithic (Old Stone Age)
| Mesolithic (Middle Stone Age)
| Neolithic (New Stone Age
Characteristics :
| Cave Paintings
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| Fertility Goddess

| Megalithic Structures
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Pre-Historic Influential Work

Influential Work
Influential Work (Pre-Historic
(Pre-Historic Art)
Art)
Sulawesi Cave Paintings - The art shown here has Lascaux Cave Painting - found in a complex of caves
not been dated, but is stylistically similar to other in the Dordogne region of southwestern France,
art in the area now found to be around 40,000 because of their exceptional quality, size,
years old. sophistication and antiquity.
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Pre-Historic Influential Works

Influential Works
Influential Works (Pre-Historic
(Pre-Historic Art)
Art)
Venus of Willendorf - The Venus of Willendorf is a Stonehenge - Probably the world's most famous
4.4-inch tall carving discovered in Willendorf, individual example of megalithic art, the Neolithic
Austria. It is believed to have been crafted between stone monument at Stonehenge is located on
30,000 and 25,000 BCE, making it one of the world's Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire, in England.
oldest known works of art.
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Ancient Art

Ancient Art
Ancient Art The art of the ancient world reveals a tremendous
amount to modern historians about the culture,
values and beliefs of these early civilizations. A
study of ancient art can be approached from a
number of different ways. It can be looked at
thematically, comparing and contrasting a certain
theme or genre among various cultures. Ancient art
can also be explored chronologically.
Characteristics :
| Religious and symbolic imagery
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| Decorations for utilitarian objects

| Mythological Stories
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Mesopotamian

Mesopotamian
(Warrior art and narration in stone)
Code of Hammurabi - It is the longest, best- Standard of Ur - The Standard of Ur is a box, the
organized, and best-preserved legal text from the two large sides of which show aspects of life in early
ancient Near East. It is written in the Old Babylonian Mesopotamia. The decoration on each side is divided
dialect of Akkadian, purportedly by Hammurabi, into three levels (registers) which can be read from
sixth king of the First Dynasty of Babylon. bottom to top. One side shows scenes of peace and the
other scenes of war.
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Egyptian

Egyptian
Egyptian
(Afterlife
(Afterlife focus:
focus: pyramids
pyramids and
and tomb
tomb paintings;
paintings; massive
massive monumental
monumental structures)
structures)
Great Pyramids - The Pyramids of Giza are the largest The Great Sphinx - The Great Sphinx of Giza, commonly
and most famous pyramid structures in the world. It was referred to as the Sphinx of Giza, Great Sphinx or just the
built to honor some pharaohs of the Fourth Dynasty of Egypt Sphinx, is a limestone statue of a reclining sphinx, a mythical
during a period known as the Old Kingdom. creature with the head of a man, and the body of a lion.
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Greek and Hellenistic

Greek
Greek and
and Hellenistic
Hellenistic
(Greek Idealism; perfect proportions; architectural orders (Doric, Ionic, Corinthians)
Parthenon - Parthenon, temple that dominates the hill of the Acropolis at Athens. It was built in
the mid-5th century BCE and dedicated to the Greek goddess Athena Parthenos (“Athena the
Virgin”). The temple is generally considered to be the culmination of the development of the Doric
order, the simplest of the three Classical Greek architectural orders.
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Greek and Hellenistic

Romans
Romans
(Roman Realism:
(Roman Realism: practical
practical and
and down
down to
to earth;
earth; the
the arch)
arch)
Augustus of Primaporta - Augustus of Prima Porta is a full- Colosseum - an oval amphitheatre in the centre of the city of
length portrait statue of Augustus Caesar, the first Rome, Italy, just east of the Roman Forum. It is the largest
emperor of the Roman Empire. The marble statue stands ancient amphitheatre ever built, and is still the largest
2.08 meters tall and weighs 1,000 kg. standing amphitheatre in the world today, despite its age.
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Hindu Art

Hindu Art Hindu art represents a plurality of beliefs

and has deeply influenced the painting,
sculpture, and architecture of the Indian
subcontinent. Architecture and sculpture are
inextricably linked in Hindu temples, which
are usually devoted to a number of different
deities .
Characteristics :
| Reflects the plurality of beliefs

| Portrayed by holy symbols like the Om, the

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swastika and lotus flower.

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Hindu Art

Swastika - The swastika symbol, 卐 or 卍, is an ancient
religious icon in the cultures of Eurasia. It is used as a
symbol of divinity and spirituality in Indian religions,
including Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism.
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Om - A sacred, mystical syllable used to invoke God in Hindu
prayer and meditation. An invocation of divine
consciousness of God. This omnipresent symbol encompasses
infinite potential and possibilities. Various artists have
presented OM in various forms through centuries.
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Chinese Art

Chinese
Chinese Art
Art
Chinese art traditions are the oldest continuous
art traditions in the world. Early so-called "stone
age art" in China, consisting mostly of simple
pottery and sculptures, dates back to 10,000 B.C.E..
This early period was followed by a series of
dynasties, most of which lasted several hundred
years.
Characteristics :
| Include a love of nature

| Appreciation of Simplicity

| Gratitude of Accomplished artwork

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| Loyalty to much-used motifs

| Designs from lotus leaves to dragons

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Chinese Painting/Calligraphy

Chinese Painting Chinese Calligraphy

Chinese Calligraphy
One of the oldest continuous artistic traditions in the Calligraphy established itself as the most important
world. The earliest paintings were not representational ancient Chinese art form alongside painting, first coming
but ornamental; they consisted of patterns or designs to the fore during the Han dynasty (206 BCE - 220 CE).
rather than pictures.
An example of the
On A Mountain calligraphy of Cai
Path In Spring. A Xiang, an 11th
detail of Chinese century CE
artist Ma Yuan's Chinese
"On a Mountain calligrapher. The
Path in Spring". brushwork of
1190-1225 CE. Ink calligraphy, its
and colour on silk. philosophy, and
(National materials would
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influence Chinese
Museum, Taipei,
painting styles.
Taiwan).
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Japanese Art

Japanese Art
Japanese Art Japanese art covers a wide range of art styles
and media, including ancient pottery, sculpture,
ink painting and calligraphy on silk and paper,
ukiyo-e paintings and woodblock prints, ceramics,
origami, and more recently manga and anime,
which are comics and animations that feature a
distinctive style of cartooning.
Characteristics :
| Include ancient pottery, Calligraphy on silk

and paper, Ink Painting, Kirigami, Origami

| Ukiyo-E painting, Woodblock Prints, and more
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recently Manga.
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Chinese Painting/Calligraphy

Japanese Arts Sample

In kirigami, the paper is cut as well as being "Under the Wave off Kanagawa"), also Manga are comics or graphic novels originating
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folded, resulting in a three-dimensional known as The Great Wave otherwise known from Japan. Most manga conform to a style
design that stands away from the page. as, The Wave, is a woodblock print by the developed in Japan in the late 19th century, and the
Kirigami typically does not use glue. Japanese ukiyo-e artist Hokusai. form has a long prehistory in earlier Japanese art.
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Asian Art

Asian
Asian Art
Art
The history of Asian art includes a vast range of arts from various cultures,
regions and religions across the continent of Asia. The major regions of Asia
include Central, East, South, Southeast, and West Asia. In many ways, the
history of art in Asia parallels the development of Western art. The art
histories of Asia and Europe are greatly intertwined, with Asian art greatly
influencing European art, and vice versa
Characteristics :
| Serene Meditative Art
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| Arts of The Floating World

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Pre-Historic Influential Work

Asian Arts Sample

Embroidered medallion, silk, 1368–1644 (New Kano Sansetsu: Old Plum, four sliding-door
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York, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Fletcher panels (fusuma); ink, color, gold, and gold leaf
Fund, 1942, on paper
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Sources

Sources
Sources
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/141008-cave-art-sulawesi-hand-science
https://www.bradshawfoundation.com/lascaux/
https://mymodernmet.com/the-venus-of-willendorf/
https://www.history.com/topics/ancient-history/hammurabi
http://teachinghistory100.org/objects/about_the_object/ur_standard
https://heritagesciencejournal.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s40494-020-0356-9
https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/ap-art-history/ancient-mediterranean-ap/ap-
ancient-rome/a/augustus-of-primaporta
https://courses.lumenlearning.com/boundless-arthistory/chapter/hindu-
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