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MAPEH (Arts)
Quarter 1 – Module 2:
Elements and Principles of
Painting: Medieval Arts
MAPEH (Arts) – Grade 9
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Quarter 1 – Module 2: Elements and Principles of Painting: Medieval Arts
First Edition, 2020

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 What I Need To Know

This module was written and designed to make learning easier especially as we are in
the “new normal” situation. As an educational tool, this module about the Elements
and Principles of Painting: Medieval Arts challenges you as a learner, to become
creative, resourceful and independent. The scope of the module provides a variety of
activities that will stimulate independent and self-guided learning experience. Lessons
in this module are arranged to follow the standard sequence of the course to ensure
effective learning continuity, make the experience more meaningful, effective and
relevant to life situations.

The module includes lessons and activities on the:

• characteristics, function, and type of paintings from :

- Byzantine Era
- Romanesque Era
- Gothic Era

After going through this module, you are expected to:

1. Identify the different elements, principle of painting from medieval art
2. Demonstrate understanding of the elements and processes of Art of the
Medieval Era
3. Compare the characteristics of artworks produced in the different art periods
4. Show appreciation of paintings from Western Classical Art.

What I Know

Word Search: Search for ten (10) words that is related to Medieval Art. The words
inside the box will guide you in your search. You can find the words horizontally,
vertically, diagonally, and inverted.

Byzantine
Gothic
Egyptian
Romanesque
Mosaic
Stained glass
Church
Hieroglyphics
Painting
Medieval
Christian
Greek
Christ

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 Lesson
Elements and Principles of
1 Painting: Medieval Arts
Art is something we do, an expression of our thoughts, emotions, intuitions, and
desires. But it is even more personal than that: it’s about sharing the way we
experience the world. It is the communication of intimate concepts that cannot be
faithfully portrayed by words alone.

What is art? Art is an expression and application of one’s creativity, typically in the
form of something visual. The definition of art is in the eyes of the beholder. In order to
fully understand the definition of art; one must picture what life would be like without
art.

What’s In

Look at the following pictures below. Draw the following symbols on the correct art
periods where these paintings came from.

from Prehistoric Era from Ancient Egypt Era

from Roman Era from Greek Era

1. _______ 2. _______ 3. _______ 4. ________ 5. _______

What’s New

4 Pics 1 Word … Study the 4 pictures in the box. Your goal is to name the pictures
by arranging the letters using 1 word.

T O G H I C E N I T N A Z Y B

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 What Is It

MEDIEVAL ART

The medieval period of art history spans from the fall of the Roman Empire in 300 AD
to the beginning of the Renaissance in 1400 AD. In the Middle Ages, art evolves as
humans continue addressing the traditional and the new, including Biblical subjects,
Christian dogma, and Classical mythology. Early Christian, Romanesque, and Gothic
art was produced in many media, and works survive in large numbers in sculpture,
illuminated manuscripts, stained glass, metalwork and mosaics, all of which have had
a higher survival rate than other media such as fresco wall-paintings, work in
precious metals or textiles, including tapestry. This was the time of artworks that was
characterized by iconographic painting illustrations of Biblical scenes

Byzantine Era
Byzantine society was very religious, and
it held certain values in high esteem,
including a respect for order and
traditional hierarchies. Family was the
center of society wherein marriage,
chastity, and celibacy were celebrated and
respected.

The main characteristics of Byzantine

art include a departure from classical
art forms that were highly realistic in
nature. Byzantine artists were less Empress Theodora and Retinue, mosaic from
concerned with mimicking reality and South wall of the Church of San Vitale, Ravenna,
more in tune with religious symbolism. c. CE 547 flickr.com
While some styles of art changed during the Late Byzantine period, the function
of art was pretty much the same. Icons, portable panels painted with religious figures,
returned as a major art form, and reached the peak of their importance
to Byzantine society in this period.

Romanesque Era
Romanesque art reflected the rise in political
and economic stability across Europe.
Romanesque paintings uses the narrative of
the religious passages in a way to portray
them on a way simple sequence easy to
understand by the viewers. It is used to
accentuate religious message with anti-
naturalistic representation of reality. Most
common location is inside churches,
decorating walls mainly in apses.

Characteristics of Romanesque
paintings:
• They were not realistic, using elongated
body parts, without perspective or with
false perspective
• They were rigid and schematic, and do
not have background landscapes. Wikipedia.org
• They were painted in bright and intense Apse of Sant Climent de Taüll
colors to attract the attention of the (Catalan: Absis de Sant Climent de Taüll)
people. Colors are flat, without shades or
difference of tonality
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 Christ in Majesty
Sant’Angelo in Formis,Capua

Christ wears a greyish, white robe with a blue

mantle. Underneath the Mandorla (Italian word for
almond, in painting, it is used to describe an
enclosure surrounding holy figures) is a black band
with white writing. Each side of the center window
are three arches resting on columns of capitals in
green, red and black in between of figures of Virgin
Mary and five saints are columns with wavy line
patterns going vertically.

Painting from Gothic

The original Gothic style was developed to bring sunshine into people's lives, and
especially into their churches. Gothic design replaced the flat wall paintings with towering
arches and buttresses that allows the opening of unprecedented window walls of
beautifully inspired and translucent biblical art images. Paintings were placed on wood
altar pieces and triptychs. The Gothic style is a mystical, narrative style of painting and
characterized by Christian symbolism.

Techniques in Gothic painting.

▪ Tempera is used
▪ To bring the pigments together they used
egg or glue obtained from animal bones
▪ Since 15th century oil painting was used
▪ Some painting make use of oil for
bringing together the colors.

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. In
northern Europe, stained glass was an Maestà del Duomo di Siena (Tempera and Gold
important and prestigious form of painting on Wood): The Maestà of the Siena Cathedral is
until the 15th century. Gothic architecture a painted altarpiece composed of many individual
paintings. It was commissioned in 1308 by the city
greatly increased the amount of glass in large
of Siena and is widely regarded as Duccio’s
buildings, partly to allow for wide expanses of masterpiece.
glass, as in rose windows. By the end of the
period designs increasingly used large pieces
of glass which were painted, with yellows as
the dominant colours, and relatively few
smaller pieces of glass in other colours.

Rose Window from the North transept,

about 1230 Image from Treasures of the
World, 1961 CCP Library

What’s More

Activity
To know how much you have learned from the discussion about the paintings of the
Medieval Era, fill in the box with the characteristics and functions that would best
describe the painting in every period

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 Painting Period/Era Characteristics Functions

What I Have Learned

Byzantine, Romanesque, and Gothic art was produced in

many media, works and survived in large numbers in
sculpture, illuminated manuscripts, stained glass,
metalwork and mosaics.
Byzantine artists were less concerned with mimicking reality
and more in tune with religious symbolism.
Romanesque art were painted in bright and intense colors to
attract the attention of the people. Colors are flat, without
shades or difference of tonality
Stained glass windows were created in the Gothic Era to
transform the vast stone interiors with warm and glowing
color and at the same time to instruct Christians in their
faith.

What I Can Do
“Light Me Up”
Art Activity: Follow the instructions carefully.

1. Look for an empty jar. Choose a design for your stained glass.
2. Trace your design outside the bottle using a permanent black
marker . Your outline should be bold and thick.
3. Color your design using colored pentel pen or any suitable
coloring pen
4. After coloring, re- outline your design with a black marker to
make the outline precise and visible. Apply a glaze of white
glue diluted in water.

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Rubrics for “Light Me Up”

CRITERIA 5 4 3 2
1.Composition and design:
➢ Shows the theme & motifs of medieval
stained glass
2. Process:
➢ Applies the elements and principles of art
effectively
3. Materials used:
➢ Uses proper materials and tools prescribed
in the activity
4. Time bound:
➢ Submits the output on time
5. Overall look of the work
➢ Depicts a medieval look on the stained
glass.

Assessment

Direction: Read the statement carefully. Choose the best answer and Encircle the
letter of the correct answer.

1. In what era of artwork was characterized by iconographic painting illustrations

of Biblical scenes?
a. Baroque Era c. Medieval Era
b. Classical Greek Era d. Prehistoric Era

2. Which type of art during the Gothic era, were created on windows to transform
the vast stone interiors with warm and glowing color?
a. Fresco b. Painting c. Mosaic d. Stained glass

3. Which technique uses egg or glue obtained from animal bones to bring pigments
together?
a. Byzantine Technique
b. Classical Technique
c. Gothic Technique
d. Romanesque Technique

4. Which type of paintings during the Medieval Era reflects the rise in political and
economic stability across Europe.
a. Byzantine paintings c. Gothic paintings
b. Classical paintings d. Romanesque paintings

5. Which characteristic does not apply to Byzantine painting?

a. Family was at the center of society; marriage, chastity and celibacy were
celebrated and respected.
b. Art includes a departure from classical forms that were highly realistic in
nature,
c. Some painting makes use of oil for bringing together the colors.
d. Artists were more in tune with religious symbolism.

6. Which of the following is a technique in Romanesque painting?

a. paintings were rigid, schematic, and do not have background landscapes.
b. icons, portable panels were painted with religious figures,
c. 15th century oil painting was used
d. painters were less concerned with mimicking reality.

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 7. What comprises The Medieval Art Era?
a. Prehistoric Egyptian, and Byzantine
b. Greek, Gothic, and Prehistoric
c. Byzantine, Romanesque, Gothic
d. Roman, Gothic, and Egyptian

8. Which of the following art works is an example of Romanesque painting?

a. Rose Window c. The Court of Empress Theodora
b. Christ in Majesty d. Maesta del Duomo di Siena

9. Which is not TRUE about Romanesque technique?

a. Paintings can be found inside the churches
b. Some painting makes use of oil for bringing together the colors.
c. Paintings were painted in bright colors to attract the attention of the people.
d. Mural paintings on wall of apses were very common.

10. Which among the pictures below belongs to Medieval Art?

a. b. c. d.

11. From what period of Medieval Art does the

shown artwork belong?
a. Byzantine era c. Romanesque era
b. Gothic era d. Roman era

12. Which kind of painting DOES NOT belong to Medieval Art?

a. Egyptian painting c. Gothic painting
b. Byzantine painting d. Romanesque painting
13. Which of the following characterize Gothic art?
a. realistic and without perspective
b. less concerned with mimicking reality
c. bright and make use of intense colors
d. mystical and narrative

14. What color dominates stained glass windows during the Gothic era?
a. blue b. yellow c. red d. orange

15. Which painting represents Romanesque art?

a. c.

b. d.

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 Additional Activities

Analyze the pictures carefully. Answer the questions below.

Picture A Picture B
(The Last Supper and the (Leonardo Da Vinci’s Last Supper)
Agony in the Garden)

❖ Identify the distinct elements of art used in both paintings.

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❖ What do you think are the principles of art used?

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❖ What style of art was used for each paintings?

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❖ How would you compare the two artworks?

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❖ Which painting do you appreciate most? Why?

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