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SCHOOLS DIVISION OF ILOILO

Luna Street, La Paz, Iloilo City
JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL

Grade 9
Music, Arts, Physical Education and Health
KAMAPEHMILYA
Kagamitang Angkop sa Malikhain at Aktibong Pagsasanay sa Edukasyong Hahasa sa Mag-aaral
upang Isaalang-alang ang Lahat ng Yamang Angkin
Art 9- Quarter 1- Week 2
Western Classical Art
Art 9
Western Art
Competency: identify distinct characteristics of arts during the different art periods (A9EL-la-2)
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Art Learning Guide

Quarter 1- Module 2: Western Art
First Edition, 2020
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Introductory Message
Welcome to Grade 9 Arts- Western Art
The Art Learning Guide is a product of the collaborative efforts of the Division of
Iloilo Secondary MAPEH Teachers Association (DISMTA) and the Iloilo Division MAPEH
Coordinators Association (IDIMCA) writers, illustrators, layout artists, reviewers, editors,
and Quality Assurance Team from the Department of Education, Schools Division of Iloilo.
This is developed to guide you dear learning facilitators in helping our learners meet the
standards set by the K to 12 Curriculum.
The Art Learning Guide aims to guide our learners in accomplishing activities at
their own pace and time. This also aims to assist learners in developing and achieving
the lifelong learning skills while considering their needs and situations.
For learning facilitator:
The Art Learning Guide is developed to address the current needs of the learner
to continue learning in the comforts of their homes or learning centers. As the learning
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For the learner:
The Art Learning Guide is developed to help you, dear learner, in your needs to
continue learning even if you are not in school. This learning material aims to primarily
provide you with meaningful and engaging activities for independent learning. Being an
active learner, carefully read and understand to follow the instructions given.
Western Art
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WESTERN ART
BEGIN
Greetings!
Art does not only focus on painting, art also means
skills in making something or crafts, like making sculptures
or architectures. Sculpting, according to Google, is a form
of carving, casting or other shaping techniques. It is an art
of making two- or three- dimensional art by carving stone or
wood or by casting metal or plaster.
In early years, Greek artist started attempting to copy
human or animal forms. Structural problems were given
solutions through architecture.
In this module, you will learn the characteristics of
sculpture of the Western Art.
I hope you will enjoy learning and will never hesitate
to ask or contact the teacher if you have questions along
the way.
Good luck, you can do it!
YOUR TARGETS
At the end of this module, you are expected to:
identify distinct characteristics of arts during the different art periods

(A9EL-la-2)
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GENERAL INTRUCTIONS: Do not write anything on this module. All answers

must be written in your activity notebook.
TRY THIS
PRE- TEST
Directions: Read each question carefully and write the correct answer.
1. What are the dominant themes of Byzantine sculptures?
A. Heroes, heroes, landscapes

B. Human anatomy, war, religion
C. Human form, everyday life, nature
D. Religious, everyday life, nature
2. Which of the following best describes Egyptian sculpture?
A. Gods represented as composite creature with the human head on

animal bodies
B. Gods were depicts larger than humans
C. Kings larger than dead
D. Dead smaller than the living
3. In this period, carving have methological or religious significance and materials

used was according to its place of origin or region.
A. Pre-historic Era C. Classical Greek Era

B. Ancient Egypt D. Roman Era
4. Which of the following best describes Gothic sculpture?
A. Dominant in religious, everyday life scenes and nature

B. Gods represented as composite creature with the human head on animal
bodies
C. They reached the artistic excellence in capturing a human form and
copying it
D. Independent and have great freedom of style
5. The following are examples of symbolic elements of Egyptian Culture.

Which is not included among the following?
A. heiroglyphics C. crucifix
B. gestures D. Location
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6. During pre-historic sculptures, many archeologists believed that their art was a
result of ___________.
A. human artistry C. Use of wood,ivory and stone

B.natural erosion D. Cultural influence
7. Greek sculpture showed all points of human anatomy and proportion. Which of
the following is an example of Greek sculpture?
A. Judgement of Paris C. The Pharaoh Menkaure and His Wife

B. Queen Nefertiti D. Myron: The Discobulus
8. Roman sculptures are made of monumental terracotta. They produce reliefs in

the Great Roman triumphal columns. Which is true about Roman sculptures?
A. It depicts battle scenes.

B. The sculptures project outward
C. It is famous for devotional images.
D. Tombs are extensively used.
9. Lydio visited one of the oldest churches in Panay, the Miag-ao Church. He
witnessed a procession where people carries crucifixes, and other devotional
images. What era of sculpture is being reflected?
A. Gothic Sculpture C. Byzantine Sculpture

B. Romanesque Sculpture D. Greek Sculpture
10. Both Byzantine and Romanesque sculptures depict religious images. What
makes Byzantine Sculpture differ from Romanesque?
A. Byzantine has a greater freedom of style

B. Byzantine shows a monumental terra-cotta
C. Byzantine uses a Hellenistic style
D. Byzantine uses animals as symbols.
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DO THIS
Directions: Identify the pictures to which Eras they should belong.
A. Pre-historic Era
B. Ancient Egypt
C. Classical Greek Era
D. Roman Era
A. Pre-historic Era
B. Ancient Egypt
D. Roman Era
A. Pre-historic Era
B. Ancient Egypt
D. Roman Era
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A. Pre-historic Era
B. Ancient Egypt
D. Roman Era
A. Ancient Egypt
B. Classical Greek Era
C. Roman Era
D. Gothic Era
A. Ancient Egypt
C. Roman Era
D. Gothic Era
A. Ancient Egypt
C. Roman Era
D. Gothic Era
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Guessing game
Directions: Try to name each architectural design and sculptures.

Write the name of each sculpture or architecture below the picture:
Venus of Willendorf Last Judgement

Queen of Nefertiti Venus of Brassempouy
The Barberini Diptych
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EXPLORE
Directions: Identify the similarities and differences of the following sculptures and
architecture. Copy the Venn diagram and choose your answer from the box.
Pyramid of Giza The Colosseum
SIMILARITIES
PYRAMID OF GIZA THE COLOSSEUM
1. 1.
1.
2. 2.
2.
3. 3.
3.
round rough thick darker huge horizontal
sharp few openings stone brighter thin smooth
many openings triangular vertical more shapes curve lines
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KEEP THIS IN MIND
PRE-HISTORIC SCULPTURES
• materials used during this time is according to its place or region
• Carving during this period have mthological or religious significance
• Time(natural erosion) may have affect the result of artistry of these
sculptures
Venus of Brassempouy
25,000 years old
French: la Dame de Brassempouy( Lady in Hood)

o Pre historic Ivory figurine from the Upper Paleolithic era
o Oldest known realistic representation of human face and hairstyle
o Interpreted as a woman because of the feminine shape of the chin and apparent
hair or headdress
Venus of Willendroff
28,000 B.C.E. – 25000 B.C.E.
• 11.1 cm. tall limestone figurine that is believed
to be intended as a fertility sculpture due to its’
excessively heavy breast and abdomen
• One of the most mysterious sculpture in the
world
PRE-HISTORIC ARCHITECTURE
• Form of architecture based on megaliths (a big rock)
• Architecture maybe intended for burial since stones and rocks were associayted
with divinity
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Kromlech-Stonehenge
o a Brythonic word, crom means “bent” or
curved abd llech means “slab” or
“flagstones”
o megalithic tomb consisting of a large flat
stone laid on upright ones
o stones were arranged in concentric
circles with large external circle
o One of the most impressive prehistorical
megalithic monuments because of its
sophisticated, uniquely and precised
stonehenge
Menhir
o a huge stone standing vertically
on the ground, usually standing in
the middle of the field or arranged
in rows
o used as territorial markers or
functioned as early calendars
Egyptian Sculptures
• One of the early civilization that greatly contributed in the development
of art
• Materials, size, forms, gestures and actions were symbolic
• They linked sculpture as an artistic requirement in building tombs,
statues and constructions
Characteristic of the sculptures
1. Represents the gods ;represented as composite creature with

the animal heads on human bodies
2. Arranged in horizontal lines to record an event
3. Gods were depicts larger than humans, kings larger than its
followers and dead larger than the living
The Pharaoh Menkaure and his Queen
4th Dynasty, 2548-2530 BC
• Carved out of slate (fine-grained,folitaed,
metamorphic rock)
• 4 feet 8 inches tall statue
• Old Kingdom royal tomb scuplture
• The rigid poses of the figures exhibits power
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Queen Nefertiti
18th Dynasty, 1375-1357 BC
• Painted in limestone
• Realistic, with heavy lided eyes, slender
neck and determined chin
• Renowned for her beauty, she was one
of the most mysterious and powerful
woman in Egypt
• Nefertiti ruled alongside her husband
Pharaoh Akhenaten
Egyptian Architecture
Characteristic of the Egyptian Architecture
1. The walls are thick and sloping with few openings to obtain stability.
2. Walls were carved and painted with brilliant colors
3. Ornamentations were symbolic.
4. Temples were aligned with astronomically significant events like solstices
Pyramid of Giza
o a triangular shaped tomb made of stones
or bricks
o the three pyramids are the tomb of the
three kings of fourth dynasty
o pyramids were made highly confusing and
with many tunnels to create confussion for
grave robbers
Mastaba
o a type of ancient Egyptian Tomb often for
royalty
o flat-roofted, rectangular structure with
outward sloping sides
o mad of mud-bricks or stones
Classical Period
Greek Sculptures
• Its early sculptures were inspired by Egyptian and Near Eastern art but
later on developed into a unique Greek vision of art
• At first Sculptures were tensed and stiff, their bodies were hidden in
robes but as time passed by they evolved and showed all the points of
human body
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• They reached the artistic excellence in capturing a human form and

copying it
• Scuptures were particular in proportion and poise
Myron; The Discobulus(discus thrower)

460-450 BC
• Greek statue cast in bronze
• Figuring ancient Greek Athlete throwing
discus
• Depicts maximum tension, full energy
that about to explode
• Shows Greek ideals of proportion,
harmony, rhythm and balance
Greek Architecture
• Three different types of columns can be found in ancient Greek

(Doric, Ionic and Corinthian)
• Styles were used depended on the region and the purpose of the structure
• Depicts tall columns, intricate detail, symmetry, harmony and balance
The Parthenon
447-432 BC Athens
•The greatest Classical temple
•Considered to be the culmination of the development of the Doric order (the
simplest of the three Classical Greek architectural orders)
• Colums were slightly contorted, swollen at the center and leaning inward
Roman Sculptures
• Bronze and marble were used for their finest work
• They also worked with stones, precious metals, glass and terracotta
• Owned for their popular copies of early Greek masterpieces
• Most of the surviving sculptures of Roman sculptures are in marble due to the
high demand of metals, some metal arts were re-used
The Portonacio Sarcophagus

180-190 BCE
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• Used for the burial of wealthy Roman General actively involved in the campaign
of Marcus Aurellius
• One of the most elaborate artwork in Roman period
• It shows battle scenes between Roman and Germans
520 BCE
• One of the great masterpieces of

Etruscan art
• 1.14 meters high by 1.9 meters
wide
• Made of terracotta that was
brightly painted
• A husband and wife depicts
reclining on on highly stylized
couch
Roman Architecture
• Built sturdy stone structures both for use and perpetuate their glory
• Architecture were built with gigantic arches of stone, bricks and concrete or with
barrel vaults.
The Colosseum
• Oval amphitheatre in Rome, Italy

• Built of travertine limestone, tuff and b7rick-faced concrete
• Largest amphitheatre ever built at the time and held 50-80 thousand spectators
• Offered gladiator fights, execution of prisoners and recreations of battles
Byzantine Sculptures
• Dominant in religious, everyday life scenes and nature

• Animals were used as symbols
• Secular art
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The Barberini Diptych

• Ivory work
• Near complete imperial diptych
• Its central section portrays the Emperor
in triumph and its upper part is the
glorification of ChristThe back of the
leaf has names of officials of the
seventh-century kingdom of Austrasia
Byzantine Architecture
• mosaic decoration was perfected by the Byzantines
• use of clerestory to bring light in from high windows
• combination of the basilica and symmetrical center-plan
• advancement in developing a dome with a new style
Haggia Sophia (Holy Wisdom)
• A domed monument built as a cathedral
• Contains two floors centere on a giant nave that has great ceiling with smaller
domes
• Built without steel
Romanesque Sculptures
• Famous sculptural pieces are reliaquaries, altar fontals, cucifixes and devotional
images
• Most sculpture were in pictorial and biblical subject
Last Judgement(Tynapnum) 1130 CE

• Carved in stone
• Located in a portal of the
Cathedral of Notre Dame in
Paris, France
• Its centre Christ is enthroned in
a glory held ny angels
• Below Christ, the dead are
rising and they line up to have
their souls weigthed by St.
Michael the Archangels or by
the devil.
Romanesque Architecture
• Massive, quality, thick walls, eound arches, sturdy pillars, barrel vaults, larhe
towers and decorative arcades
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• The doorways of Romanesque churches are often grand sculptured portals

• Wood or metal doors are surrounded by elaborate stone sculpture arranged in
zones
The groin-vaulted cyprt of Worcester

Cathedral
• Its tower is in perpendicular style

• Multi-columned crypt
Gothic Sculptures
• Independent and have great freedom of style

• Created as devotional objects for the home or as donations for churches
• Made with ivory, bone or wood both for religious and domestic use
• Projected outward rather than lay closely against the wall
• Not set in a particular patterns
• More lively and realistic
Resurrection of the Virgin

End of 12 Century
• Mary reclining in bed surrounded by the apostles who grieve, pray and
perfrom the rites for the dying
• This scene reflects the belief that Mary was privilege of an especial holy
death since she is the mothe of Jesus, the son of God
Gothic Architecture
• Large stained glass windows,
• Pointed arch which enabled builders to construct much bigger ceiling vaults
• Ribbed vaults
• Flying butteresses
• Ornate decoration
Cathedral of Chartres
• Has rich architecture and design

• Splendid stained glass windows
• Rich arrays of gothic sculptured figures
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APPLY WHAT YOU HAVE LEARNED
Venus of Willendroff The Discobolus of Myron
Venus of
The Discobolus
Willendroff
SIMILARITIES
1. 1. 1.
2. 2. 2.
3. 3. 3.
Guide Questions:
1. What are the differences of the Pyramid of Giza and The Colosseum?
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
2. What are the similarities of the Pyramid of Giza and The Colosseum?
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
3. What are the differences of Venus of Willendroff and The Discobolus?
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
4. What are the similarities of Venus of Willendroff and The Discobolus?
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
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rough Thick Bright Vertical Horizontal hue
long balance many shapes short curve sharp
smooth diagonal Flat light darker
REFLECT
I have learned that________________________________________.
I have realized that________________________________________.
I will apply_______________________________________________.
ASSESS WHAT YOU HAVE LEARNED
POST-TEST
Directions: Read each question carefully and write the correct answer.
1. Which of the following best describes Gothic sculpture?
A. Dominant in religious, everyday life scenes and nature

B. Gods represented as composite creature with the human head on
animal bodies
C. They reached the artistic excellence in capturing a human form and
copying it
D. Independent and have great freedom of style
2. Which of the following best describes Egyptian sculpture?
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A. Gods represented as composite creature with the human head on

animal bodies
B. Gods were depicts larger than humans
C. Kings larger than dead
D. Dead smaller than the living
3. Lydio visited one of the oldest churches in Panay, the Miag-ao Church. He
witnessed a procession where people carries crucifixes, and other devotional
images. What era of sculpture is being reflected?
A. Gothic Sculpture C. Byzantine Sculpture

B. Romanesque Sculpture D. Greek Sculpture
4.. What are the dominant themes of Byzantine sculptures?
A. Heroes, heroes, landscapes

B. Human anatomy, war, religion
C. Human form, everyday life, nature
D. Religious, everyday life, nature
5. In this period, carving have methological or religious significance and

materials used was according to its place of origin or region.
A. Pre-historic Era C. Classical Greek Era

B. Ancient Egypt D. Roman Era
6. Greek sculpture showed all points of human anatomy and proportion. Which
of the following is an example of Greek sculpture?
A. Judgement of Paris C. The Pharaoh Menkaure and His Wife

B. Queen Nefertiti D. Myron: The Discobulus
7. The following are examples of symbolic elements of Egyptian Culture. Which is

not included among the following?
A. heiroglyphics C. crucifix
B. gestures D. Location
8. During pre-historic sculptures, many archeologists believed that their art was
a result of ___________.
A. human artistry C. Use of wood, ivory and stones

B. natural erosion D. Cultural influence
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9. Roman sculptures are made of monumental terracotta. They produce reliefs

in the Great Roman triumphal columns. Which is true about Roman
sculptures?
A. It depicts battle scenes. C. It is famous for devotional images.

B. The sculptures project outward D. Tombs are extensively used.
10. Both Byzantine and Romanesque sculptures depict religious images. What
makes Byzantine Sculpture different from Romanesque?
A. Byzantine has a greater freedom of style

B. Byzantine shows a monumental terra-cotta
C. Byzantine uses a Hellenistic style
D. Byzantine uses animals as symbols.
Glossary
GlggGlos
Architecture -sary
art and technique of designing buildings and other physical structures
ssary
Columns - or pillar in architecture is a structural element that transmits, through
compression, the weight of the structure above to other structural elements below.
Megalith - a stone of great size used in the construction of prehistoric structure
Mosaic - a picture or pattern produced by arranging together small colored pieces of hard
material, such as stone, tile, or glass
Sarcophagus – a stone coffin
Sculpture - an artistic form in which hard or plastic materials are worked into three
dimensional art objects.
Terracotta- a type of fired clay, typically of brownish red color ansd unglazed
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Answer Key
Post Test
Pre-test Task 2
1. D
1. D 1.C 2. B
2. B 2.A 3. A
3. A 3.B 4. D
4. D 4.C 5. A
5. C 5.D 6. D
6. B Task 3
7. C
7. D 8. B
1. Queen of Nefertiti
8. A 9. A
2 Last Judgement
9. A 3. Venus of Brassempouy 10. D
10.D 4.Venus of Willendorf
5. The Barberini Diptych
References
Music and Art Learner’s Material pp.153-165

https://www.beazley.ox.ac.uk/scuplture/styles/calssical.htm
https://www.medievalheritage.eu/en/main-page/dictionary/cromlech
https://www.hum120.wordpress.com/2011/02/21/menkaure-and-his-queen/amp/
https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/the-venus-of-brassempouy
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Dischobolus
https://www.slideshare.net/mobile/dangdeleon/g9-art-1st-grading-sculpture
https://images.app.goo.gl/4REKvMrbWCPQA9Lf8
https://en.m.wikipiedia.org/wiki/Worcester_Cathedral
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SCHOOLS DIVISION OF ILOILO

JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL

Music, Arts, Physical Education and Health

Art 9- Quarter 1- Week 2

Western Classical Art

SCHOOLS DIVISION OF ILOILO

Art Learning Guide

Published in the Philippines

This Art Learning Guide is published to be utilized by the Schools Division of

ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. No part of this learning resource may be reproduced

Development Team of Art Learning Guide

Writers/ Authors: Donna Charmain E. Sindol

School Quality Assurance Team: Dr. Charlie Coronado

Layout Artist: Lilibeth E. Larupay

Division Quality Assurance Team: Lilibeth E. Larupay,

Management Team: Dr.Roel F. Bermejo,

SCHOOLS DIVISION OF ILOILO

For learning facilitator:

For the learner:

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Good luck, you can do it!

At the end of this module, you are expected to:

identify distinct characteristics of arts during the different art periods

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GENERAL INTRUCTIONS: Do not write anything on this module. All answers

1. What are the dominant themes of Byzantine sculptures?

A. Heroes, heroes, landscapes

2. Which of the following best describes Egyptian sculpture?

A. Gods represented as composite creature with the human head on

3. In this period, carving have methological or religious significance and materials

A. Pre-historic Era C. Classical Greek Era

4. Which of the following best describes Gothic sculpture?

A. Dominant in religious, everyday life scenes and nature

5. The following are examples of symbolic elements of Egyptian Culture.

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A. human artistry C. Use of wood,ivory and stone

A. Judgement of Paris C. The Pharaoh Menkaure and His Wife

8. Roman sculptures are made of monumental terracotta. They produce reliefs in

A. It depicts battle scenes.

A. Gothic Sculpture C. Byzantine Sculpture

A. Byzantine has a greater freedom of style

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Directions: Identify the pictures to which Eras they should belong.

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Directions: Try to name each architectural design and sculptures.

Venus of Willendorf Last Judgement

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Pyramid of Giza The Colosseum

round rough thick darker huge horizontal

sharp few openings stone brighter thin smooth

many openings triangular vertical more shapes curve lines

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KEEP THIS IN MIND

French: la Dame de Brassempouy( Lady in Hood)

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Characteristic of the sculptures

1. Represents the gods ;represented as composite creature with

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18th Dynasty, 1375-1357 BC

Characteristic of the Egyptian Architecture

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