Art

HISTORY
Early Civilization

Group 3
Members:
Andres, Angel Mae
Canlas, Marc Edison
Dado, Mary Grace
Labares, Joshua
Ofenda, Jay Russel
Purazo, Kurt Russell
 01. Pre-Historic

Table of
a. Introduction
b. Characteristics

CONTENTS
c. Milestones
02. Early Egyptian
a. Introduction
b. Characteristics
c. Milestones
Pre-HISTORIC
visual art produced by humans during the prehistoric
era, before the advent of written records.
includes the Paleolithic, Mesolithic, and Neolithic
eras.
The art from this time gives us invaluable insights
into the lives, cultures, and beliefs of early humans.
 Pre-HISTORIC
Prehistoric art is not just about aesthetics; it's a
window into our past. It helps us understand early
human cognition, their perception of the world, and
their place in it. It shows us their rituals, their fears,
and their hopes.
TheCHARACTERISTICS
01 Reflecting their attitudes and beliefs system on
spiritual, social, political and economic matters

02 Used for survival and activities of everyday life

MILESTONES
Paintings

Sculptures

Architecture
Old
STONE AGE
Paleolithic Era

characterized by the development of the most

primitive stone tools, discovered in Ethiopia,
and is considered the first stage of human
technology.
Hall of Bulls
Cave Painting
Middle
STONE AGE
Mesolithic Era

people developed more sophisticated tools and

implements, including microliths, which are small
stone tools, and composite tools, which are tools
made from several different materials.
Lepenski Vir
Venus of Lausell
Venus of Willendorf
New
STONE AGE
Neolithic Era

characterized by significant advancements in

human technology, culture, and lifestyle, most
notably the development of agriculture and the
formation of settled communities.
Menhirs
Dolmens
Cromlechs
EarlyEGYPTIAN
Egypt for a long period under a centralized rule of Pharaoh, the dynasties

of which mark the periods of Egyptian history.

The art of ancient Egypt was closely knit with the religion since the people

there believed in life after death. It was in accordance with belief that the

Egyptians devoted more time and effort into building of tombs than into the

constructions of dwellings.
01

02
Strong sense of order

All figures must stand on

horizontal lines
CHARACTERISTICS
Eyes, shoulders, and torso are
03 seen from front

Higher ranking officials were

04 depicted within the rules more
strictly seemingly more rigid
MILESTONES
Old Kingdom

Middle Kingdom

New Kingdom
Old
KINGDOM
Age of the Pyramids

characterized by revolutionary advancements

in royal funerary architecture
NARMER PALETTE
STONE CARVINGS AND DRAWINGS
PYRAMID OF KING DJOSER
GREAT SPHINX OF GIZA
Middle
KINGDOM
The Period of Reunification

Statues of squatting figures rendered in a

cubic, block-like form and statues in an
attitude of prayer originate during this period
TEMPLE OF KARNAK AND THEBES
New
KINGDOM
Egyptian Empire

During the later Amarna period, it underwent a

drastic shift in style to emphasize more
naturalistic (and less idealistic) human figures,
DEATH MASK OF TUTANKHAMUN
THE BUST OF NEFERTITI
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