Lesson 8:

Art of Emerging
Europe
Learning Outcomes
By the end o the lesson, the student shall be able to:

1 Identify the major periods in Western art history.

Compare and contrast the artworks, produced during

2 the different time periods and art movements; and

Discuss the importance of art to the development of

3 Western culture.
Art has been integral part of European History
Greek and Roman Civilization were also known as the
Classical World.
 European time period

Ancient Ancient Middle Renaissance

Greece Rome Ages Art

Romanticism Neoclassicism Baroque Mannerism

and the
Rococo

Realism Impressionism Post Neo-

Impressionism Impressionism

Futurism Cubism Fauvism Art Nouveau

Ancient Greece
 They Valued Art Involved Man
The center of
•Painting society and how
Poetry •Sculpture they trained
•Architecture their minds
Drama could be the
*one is required to
very foundation
have certain skill
Philosophy sets and body of of how they
knowledge lived their lives.
Political Ideals
The framework for Nature
the democratic Greeks were notably
form of government passionate about
natural phenomenon
in modern times. and believed that

ANCIENT GREECE
nature should be in
perfect order.
Geometric Period
Period
•Time when Greece starting to get
back from the onslaught of what
seemed to be their Dark Ages
•A period when
geometric shapes and
patterns have taken
spotlight in most of
the artworks.
The peak of Greek
sculpture and
architecture
The time when the Greeks
found themselves rebuilding
their temples and focusing
creating artworks
Classical Period
Archaic Period
•The period placed importance
on human figure.
•This was primarily a result of
Greece’s trading activities
with other civilizations
Kore,
by Aristion
(550-540 bc)
Time of Alexander
the Great
Art was primarily
focused on show-
casing emotions
and depicting reality
Hellenistic Period
Greek
emphasized the
details of the
body.
Most of their
subjects of the
work included
that of the
Gods from the
Greek “Lacoon and His Sons”
mythology.
The origins of theater and drama can be
traced back during the Greek civilization

The
The followers
followers ofof Dionysus―god
Dionysus―god of of
fertility
fertility –
– started
started the
the Greek
Greek theater.
theater.
Ancient Rome
Fusion Greek and Roman ROMAN ARTWORKS MASTER BUILDERS
cultures can be seen in •Look Stem, harsh,
and strong •Colosseum
most Roman artworks •Invoke the principles
of realism
•Highlighting the
HELLENISTIC PERIOD features of human
being
•Roman civilization Emperor Vespasian
came from this age •Amphitheater was planned
and constructed during his
500 BCE reign Platus and Terence
•The Roman Republic
was established •Writers of comedy
have patterned their

ANCIENT ROME
•Western Europe’s works to those of
mightiest empire Greek works
 Just like the Greeks,
the romans valued
their gods and this
was evident with
their sculptures and
artworks
Poseidon and Medusa
Middle Ages
Products are copied from Scriptures were done by hand
Christian scripture
Great cathedrals were also built.
CHURCH Inspired by
was the central the old
figure and authority Roman
of the period. empire

Characterized by
ignorance and
ROMANESQUE
darkness 1050-1200
Period between
Roman empire
and the
MIDDLE AGES GOTHIC 1200-1500
Renaissance
Northern flavor from the
Goths—vulgar and barbarian
Renaissance Art
Most artworks emphasized Added perspective of depth where in
“Naturalism” spaces were explored in diff. artworks
Influence of humanism This technique provide three-
since there was a dimensional perspective of most
great emphasis on the renaissance painting
proportionality of
human body Also give importance to
non-religious themes or
subjects

Valued the However, most art works

remained religious in its
“individual” as a
focus and theme
subject of art

RENA I S S A N C E A R T
RENAISSANCE PERIOD

• There was revival of Roman

theatrical plays

• Plays were performed at the

courts of Italian prince.

• Eventually this would lead to

Italy’s opera, which have great
influenced their tradition of
popular theater