CLASSICAL ART

EGYPTIAN ART
 •One of the earliest civilizations that existed
in the world was located in Egypt. It was
established along the banks of the Nile
River in 3500 BCE

•Fundamental Concepts:
• Idea of Union
Egyptian Art • Divinity of King
• Belief in immortality or After Life gave
rise to funerary art or art designed for
dead.
 • Sarcophagus - a stone coffin,
typically adorned with a sculpture or
inscription and associated with the
ancient civilizations of Egypt, Rome,
and Greece.
• Mummification - The methods of
embalming, or treating the dead
body, that the ancient Egyptians used
Egypt is called mummification. Using
special processes, the Egyptians
removed all moisture from the body,
leaving only a dried form that would
not easily decay.
Paintings
 Palette of Narmer
(3200 – 3000 BCE)
The design portray the victory of King
Narmer in a battle and the Union of Upper
and Lower Egypt
Egyptian walls and columns were covered with
paintings and hieroglyphics (picture writing).
Egyptian artists have an intense dislike for
empty spaces which is called horror
vaccui
Hierarchal Proportion
A technique which means that the important figures in an artwork are drawn larger and
higher than those with lower ranks.

 The common largest element was the Pharaoh.

 In terms of color, men are painted darker that the women.

THERIOMORPHIC
 Gods and Goddesses possessed both human and animal
characteristics. For Example: Horus (human’s body and falcon’s
head); Anubis (dog’s head)
SCULPTURE
RELIEF
Sculptures are three- dimensional figures made according to standard.
- It means that the background of the figure is carved away to make a figure stand
out.

FREE STANDING

The figure is completely three-dimensional

Statues were designed standing or seated with head facing the front. Standing figure had
one leg placed forward. Emotionless face conveyed a rigid and immobile pose
ARCHITECTURE
CHARACTERISTICS:

- made of sunbaked mud bricks and stone

Examples:
- Pyramids serve as tombs for the pharaoh.
- temples for gods and goddesses are found in Luxor and
Abu Simbel
- Mastaba , tombs that are rectangular and flat – rooted
structure made of bricks
- Obelisk , a four – sided tapered pillar topped with a small
pyramid set-up as a monument or landmark
- Kiosk , n open summer-house or pavilion usually having its
roof supported by pillars with screened or totally open walls
KIOSK
GREEK ART
 It is believed to be the venue of the foundation of Western
civilization from 800 – 140 BCE

it was around 450 BCE that Greek Civilization developed its

full potential in philosophy , literature, mathematics,
medicine, athletics and arts.

GREEK Known for honoring the intelligence and reasoning capacity

of humans as reflected in their religion and art.
ART
Greek religion involves myths of supernatural or imaginary
persons that embodied popular ideas on natural or social
experience.
Greek gods were anthropomorphic meaning they assumed
human forms and characteristics. They did not emphasize
afterlife.
Paintings and Pottery