By: Farhana T. Macataman

1. G R O U P 1
ANCIENT ART

2. ANCIENT ARTS
 It refers to collection of works around the time when
history was first recorded
 Works that makes advance civilization like those in
china, India , Misopotamia, Babylonia, and Egypt.

3. M A B A , S H A R A N I S A H
Pre-historic Art

4. Prehistoric art
 Creative expression by early man inherent
 Forms of the powerful beings:
-Spirit, trees, rivers, animals
 Dug artifacts- it is the way we learn of primitive
man’s lifestyles
 Archaeology – Humanistic study which is learning
about pre historic through artifacts.

5. Prehistoric art
 Artistic work – During the late stoned age prior to
the advent of culture
 Venus Figurines

6. Prehistoric art

7. Prehistoric art

8. Cave Paintings
 The application of perspective and Chiaroscuro (Play
of light and shade) but not perfect.
 The artists use earth pigments such as ochre and zinc
oxides.
One of the earliest art form is Lascaux France and
Alta Mira Spain.

9. Lascaux, France

10. Lascaux, France
 It is located at
southern france
 Contains late stone
age art (16000 old)
 2,000 figures mostly
contains of animals
lives on that area

11. Alta Mira Caves
 16000-19000 BC
 High quality 3
dimentional almost
realistic
 Focus on bison that
hunt primarily on
food

12. Stone Architecture

13. Stone Architecture
 Cromlech – Combination of upright stone
Date between 3500-2500 BC
 Menhirs- A large standing stone arranged in circles
and sorrounded by a ditch
 Megalith – Means large stone and believed to have
religious significance.

14. Stone Architecture

15. EARLY CIVILIZATION
 Man adapted the changing climatic conditions and
survived because of their various actions.
 Historic societies are marked by written language,
advance social organization, development in
government, science and agriculture.
 Includes Summerian, Babylonian Assyria and Akkad

16. Sumerian
 They have a system
of writing called
Cuneiform
 The first who
establish the first
religion
 Ziggurat –
Pyramidal flatform
on top of the temple.

17. AKKAD
 They use art as
naturalism
 Their art commemorate
with their warriors
instead of their gods.

18. Babylonia
 They used natural style
of art.
 Around 18th century
BCE
 Law of code of
Hammurabbi

19. Assyria
 They adapt the art,
culture and religion
of babylonia
 Carved stone is the
most common
artwork
 Most of their scenes
are about war and
hunting

20. B Y : F A R H A N A . M A C A T A M A N
EGYPTIAN ART

21. EGYPTIAN ART
 Began in 3000 BCE
 Greatest civilization in
world history
 Located in valley beside
nile river

22. PEOPLE IN EGYPT
 Scribes
 Artists & Scraftsman
 Priests
 Soldiers
 Fisherman & Hunters
 Paraoh

23. PEOPLE

24. Mummification
 Preservation of ones image on death
 It ensure the survival of the spirit
 “KA” the spirit continued to survived to survive after
life
 The pyramids and tombs contains the mummified of
pharaohs.

25. Mummification

26. PYRAMIDS
 Greatest architectural
achievement
 Pyramids are built as
tombs of Pharaoh
 Much of the arts that
remains was preserved
in the pyramids

27. heiroglyphics

28. TEMPLES
 The post- and – Lintel system was used in temples

29. SCULPTURE

30. CRAFTS

31. PAINTINGS