Paintings (Western Classical Art Traditions)

1. PAINTINGS

2. MOST COMMONLY FOUND IN VASES, PANEL
AND TOMB, IT DEPICT NATURAL FIGURES
WITH DYNAMIC COMPOSITIONS(MANY
DIAGONAL LINES).
SUBJECTS:
BATTLE SCENE
MYTHOLOGICAL FIGURES
EVERYDAY SCENES
CLASSICAL GREEK ERA

3. FRESCO – water-based
pigments on a freshly
applied plaster usually
on wall surfaces.
Grind powder pigments
water
COMMON METHODS OF
GREEK PAINTING:

4. ENCAUSTIC- a
method used by ship
builders.
Hot wax
pigments

5. The Kerch style, also referred to as Kerch
vases, is an archaeological term describing vases
from the final phase of Attic red-figure
pottery production.
1. PELIKE- wine container
VASE PAINTING

6. 2. LEKANIS- a low
bowl with two
horizontal handles and a
low broad foot
VASE PAINTING

7. 3. LEBES GAMIKOS-
with high handles and
lid used to carry bridal
bath
VASE PAINTING

8. 4. KRATER- bowl used for mixing wine and
water
VASE PAINTING

11. Paintings on flat panels of woods. (organic
composition)
PITSA PANEL- EARLIEST KNOW PANEL
PANEL PAINTING

12. TOMB OF THE DIVER

13. Tic Tac Toe Design, also known as "Noughts and
Crosses" or "X's and O's", is a solved game. This means
there is a known, mathematically proven strategy to
follow for the best result each game.
trompe l'oeil- visual illusion in art, especially as
used to trick the eye into perceiving a painted detail as a
three-dimensional object.
ROMANTIC ERA

14. MOSAIC
HEAD OF ALEXANDER

15. BYZANTINE- lively style of paintings(Greece and Rome)
MEDIEVAL ERA
THE COURT OF EMPRESS THEODORA

16. CHRIST IN MAJESTY
ROMANESQUE PAINTINGS

17. Are largely mosaic placed on the
walls of churches that follow a strict
frontal pose.
ROMANESQUE PAINTINGS

18. LADY AND THE UNICORN TAPESTRY
GOTHIC ERA

19. -CREATED TO TRANSFORM
THE VAST STONE
INTERIORS WITH WARM
AND GLOWING COLOR
AND AT THE SAME TIME
TO INSTRUCT CHRISTIAN
IN THEIR FAITH
STAINED GLASS WINDOW