Arts by Western

1. Western Art

2. PREHISTORIC PERIOD
Cave Paintings – type of parietal art,
found on the wall or ceiling of caves.
Before man knew how to
read and write, he was already
an artist. The first works of
art were found inside the
caves as well as the first works
of sculpture

3. Lascaux, France
The application of natural pigments
became very skillful and subtle.

4. Altamira, Spain
The paintings of high artistic quality
and remarkable naturalism.

5. Sculpture
Small animal statues and fertility
statues were the first works of
sculpture.
VENUS OF LAUSSEL

6. VENUS OF WILLENDORF
Early man feared his
own extinction so he
produced fertility
statues in the belief
that they would
ensure him of many
offspring.

7. The Beginnings of Architecture
First structures were associated with funeral
and religious purpose.
MENHIRS
DOLMENS
CROMLECH

8. River Civilization
The first human settlements grew
along the banks of river: the Tigris and
Euphrates in Mesopotamia, the Nile in
Egypt and farther east, the Yangtze
River in China, and the Indus and
Ganges Rivers in India.
Barter trade and accumulation of
surplus occurred.
Cuneiform writings of the Phoenicians
were invented.

9. Sumeria and Babylonia kingdom were
raised.
CODE OF
HAMMURABI
TOWER OF BABEL
ZIGGURAT OF UR

10. Sculpture was generally associated with
religious function.

11. EGYPTIAN ART
Ancient Egypt, branching
out into the fertile delta of
Lower Egypt. The ‘Great
House’ ruled by Pharaoh.

12. The Religious Function
Ancient Egypt was closely knit
with religion.
Book of the Dead - basic religious
structure with its funeral prayers
and rituals.

13. Egyptian Deities
Ra - the sun god
Osiris -the god of the underworld
Isis - ever-watchful and loyal wife of
Osiris
Ma'at - goddess of truth
Ka - spirit of man residing in his body.

14. Mastaba - a
chamber for
dead.
SAQQARA

15. Pyramid
Great pyramid of kings especially King
Khufu or Cheops were the highest point
of pyramid construction. the largest built
on a base of 13 acres and with the height
of 450 feet. The huge stones were
weighing two and a half to thirty tons.
The king’s mummy was concealed
beneath several layers of gold and silver
sarcophagi.

16. KING KHUFU’ PYRAMID

17. Temples
Painting, sculpture, art architecture
with fullest expression were found also
in ancient Egyptian temples.
Egyptian architecture developed the use
of the post-and-lintel system.

18. Queen Hatshepsut and Abu Simbel Temple
- Lotus and papyrus
motifs.
- Two galleries of
columns.
- Displayed gigantic
statue of Ramesses
II.

19. LUXOR AND KARNAK TEMPLE
(PHYLON TYPE)
- Luxor and Karnaks had pylon facades
- Made of huge rectangle with sloping sides
- Divided in the center of the entrance.
- Have obelisk inscribed with hieroglyphic
characters recording the deeds of the Pharaoh

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