Q1-ARTS 9-WK1-PRE-HISTORIC ART

1. UNIT I:
Western Classical Art Traditions
Ancient Art

2. Learning Competencies:
∙ Analyzes art elements and principles in the production of
work following the style of a western and classical art
(A9EL-Ib1)
∙ Identifies distinct characteristics of arts during the different
art periods (A9EL-Ia2)
∙ Identifies representative artists from various art period
(A9EL-Ia3)

3. Classify the following images into their
respective periods.
Pre-Historic Egyptian Greek Roman Byzantine Romanesqu
e
Gothic
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
A. Cave of Lascaux B. Calyx-crater (Mixing Bowl C. Enthroned Madonna and Child D. Heiroglyphics
E. Venus of Willendorf F. Rose Window G. The Morgan Leaf H. Aphrodite (Fresco)

4. Process Questions:
•1. How did you classify the different artworks into their
respective periods?
•2. What was your basis of classification?

5. ANCIENT ART
Pre-Historic
Era

6. PRE-HISTORIC ERA
•Pre-historic era includes all human existence
before the emergence of writing. Their art is of
interest not only to the art historians but also to
archeologist ad anthropologist, for whom the art
is only one clue – an understanding of early
human life and culture.

7. PAINTINGS FROM PRE-
HISTORIC ERA
• Their art works have been observed inside the caves
which can also have been their way of speaking with
others. In addition, their artworks maybe for non-
secular or ceremonial purposes. These paintings
would possibly be an artifact of an archeological proof
of a proper image of humans first created art.
Prehistoric drawings of animals were often suitable in
proportion.

8. PAINTINGS FROM PRE-
HISTORIC ERA
CAVE OF LASCAUX, 1

9. SCULPTURES FROM PRE-
HISTORIC ERA
• Materials used vary
according to region and
locality. Archeologists
believed that their
sculpture is a result of
natural erosion and not
of human artistry.

10. ARCHITECTURES FROM PRE-
HISTORIC ERA
• Man has developed a form of architecture based on
“megaliths” (big rock) from the Greek word “lithos”
(stone) and “megas” (big).
• The architecture is made of huge stone blocks which
were probably intended for burial.

11. Three Types of Megaliths
Stone
1. Menhir: a huge stone standing
vertically on the ground, usually
standing in the middle of the field or
arranged in rows.
2. Dolmens: means “stone table”. It
consists of two huge standing
stones supporting a horizontal giant
stone believed that it served as
grave or as an altar.

12. Three Types of Megaliths
Stone
3. Cromlech: literally a circle standing
stones.
STONHENGE: best preserved
megalith site in Europe, a group of
stones arrange in concentric circles.

13. ACTIVITY TIME:
Analyzing Primary
Source….

14. 1. Describe the picture
2. What do you think is the message of the artifact?
3. Is this artifact significant? Why? Or why not?
CRITERIA:
Focus and details 5pts
Word choice 3pts
Grammar 2pts

15. See You Next Time!