The document provides an overview of pre-historic and ancient paintings from different eras, including their characteristics, styles, and purposes. It discusses paintings from the Pre-historic era found in caves, as well as three periods of pre-historic art. Specific examples covered include paintings from the Cave of Lascaux in France and ancient Egypt. Classical Greek paintings are summarized, along with common styles like vase, panel, and tomb paintings. Roman paintings are described as often copying Greek styles. Byzantine, Romanesque, and Gothic era paintings are also briefly outlined.

1. Prepared by: Daniel M.Alcazarin
Science Teacher I
Talangan Integrated National High School
sirDA

2. PRE-HISTORICERA
Includes all human existence before the
emergence of writing. Their work of art is of
interest not only to the art historians but also to
archeologists and anthropologists, for whom the
art is the only one clue-along with fossils,
pollens and other archeological discoveries that
lead to an understanding of early human life and
culture.

3. THREEPERIODSOF
PRE-HISTORIC ART
1. Paleolithic Era (Old Stone)
2. Mesolithic Era (Middle Stone Age)
3. Neolithic Era (New Stone Age)

10. PAINTINGSFROMTHEPRE-HISTORICERA
Paintings during the pre-historic era were
found inside caves which may have been the pre-
historic people’s way of communicating with
each other. It may also be for religious or
ceremonial.
These symbols for these people paintings
may be considered more an artifact of
archeological evidence than a true picture of
human’s first created art.
Pre-historic drawings of animals were
usually correct in proportion.

11. CA
VEOFLASCAUX
5,000-10,000 BC-Stone Age 1
Paleolithic Paintings
Southwestern France

12.  Thedominantfeaturesinthepaintingwerelargeanimals
nativeintheregion.It wasdiscoveredon12thofSeptember1940,
andwasgivenastatutoryhistoricmonumentprotection.It was
discoveredby18-year-oldMarcelRavidat.Ravidatreturnedto
thescenewiththreefriends,JacquesMarsal,GeorgesAgnel,and
SimonCoencas, andenteredthecaveviaalongshaft. The
teenagersdiscoveredthat thecavewalls werecoveredwith
depictionsof animals.

13. Six Sections identified in the cave:
1. The Great Hall of the Bulls
2. The Lateral Passage
3. The Shaft of the Dead Man
4. The Chamber of Engraving
5. The Painted Gallery
6. The Chamber of Felines

14. 1. THE GREAT HALL OF THE
BULLS

15. 2. THE LATERAL PASSAGE

16. 3. THE SHAFT OF THE DEAD
MAN

17. 4. THE CHAMBER OF
ENGRAVINGS

18. 5. THE PAINTED GALLERY

19. 6. THE CHAMBER OF FELINES

20. The cave complex was opened to the public in 1948. By
1955, the carbon dioxide, heat, humidity, and other
contaminants produced by 1,200 visitors per day had visibly
damaged the paintings and introduced lichen on the walls.
The cave was closed to the public in 1963 to preserve the
art. after the cave was closed, the paintings were restored to
their original state and were monitored daily.

21. PRE-HISTORIC ERA ART

22. PRE-HISTORIC ERA ART

23. QUIZ #1
1. Aneraincluding all humanexistencebeforetheemergenceof
writing.
2. WhodiscoveredthecaveofLascauxin1940?
3. WhereistheCaveofLascauxlocated?
4. It istheMiddleStoneage.
5. It istheNewStoneage.
6-7. Forthemart istheonlyoneclue-alongwithfossils,
pollens andotherarcheologicaldiscoveriesthat lead
toanunderstanding ofearlyhumanlife andculture.
8-10. Namethreedifferentsectionsinsidethe Caveof Lascaux.

24. ANSWERS
1. Pre-historicEra
2. Marcel Ravidat
3. SouthwesternFrance
4. MesolithicEra
5. NeolithicEra
6-7. a.ArtHistorians b.Archeologists c.Anthropologist
8-10. Paintingsthatnamedinsidethe CaveofLascaux.
- TheGreat HalloftheBulls - TheChamberofEngravings
- TheLateralPassage - ThePaintedGallery
- TheShaftoftheDeadMan - ChamberofFelines

25. Paintings
FROM
ANCIENT EGYPT

26. PAINTINGS FROM ANCIENT
EGYPT
The purpose of Egyptian Paintings is to make the
deceasedperson’safterlife place pleasant. Withthis in
mind, themesinclude journeyto the underworldor the
presentation of the deceased to the gods of the
underworldbytheirprotectivedeities.

27. It emphasizestheimportanceoflife afterdeathandthe
preservationoftheknowledgeofthepast.
Mostpaintingswerehighlystylizedandsymbolic,and
showprofileviewofanimalsorpeople.thedominantcolors
usedwerered,black,blue,goldandgreenderivedfrom
mineralpigmentsthatcanwithstandstrongsunlightwithout
fading.

29. Thepaintingsonthewallsonthetombshoweventsofthe
lifeofthekingwhilehewasstill onearthandthesceneshe
expectstoencounterintheunderworldafterhisdeath.
Paintingsfrom
Sarcophagusof
T
utankhamenXVIII
dynasty.
1362A.D.–1253B.C.

30. OTHERPAINTINGSFROMANCIENTEGYPT

37. WHATCANYOUSAYABOUT
THE PAINTINGSOFEGYPT?

38. Paintings
FROM
CLASSICAL GREEK ERA

39. PAINTING FROM CLASSICAL GREEK ERA
Painting from the Classical Greek Era were
most commonly found in vases, panels and tomb. It
depicts natural figures with dynamic compositions.
Most of the subjects were battle scenes,
mythological figuresandeverydayscenes. It reveals
agraspof linear perspectiveand
naturalist representation.

40. MOST COMMON METHODS OF GREEK
PAINTING
1. FRESCO- method of painting water-
based pigments usually on a wall
surfaces.
2. ENCAUSTIC- developed to be used by
Greek ship builders, who used the hot
wax to fill the cracks of the ship. Soon
pigments (colors) was added and used
to paint a wax hull.

41. Judgment of
Paris
(370-330 B.C.)

42. A. VASE PAINTING
Kerch Style - alsoreferred toas
KerchV
ases; arered-figured
potterynamedafter whereit
was found.
Shapescommonlyfoundare:
1. Pelike –winecontainer

43. 2. Lekanis- alowbowlwithtwohorizontalhandlesand
alowbroadfoot

44. 3. Lebes gamikos- withhighhandlesandlid useto
carrybridalbath

45. 4. Krater –bowlusedformixingwineandwater

46. B. PANEL PAINTING
Theyarepaintingsonflat panelsof wood.
It caneitherbe asmall,single-piecedorseveral
panelsjoinedtogether.Most ofthe panel paintings
nolongerexistbecauseoftheir organiccomposition.

47. Pitsa panel (540– 530B.C.E)
- theearliest knownpanelpainting

48. C. TOMB/ WALL
PAINTING
It waspopular duringtheclassical period.
It usesthemethodfrescosineither TEMPERA
(water-based)or ENCAUSTIC (wax).It hasasharp,
flatly outlinedstyleofpaintingandbecauseit uses
water-basedmaterials,veryfewsamplessurvived.

49. TOMB OF THE DIVER (PAESTRUM 480B.C.E)

50. 1. Thepurposeofthispaintingistomakethedeceasedafterlife
placepleasant.
2. AmethodofGreekpaintingwaterbasedpigmentsonafreshly
appliedplasterusuallyonawall surface
3. AmethodofGreekpaintingthatisdevelopedtousebyGreek
shipbuilders,whousedthehotwaxtofill thecracksofthe
ship.
4-7. ShapesthatarecommonlyfoundinGreek KerchStyleV
ase
painting.
8.OneofthemostfamousvasepaintingintheclassicalGreek
period.
9. It istheearliest knownpanel painting.
10. Themostfamoustombpaintingintheclassicalperiod.

51. ANSWER
1. EGYPTIAN OR EGYPTIAN PAINTING
2. FRESCO
3. ENCAUSTIC
4. PELIKE
5. LEKANIS
6. LEBES GAMIKOS
7. KRATER
8. JUDGMENT OF PARIS
9. PITSA PANEL
10. TOMB OF THE DIVER

52. Paintings
FROM
THE ROMAN ERA

53. Most of the painting from this era were
copied or imitated from Hellenic Greek paintings.
Fresco technique was used in brightly colored
backgrounds; division of the wall into a multiple
rectangular areas (tic-tac-toe design); multi-point
perspective; andatropme-l’-oeil effect.

54. Tropme-l’-oeil effect
- isanart techniquethatuses
realisticimagerytocreatethe
optical illusionthatthedepicted
objectsexist inthreedimensions.

55. Romanpaintingshaveawidevariety of
subjects:animals,everydaylife, still life,
mythologicalsubjects,portraits andlandscapes.
Thedevelopment oflandscapepaintingisthe
main innovation of Romanpainting from Greek
painting.

56. MOSAIC- it is a process where an image is created using
an assemblage of small pieces of colored glass, stones, or other
materials. This technique use for decorative art or interior
decorations.
HEAD OF ALEXANDER
Thefull imageisa
Romanfloor mosaicinthe
Houseof FunPompei, dated
100BC.Thewholemosaic
depictsthebattlebetween
thearmiesofAlexander the
GreatandDariusIII ofPersia

58. FRESCO FROM
THE VILLA OF
MYSTERIES
(Pompeii 80 BC)
Thisfrescopainting
wasbelievedtodepict
ceremonial rites,either
marriageoran
initiationofawomanin
amysterycult.

59. BOSCOTRECASE, POMPEII

60. Pa
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61. BYZANTINE PAINTING
The lively styles of paintings which had
been invented in Greek and Rome lived on
Byzantiumbutthistimefor Christians.
By the 11th century, the Greek and Oriental
styles seem to blend together in magnificent,
imposing images, which adorned the churches in
largeandsmall forms.

62. Theodora - wasan
asianqueenwith
dark eyesandhair
with fierce
expression.

63. THE COURT OF EMPRESS TEODORA,
MOSAIC

64. Pa
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65. These are largely placed mosaics on the walls of the
churchesthatfollowsastrictfrontal pose.
It has remarkable variety of artistic traditions such as
modeling and treatment of faces and draperies that follow
Byzantine convention while the refreshingly decorative
feelings comes from Southern French Styles. It also
shows traces of MOZARABIC influence (Arabize influence)
through elongated oval faces, large staring eyes and long
noses, figures against flat colored bands and heavy
outlining.

66. CHRIST IN MAJESTY
Painting from the Church of St. Clemente, Tahull, Lerida Spain c. 1123

67. Mandorla

68. Paintings
FROM
THE GOTHIC ERA

69. Paintings have been confined in the illumination
of manuscript pages and the painting of frescoes on
the walls of churches in cosmopolitan style, elegant
mannered and sophisticated.

70. THE LADY AND THE UNICORN
TAPESTRY
1506-1513

71. Subjectsusually
depictspopularlegends
andlovestories,
patternslike“mille
fleur”orthousand
flowersshowinfluence
whichmayhavebeen
duetothecrusades.
 THE LADY AND THE UNICORN TAPESTRY

72. ROSE WINDOW
ABOUT 1230
Stained Glass
windowswerecreatedto
transformthevast stone
interiorswithwarmand
glowingcolorandat the
sametimetoinstruct
Christiansintheirfaith.

73. ROSE WINDOWS SAMPLES

74. THE SHEPHERD DAVID
13th Century
Thepaintings show
somerealisticdetailsand
showsnaïvenaturalism.

75. THE SHEPHERD DAVID
13TH CENTURY GOTHIC MANUSCRIPT ILLUSTRATION

76. INDIVIDUAL ACTIVITY
To know how much you have learned from the discussion about the
paintings of the Early Age, fill in the box with the characteristics and functions
that would best describe the painting in every era/period.
PERIOD/ERA CHARACTERISTICS FUNCTIONS
ANCIENT PAINTINGS
PRE-HISTORIC
EGYPTIANS
CLASSICAL PAINTINGS
Greek
Roman
MEDIEVAL PAINTINGS
Byzantine
Romanesque
Gothic

77. LET’S REVIEW

78. CAVEOFLASCAUX

79. SarcophagusofT
utankhamenXVIII

80. Judgment ofParis

81. Pitsa Panel

82. Theodora

83. HeadofAlexander

84. FrescofromtheVillaofMysteries

85. ChristinMajesty

86. TheLadyandtheUnicornT
apestry

87. RoseWindow

88. TheShepherdDavid

89. T
omboftheDiver

90. TheGreat HalloftheBulls

91. TheCourtof EmpressTheodora

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REGION IV – A CALABARZON
DIVISION OF LAGUNA
DISTRICT OF NAGCARLAN-RIZAL
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NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
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