This document discusses the subject matter and themes in world art from ancient Egyptian times through the Expressionism period. It notes that ancient Egyptian art was greatly influenced by religion and focused on paintings, hieroglyphs, sculptures and other works depicting religious themes. Greek art depicted daily life and perfected seals, gems and coins, while Roman art was guided by politics and focused on architecture, sculpture, engineering and law. Medieval art's sole patron was the church and featured biblical themes. Renaissance art rediscovered Greek traditions but focused on the human subject. Baroque art expressed personal experiences. Neoclassicism combined Greek, Roman and Renaissance styles. Romanticism featured free individual expression. Realism addressed social issues. Impressionism focused on

1. Subject Matter in World Art
Third Year

2. What is the subject matter in art?
 Art is made by persons aided by art
materials, tools and skills and shaped by
their creativity and imagination.

3. EGYPTIAN
 Ancient Egyptian art
 (5000 B.C. – 1000 B.C)
 Religion greatly affected their lives.
 Building of pyramids was fueled by
religious fervor rather than architectural
purposes.

4. Art in Ancient Egypt consists:
 Paintings
 Hieroglyphs
 Sculptures
 Bowls
 Vases
 Pottery
 Ivory carvings
 weapons

7. Greek Art
1000 B.C to 800 B.C
 The subject matter consisted of daily
activities such as harvesting, weaving,
baking, playing sports and performing
religious processions.
 Perfected the art of making seals, gems,
and coins.
 Mastered the art of sculpture – human
figure depicted physical power, action and
grace.

10. Roman Arts
100 B.C. – 500 A.D
 Borrowed from Greek art not only their art forms,
but their gods and goddesses as well.
 Roman art forms were not religious like the
Egyptians but were guided by the political,
economic and social functions they served.
 They were interested in governance and politics
made evident in their architecture, sculpture,
engineering and law.

12. Medieval Art
500 – 1000 A.D
 Focus on the sole patron of the arts –the
church.
 Artworks were done in painting or mosaic.
 The subject matter and theme was
inspired by the life of Jesus Christ and the
contents of the Holy Scripture.

14. Renaissance Art
1400 - 1600
 Means rebirth
 Inspired by Greek artistic tradition but was
more wordly.
 Subject Matter was focused on the human
being.
 Art patrons had their portraits done.
 Focus on humanistic thought

15. School of Athens

16. Baroque Art
1600 - 1700
 From barroco means “a pearl of irregular
shape”
 Subject matter was landscapes, everyday
scenes, events and experiences.
 Purpose was a personal expression for
both the artists and the viewer.

17. Conversion of St. Paul on the road
to Damascus

18. Neoclassicism
1750 - 1800
 Expressed in the tradition of the Greek,
Roman and Renaissance combined.
 The royal court was the primary patron of
the arts.
 Subject Matter is nationalism and
patriotism.

19. The Oath of Horatii

20. Romanticism
1800 - 1900
 Era when the artists were always in
search for free expression and personal
feelings.
 The patrons were the public who generally
brought changes in the social status of
artists.
 They were no longer there to serve the
church or the royal court.

21. Liberty Leading the People

22. Realism
1840 - 1900
 Deal with issues of social injustice,
poverty, labor and morality.
 Art became a mirror of society, depicting
public sentiment in realistic forms.

23. The Third Class
1862

24. Impressionism
1860 -1900
 Avoided preaching and moralizing.
 It focused on the interplay between light
and color.

25. Sunrise
by: Claude Monet

26. Expressionism
1900 - 1945
 Paid attention to the expression of intense
feelings rather than to a description of the
real and visible world.
 The artistic style included distortion of
forms, bright mix colors and exaggerated
application of paint on the canvas.

27. Starry Night
by Van Gogh