This is a presentation of various categories and classes of art over the years. It focuses on the development and the growth of art across centuries.

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2.  There are various arts that depict the history and
origin of various things, objects, buildings and
even human beings across the whole world.
 The most distinctive artifacts cut across all the
evolutionary periods of the world such as the
Paleolithic period, and the evolution of the human
beings in the different stages.
 These designs are used as decorations in homes,
institutions as well as in museums where these
pieces of arts are stored for use as attraction for the
tourists.

3. There are very good examples of the pieces of art as
mentioned and discussed in this presentation paper;
 Prehistoric art in the stone age period
 The ancient Egypt art work
 The ancient Greek world
 The ancient roman world
 The roman empire art history
 Europe art history
 Europe in the Romanesque period and finally,
 Europe in the Gothic period

4. 1.1 Paleolithic Art-Cave Painting
 Painted drawings on cave walls or ceilings,
mainly of prehistoric origin,
 Dated to some 40,000 years ago (around 38,000
BCE) in Eurasia.
 The exact purpose of the Paleolithic cave
paintings is not known.

5.  Thinker of Cernavoda (5,000 BCE) National
Museum of Romania.
 A magnificent example of terracotta sculpture
from the Neolithic era

6. 2.1 Judgement before the Osiris: Painted Papyrus
on Limestone, 1285 B.C.
 Their high priority given to building tombs for
their afterlife worthy of praise. made of:
papyrus, Egypt origin.

7.  This is a portrait of Pharaoh found in the most
delicate parts of Egypt s part of their rich
history.
 Khufu on a body of a lion
 A symbol for royalty

8. 3.1 Kouros Youth, 600-590 BCE
 The first tree standing human sculpture
 A concept where gods were personified into
beautiful human beings.
 Male youths portrayed nude as it was
customary for the male to be nude within the
society.

9.  This is the female youth
 Women were portrayed fully clothed as were
expected of them in the society.

10. 4.1 Temple of Portunus. ca. 80-70 BCE
 Portrays new Roman construction using
concrete
 Concrete was simple, faster. Cheaper and
required less skill
 Allowed romans to set up in newly acquired
territories

11.  Show of influence from the ancient Greek
civilization
 Created to serve the purpose of the
government

12. 5.1 Santa Costanza (interior), Rome. Ca.350 CE
 The plan is circular, borrowing from the
antique tradition of funerary architecture.
 Although the building was consecrated as a
church in 1256, it was a mausoleum for
Constantine's daughter, Constantia who died
in 354 AD

13.  Christian worship centers
 Always decorated by mosaic, small stones
decorated in walls.
 Symbolizes the divine

14. 6.1 Purse Cover, the Sutton Hoo Ship Burial (1st
half of 7th Century)
 Small and portable artwork in the early
medieval period
 Safe and effective way to wealth

15.  Illuminated manuscript
 For the expansion of Christianity across the
European borders

16. 7.1 Nave and Choir, Sant Vincenc. Ca. 1029-1040
 Cathedrals in this period built of stones.
 Relied on the ancient Roman system of arches
and barrel vaults
 Interior heavy and dense with thick walls and
windows

17.  Pilgrimage remains a key factor to the
Christian religion.
 Still found in Rome where the pope prays and
addresses congregations.

18. 8.1 Virgin of Paris: Early 14th Century
 The progressions described as the elegance
style.
 Found in
the Cathedral of
Notre Dame in Paris.

19.  The gothic style is from France even though
adopted in the English setting.
 The gothic style has been a style of choice in
England for centuries. Also in other European
countries.

20.  The designs portrayed here are invented in
different times and they representative of
various items across different regions and
counties around the world.
 The representation of these items is valuable to
each country and region in their own measure.
 Several designs have been adopted in other
countries as well, for instance the gothic style
originated from France but spread in other
countries so fast, England taken it as style of
choice for centuries.

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