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The document provides an overview of Western and classical art traditions, including ancient and classical art. It discusses prehistoric art from 30,000-20,000 BC featuring figures representing women at different stages of life. It also mentions the Venus of Willendorf carving from 25,000 BCE. For classical art, it outlines Egyptian art with details on painting, sculpture including relief works and freestanding statues, and architecture such as pyramids and temples. It also covers Greek art including black-figure and red-figure pottery, panel painting techniques, marble sculpture seeking realism and idealism, and distinctive architectural orders of columns.

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ARTS

The document provides an overview of Western and classical art traditions, including ancient and classical art. It discusses prehistoric art from 30,000-20,000 BC featuring figures representing women at different stages of life. It also mentions the Venus of Willendorf carving from 25,000 BCE. For classical art, it outlines Egyptian art with details on painting, sculpture including relief works and freestanding statues, and architecture such as pyramids and temples. It also covers Greek art including black-figure and red-figure pottery, panel painting techniques, marble sculpture seeking realism and idealism, and distinctive architectural orders of columns.

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WESTERN AND

CLASSICAL ART
TRADITIONS
Ancient Art
1. Prehistoric Art
SUBJECTS OF ANCIENT ART

1. Animal images
2. Handprints
3. Abstract Symbols
4. Portable Art

The period between 30,000 and 20,000 BC is


most noted for figures that represent women in
all stages of their lives, and the obesity of later
life.
Venus of Willendorf
The Venus of Willendorf is a 4 ½ -inch tall
carving discovered in Willendorf, Austria. It is
believed to have been crafted between
30,000 and 25,000 BCE, making it one of the
world's oldest known works of art
Classical Art
A. EGYPTIAN
ART
1. Painting

• Egyptian walls and columns were


covered with paintings and hieroglyphics
(picture writing).

• Ancient Egyptian artists used vertical


and horizontal reference lines in order to
maintain the correct proportion of their
work.

• Egyptian artists utilized the technique


called hierarchical proportion.

• The combination of human and animal


forms is called theriomorphic.
1. Painting

• Egyptian walls and columns were


covered with paintings and hieroglyphics
(picture writing).

• Ancient Egyptian artists used vertical


and horizontal reference lines in order to
maintain the correct proportion of their
work.

• Egyptian artists utilized the technique


called hierarchical proportion.

• The combination of human and animal


forms is called theriomorphic.
2. Sculpture

• Egyptian sculpture were three-


dimensional figures made according to
a standard.

 Relief (Pallete of Narmer)

 Freestanding (Bust of Nefertiti)

• Egyptian statues were designed to be


standing or seated, with head facing
the front.
3. Architecture

• Egypt developed great and diverse


architectural structures and monuments,
such as pyramids and temples.

• Because of wood scarcity, the structures


were usually made of sun-baked mud
bricks and stone

• Pyramids were built to serve as tombs for


the pharaoh.

• Kiosk is a covered booth with an open


front for selling food, magazines, and
tickets.
As ancient Egyptian rulers, pharaohs
were both the heads of state and the
religious leaders of their people. The
word “pharaoh” means “Great House,”
a reference to the palace where the
pharaoh resides.

PYRAMIDS OF GIZA

Kiosk

EGYPTIAN TEMPLES
B. GREEK ART
1. Paintings and Pottery

• Greek paintings served as designs for


pottery during the Archaic Period.

• Some paintings were also done on


other earthenware.

• Greek pottery was classified into two


types:

 Black-figure

 Red-figure
Greek pottery was classified into two types: the black-figure and the
red-figure.
Panel painting done in encaustic or tempera was
introduced with subjects that included figurative
scenes, portraits, and still-life.

Encaustic has some of the luster of oil painting


and became a popular painting method for stone
statues and architectural reliefs during the 6th
century.

Fresco painting was a common method of mural


decoration in temples, public buildings, houses
and tombs.
2. Sculpture

• The commonly used material


for their statues and reliefs
were marble.

• they strove for realism, often


seeking idealism in their
sculptures, recreating the
human figure as accurately
and as perfect as possible.
3. Architecture

• Greek architecture has a distinct


style that can be observed in
structures such as theatres,
stadium, and temples today.

• Three classical orders of columns:

 Doric

 Ionic

 Corinthian.
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