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art history
also called Art Historiography
art history
The historical study of the visual arts
cave paintings
also known as parietal art
cave paintings
Painted drawings on cave walls or ceilings
stone age
Is a term used to describe a period of history when stones were used to make tools for survival.
conjures
an image of men and women dressed in skin, huddling before a fire in a cave.
stone age
roughly span the 14,000-2,000 BCE
archeological artifacts and remains
provides modern society a glimpse of the beliefs, practices, and activities of early civilization.
stone age
has witnessed how humans were able to lead more stable
lives and eventually come up with permanent shelters and tools for survival.
humans, animals, and their natural habitats.
early humans also turned to the Creation of paintings and sculptures that depicts?
Paleolithic, Mesolithic, Neolithic
The three periods of the Stone Age
Paleolithic
the late years of the old stone age
Mesolithic
Middle Stone Age
Neolithic
New Stone Age
paleolithic
people were hunter gatherers
paleolithic
used caves as shelters
paleolithic
people were unsettled
paleolithic art
is a product of climate change
caves
became protective havens for the early humans
caves
paved the way for the birth of their first attempt to create art
Halls of Bulls (Lascaux, France)
famous paleolithic art
upper paleolithic cave art
depicts colored drawings and expressive features of animals. A full range of color is used.
Mesolithic art
is schematic; no realistic figures are present and only the color red is used.
Venus of Willendorf
famous Mesolithic art
Venus of Willendorf
This figure is a highly abstracted woman From highlighted body parts associated with fertility
Neolithic Period
began when men: first developed agriculture and settled in permanent villages
Neolithic Period
It ended with the discovery of bronze
pottery
the prime medium of Neolithic art
Stonehenge, England
famous Neolithic art
Old, Middle, and New Kingdoms
The Egyptian civilization can be divided into three periods
Egypt
was one of the richest and most civilized lands in the ancient world.
Egyptian Art
it ranges from 2,500 B.C.E - 300 B.C.E
Egypt
First civilization to develop literature, medical science and mathematics.
Pharaoh
king of ancient Egypt
King Menes, King Djoser, King Tutankhamen, Queen Nefertiti
The Pharaoh's and Queen
King Menes
also called King Narmer
King Menes
United Egypt under one government
King Menes
Founded the City of Memphis
Narmer Palette
made of smooth greyish-green siltstone and were generally flat, minimally decorated stone objects used for grinding and mixing minerals for cosmetics
Dark Eyeliner
was an essential aspect of life in Egypt
Narmer Palette
was also a symbol that commemorates the unification of Upper and Lower Egypt
King Djoser
ruler of the Old Kingdom
Imhotep
Name of the architect who designed the Step Pyramid and the King's first minister
King Tutankhamen
He became king at a very young age and died at the age of eighteen
Howard Carter
discovered his tomb in 1922 and found gold artworks and that the coffin was made out of solid gold
Egyptian Afterlife
Believed that preserving the body through mummification and burying the dead with their possessions ensures the dead person could continue their occupations after they die
afterlife
the next stage of life
sculpture
Stone figures of pharaoh and his family
Law of Frontality
- Head, eyes, shoulders, torso, hips all face forward
- Figure stands or sits straight and stiff
- Left foot forward, feet flat
- Not natural or realistic looking
architecture
pyramids made of cut stone blocks
pyramid
- Used a burial monuments for pharaoh
- Filled with beautiful art and everyday objects to keep pharaoh company in after-life
- Designed to last forever
The Great Pyramid of Giza
Also known as the Pyramid of Khufu or the Pyramid of Cheops
Rules in Egyptian Painting
Hierarchic Proportions. Most important person is the largest. (Size of others determined by rank in society)
Descriptive Perspective
- Side view of head
- Front view of eye (not looking straight ahead)
- Front view of shoulders and torso
- Side view of hip
- Side views of: arms, legs, feet
- Hands and feet are large compared to the rest of the body
Descriptive Perspective
Rules of Egyptian Art
cartouches
an oblong enclosure with hieroglyphs on the inside, used on mummies to denote their name
Heiroglyphs
Egyptian writing system that was a combination of symbols
Carved out of stone, worn around the neck of the mummy jo show who he/she was
cartouches
are written vertically and are read from top to bottom
sarcophagus
is a container used to hold the deceased body- most often someone wealthy or noble