Painting in

Various Eras

Painting

It is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a surface (support base). 

Egyptian PaintingShows Mythological

Representations and scenes everyday

Found on the wall of pharaoh’s more than 5000 years ago

Set strict rules- Show the human body for the most familiar or visible angle

Painting from Temple of Ramses III

Wall Painting from Thebes

Greek Painting

Comes from ancient literary sources, Surviving Roman Copies, and some of Greek vases, mosaics and wall paintings

Paestum Wall Painting

Roman Painting

• Portray rituals, myths, landscapes, still-life and scenes in their daily activities.

• “Aerial Perspective” colors and outlines of more distant object are softened and blurred to achieve spatial effects.

• Found in cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum

The Grand Hunt

Medieval Painting• Categorized according to its distinctive

stylistic traits• Anglo-Irish Art

– Flourished from the 7th-9th Century– Art of Intricate Calligraphic Designs

• Romanesque Art-– 11th-12th Century– Classical, highly charged, and

Energetic drawing style• Gothic Art

– 12th century-Italian Renaissance– Painting was entirely the product of

of the monasteries

• Lindisfarne Gospels-are illuminated Books produced by monks on Northumberland England.

• The Three Magi

• The Hours of Jeanne d'Evreux is an illuminated book of hours in the Gothic style.

Renaissance Painting

• Reflects the revival of interest in classical culture and strong belief in individualism.

• Expulsion from Paradise by Massacio

Sculpture in

Various Eras

Three-Dimensional Media

- Make solid forms that have height, width and depth

Sculpture

Is a three-dimensional work of art

Is art that is made to occupy space

Artists who create sculpture are called Sculptors

Media of Sculpture

-Clay -Glass

-Plastics-Wood-Stone-Metal

Two types of Sculpture

1.Sculpture in the round

2.Relief Sculpture

1.Sculpture in the roundThis type of sculpture is surrounded on all sides by space.

2. Relief SculptureThis type of sculpture projects into space from a flat background. Relief sculptures are designed to be viewed only from one side.

Sculpting Techniques

Modeling – a soft pliable material is built up and shaped. Media such as clay, wax and plaster are used in modeling

Carving – the sculptors cuts, chips or drills from a solid mass of material to create a sculpture. Wood and stone are the most common carving media

Casting – in casting molten metal or another substance is poured into a mold and allowed to harden

Assembling – a variety of different materials are gathered and joined together to make a sculpture

Egyptian Sculpture

Egyptian sculpture includes statues or figures representing kings (pharaohs), armies, servants and various animals.

Pallete of King Narmer is one of the oldest Egyptian Sculpture

Greek Sculpture

Greeks are masters of stone carving and bronze casting

Most famous Sculptors were Phidias, Polyclitus, Praxiteles and Lysippus

Roman Sculpture

The Romans were avid collectors ad imitators of Greek sculpture

Their distinctive contribution to the sculpture was the realistic representation of images and figures

Medieval Sculpture

Romanesque SculptureGothic Sculpture

Renaissance SculptureShows strong interest in

the ancient pastDonatello was the

greatest sculptor of the early Renaissance. He was a master of stonecutter, he also had a great understanding of human behavior as in his work entitled Mary Magdalen