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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