PAINTINGS FROM
THE PRE-HISTORIC
ERA
CHARACTERISTICS OF PRE-HISTORIC
ERA
Their paintings were found inside the caves which may
have been their away of communicating with each other.
It may also be for religious or ceremonial puposes.
These paintings may be more an artifact of the
archeological evidence than a true picture of human’s first
created art.
Prehistoric drawings of animals were usually correct in
proportion
CAVE OF LASCAUX
(5,000-10,000)
The dominant features in painting were large animals
native in region. It was discovered on September 12,1940
and given statutory historic monument protection.
The painting has nearly 2,000 figures composed mainly of
animals, human figures, and abstract design.
Some sections have been identified inside the cave such
as: The great hall of the bulls, The lateral passages, The
Shaft of the Dead man, The Chamber of Engravings, The
Painted Gallery, and the Chamber of Felines.
Cave of Lascaux, 1
(Stone Age Image from Treasure of the World,1961 CCP Library)
PAINTINGS FROM ANCIENT EGYPT
CHARACTERISTICS OF ANCIENT EGYPT
The purpose of Egyptian paintings is to make the
deceased afterlife place pleasant. With this in mind,
themes include journey to the underworld introducing the
deceased to the Gods of the underworld by their
protective deities.
It emphasize the importance of life after death and the
preservation of the knowledge of the past.
Most paintings were highly stylize, symbolic, and shows
profile view of an animal or a person. The main colors used
were red, black, blue, gold, and green derived from
mineral pigments that can withstand strong sunlight
without fading
PAINTINGS FROM ANCIENT EGYPT
CHARCATERISTICS OF SARCOPHAGUS
OF TUTANKHAMEN
The paintings of the walls on the
tomb show events of the life of
the king while he was on earth
and the scenes he expects to
encounter in the underworld after
his death
PAINTINGS FROM SARCOPHAGUS OF
TUTANKHAMEN XVIII DYNASTY
(Images from Treasures of the World, 1961 CCP Library)
PAINTINGS FROM
CLASSICAL GREEK ERA
CHARACTERISTICS OF JUDGEMENT OF
PARIS
Paintingsduring the classical era were most
commonly found in vases, panels, and tomb. They
depict natural figures with dynamic compositions.
Most of the subjects were battle scenes,
mythological figures, and everyday scenes. They
reveal a grasp of linear perspective and naturalist
representation.
MOST COMMON METHODS OF GREEK
PAINTING:
FRESCO – Method of painting water-based pigments on a
freshly applied plaster usually on a wall surface. Colors are
made of ground power pigments mixed in pure water,
dried, and set with plaster to become part of the a
permanent part of the wall. Ideal for murals, durable, and
has a matte style.
ENCAUTIC – developed by Greek ship builders, who used
hot wax to fill the cracks of the ship. Pigments (colors) were
added and used to paint a wax hull.
JUDGEMENT OF
PARIS
(Images from the Treasures of
the World, 1961 CCP Library)
PANEL PAINTING
CHARACTERICTICS OF ACTERISTIC PITSA
PANEL
They paintings on flat panels of
wood. It can be either a small, single-
pieced or several panels joined
together. Most of the panel paintings
no longer exist because of their
organic composition.
CHARACTERISTICS OF TOMB OF THE DIVER
Tomb or wall painting was very popular during the
classical period. It use the method frescos in rather
tempera (water-based) or encaustic (wax). It has
a sharp, flatly outlined style of painting and
because it uses water-based materials,very few
samples survived.
The image was painted using a true fresco
technique with a limestone mortar.It depicts a
symposium on the wall.
TOMB OF THE DRIVER
(PAESTRUM 480 BCE)
PAINTINGS FROM THE
ROMAN ERA
CHARACTERISTICS OF THE ROMAN ERA
Most of the paintings in this era were copied or imitated from
Hellenic Greek paintings.
Fresco techniques was used in brightly colored backgrounds;
division of the wall into a multiple rectangular areas(tic-tac-
toe design);multi-point perspective; and a perspective; and a
tropme-l’-oeil effect.
Roman paintings have a wide variety of subjects, animals,
everyday life, still life, mythological subjects, portraits, and
landscapes.
The development of landscape painting is the main
innovation of Roman painting from Greek painting.
MOSAIC
Itis an art process were an image is
created using an assemblage of
small pieces of colored glass, stones,
or other materials.
This techniques is used for decorative
art or interior decorations.
HEAD OF ALEXANDER
The full image is a Roman floor
mosaic in the House of Fun
Pompei, dated 100 B.C. The whole
mosaic depicts the battle
between the armies of Alexander
the Great and Darius III of Persia.
PRESCO FROM THE VILLA OF MYSTERIES
POMPEII 80 BC
BOSCOTRECASE, POMPEII
This fresco painting was
believed to depict a
ceremonial rite, either
marriage or an initiation
of a woman mystery cult.
BYZANTINE PAINTING
CHARACTERISTIC OF BYZANTINE
PAINTING
The lively styles of paintings
which had been invented in
Greek and Rome live on in
Byzantium but this time for
Christian subjects.
The court of Empress
Theodora, mosaic
Bythe 11th century, the
Greek and Oriental styles
seem to blend together in
magnificent, imposing
images, which adorned the
churches in large and small
forms
CHARACTERISTICS OF FRESCO THE
VILLA OF MYSTERIES
Theodora was an Asian
Queen with dark eyes
and hair with fierce
expression;
FRESCO FROM THE VILLA OF
MYSTERIES
