PAINTINGS OF WESTERN ART

• This era's paintings are found in caves

  Pre-historic era
• This era's paintings can be found in tombs, as it depicts a person's life.


  Ancient Egyptian Era
• This era's paintings can be found in vases, panels, and tombs. It consists of mythical figures and battles, as well as everyday scenes.


  Greek era
• This type of art is created by putting together small pieces of colored glass, stones, or other materials to create a single, unified image.


  Mosaic
• This era's paintings can be found in churches, as these were intended to create a sense of wonder for the Greek Orthodox Church.


  Byzantine era
• This era's paintings were murals which were painted on the walls of the insides of churches, and styles varied greatly, depending on the location.


  Romanesque era
• This era's paintings moved from the stylized style of the Romanesque to a more natural one.


  Gothic era
• The interplay between light and shadow

  Chiaroscuro