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• Prehistoric Art (Cave Art)


  All artworks produced by ancient men before any preconceived culture and known methods of writing and record keeping ever existed
• Cave painting or petrograph


  Any parietal art, which involves the application of color pigments on the walls, floor or ceilings of ancient rock
• Monochrome cave paintings


  • Images with only one color
• Polychrome cave paintings


  • Has two or more colors
• Paleolithic Period


  Art was the time when primitive cave artworks were created with the use of primitive stone tools by primitive men
• Differences between prehistoric and paleolithic

  Prehistoric cave paintings were also heavily decorated with painted hand-stenciled rock art
• Neolithic Period


  Happened when man began to develop culture and change lifestyle. This is when the civilization started, most of the arts were made were clay pots
• Philippine primitive art


  • Cave paintings in the municipality of Binanginan province of Rizal, The Angono Petroglyps Site Museum
  • Petroglyphs found in Alab, Mountain Province carved on boulders on top of cliffs
  • Charcoal drawings on cave walls in Penablanca, Cagayan Province and Singnapan Caves in Southern Palawan
  • Red hematite prints in Anda Peninsua, Bohol Province
• Decree no. 260 declared the Angono Petroglyphs a National Cultural Treasure
• Burial Jars


  • Secondary burial jar found in Manunggul Cave, Lipuun Point Palawan in the early 1960's
• Classical art


  The art form from Greece and Rome. Classicism in the arts favors the classical period, classical antiquity (or ancient times)
• Classical Greek art


  • Was a product of previous influences and remnants of cultures pre-dating the Greeks could be seen in early statues
  • Stone figures called Kouroi and Korai were common (Influenced by Egyptians)
  • Paintings had subjects that included snake-haired Medusas, Centaurs, Dancing girls, Olympic athletes and gods
• Roman Art


  • The invention of the dome and the groin vault, the development of concrete and a European-wide network of roads and bridges were all part of the uniquely Roman achievements
  • By the 1st century B.C. the romans improved the use of concrete, example: Temple of Fortune at Praeneste, built by the ruler Sulla
  • Pompeii, painting was usually done as form as a form decoration and was executed on the inside of the walls of the houses in Fresco
• Medieval Architecture


  Refers to architectural style in medieval Europe during middle ages. Most of the medieval architectures were related to the sacred buildings examples; Cathedrals and Churches
• Romanesque Architecture


  • Typically classified as Romanesque, known by its massive quality, thick walls, round arches, sturdy pillars, barrel vaults, large towers and decorative arcading
• Gothic Architecture


  • Characterized by pointed arch, ribbed vaults and buttresses
• Byzantine Architecture


  • Characterized by massive domes with square bases and rounded arches and spires and much use of glass mosaics
• Illuminated Manuscripts


  Religious text decorated with rich colors which often featured the use of gold and silver. "Illuminated" comes from Latin word Illuminates and defined as the embellishment of manuscript
• Metalwork


  • Gold, Silver and Bronze were used as medium in creation of religious artifacts
• Paintings


  Artworks in iconography, fresco and panel depicting religious scenes
• Fresco


  Type of painting commonly done on walls or ceilings applied with plaster
• Panel painting


  Type of painting done on a single or several pieces of wood board known as panel
• Ceramic


  • Were done handmade and not wheel-turned, producing common cooking ware, such as pots, jars, pitchers and crucibles
• Mosaic


  Artful creation of picture with use of broken glass, rock and other materials
• Gothic sculpture


  Emerged during the Medieval period
• Stained Glass


  Use of fragment pieces of glass set to look like an image or a picture
• Heraldry


  The art and custom of creating coats of arms and badges of the nobles
• Renaissance


  The word renaissance came from the French word, meaning "Rebirth". It comes from the Italian Rinascimento, "Re" Meaning "Again" and "nascere" meaning "be born"
• Early Renaissance Artworks


  • Dome of Florence Cathedral Design by Filippo Brunelleschi
  • Expulsion from the garden of eden by Masaccio
  • Esau Relief
  • Gates of Paradise by Lorenzo Ghiberti
  • The adoration of the king (Monforte Altarpiece) by Hugo wan der Goes
  • Primavera by Sandro Boticelli
  • The Birth of Venus
• High Renaissance Period


  This period called the high renaissance was between the span of the four decades from 1490 to destruction of Rome in 1527. It represents the accepted peak or summit of Renaissance Art
• Characteristics of High Renaissance

  • Classical ideas in painting and sculpture, Linear perspective, shading and the other method of realism
• Masterpieces of High Renaissance

  • Michaelangelo's Genesis Sistine Chapel
  • Leonardo's Virgin of the Rocks
• Mannerism or Late Renaissance


  The word Mannerism is derived from the Italian Maniera, meaning "Style" or "Manner"
• Characteristics of Mannerist Artwork


  • Exaggerates qualities often resulting in compositions that are asymmetrical or unnaturally elegant. Most of the Mannerist painting was more artificial than natural as compared to renaissance painting
• Mannerist Paintings

  • The Last Judgement by Corregio
• Baroque Period


  The term baroque was taken from Portuguese barocco meaning "Irregular pearl or stone" and originated from Rome
• Characteristics of Baroque


  • Strong sense of movement using spiral and upward diagonals with strong sumptuous color scheme. Iconography approach was direct, obvious and dramatic, intending to appeal above all to the senses and the emotions
• Baroque Masterpieces

  • Peter Paul Rubens
  • Rembrandt
• Rococo Period


  Also referred to as Late Baroque, the term Rococo is hybrid word combining both Rocaille (French for Shell) and Barocco
• Characteristics of Rococo


  • Shell-shaped curves and wave like motifs