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• Prehistoric Painting (40,000 BC-9000 BC) - Paintings were focused on animal spear and other rudimentary materials. They were drawn on caves, stones and on earth-filled ground.
• The Prehistoric Greek Art was seen in four periods
• Formative or Pre-Greek period - motif was sea and nature
• First Greek period - largely Egyptian influence
• 3rd period of Greek Art is Golden Age (480-400 BC)
• Hellenistic Period (4th century-ist BC)- heightened individualism, tragic mood, and contorted faces (lacaustic painting).
• The subject matters of painting in Greece were on young wide males, draped females, wounded soldiers, and scenes from everyday life.
• The Prehistoric Roman Art had gone through two periods:
• Etruscan period (2000-1000 BC)

  -subject matters of painting were on ancestor worship; catacombs and sarcophage.
• During the Medieval period, Christian art was divided into three classifications: Early Christian art, Byzantine art and Gothic art.
• Early Christian art focused on symbols like Christ, saints, and martyrs.
• Byzantine art emphasized Christ as the Creator and Mary as the Mother of God.
• Gothic art subject matters of painting were religious and grotesque; more calmer and plastic style.
• Franco-Flemish artists utilized a technique of oil paintings to depict distant landscapes of towns, incorporating children's faces and spectators into their artwork.
• Renaissance Art- spanning from the 14th century to the 16th century, was characterized by simplicity, gesture, and expression.
• Baroque Art- featuring ornate, fantastical, and sensual figures, was also significant
• Rococo Art- a style of art characterized by voluptuousness, picturesque and intimate presentation of farm and country, was influenced by painters like Watteau, Fragonard, Hogarth, Reynolds, and Ingres.
• Romantic Art- the emphasis of painting is on the painter's reaction to past events, landscape and people. Painting is richer than Rococo art.
• 19th century Painting (Modern Art)- art was aimed to please the public.
• Impressionists- like Paul Cezanne aimed for simplicity, brilliance, and perfect balance in art.
• Expressionists - Vincent Van Gogh was the Father of Expressionism.
• Simplicity in art - Paul Gauguin was simple in his artistic style. He studied the technique of craftsmen, applied these to his canvas, simplifying the outline of forms but strong patches of colors.
• SCULPTURE - three-dimensional visual arts branch that uses carving and modeling techniques to create physical works in height, width, and depth.
• Prehistoric sculpture- Early forms focused on carving stones and woods to create figures honoring heroes and commemorating individuals.
• The oldest known Stone Age sculpture is the "Venus of Berekhat Ram" from the Acheulean culture, while another figure, "Venus of Tan-Tan," was discovered in Morocco.
• Egyptian sculpture- Evolved through four periods, featuring themes like the sun, moon, stars, and sacred animals
• Greek Sculpture- Spanning three periods, emphasized the human body's beauty and splendor, with later periods featuring less clothing, like the Venus de Milo.
• Roman Sculpture- Primarily represented in bust forms, displaying individual imperfections realistically.
• Byzantine Sculpture- Initially symbolized through mosaics, later replaced with statues, often tall, dignified, and adorned with jewels.
• Gothic Sculpture- Emphasized natural and life-like figures, often wearing garments for realism.
• Renaissance Sculpture- Divided into early, middle, and later periods, with increasing secularization and freedom of subject choice.
• Baroque Sculpture, a style from the 17th to 18th centuries, emphasized groups of figures and dynamic human forms. Characterized by emotional expression and beauty, represented by works
• Rococo Sculpture- Ornamental and exquisite, often seen in furniture, panels, vases, and ums
• Baroque, is a dramatic architectural style that combines asymmetry, scrolling curves, gilding, white and pastel colors, sculpted molding, and trompe-l'oeil frescoes to create surprise and illusion.
• 19th Century Sculpture- public annual exhibitions by Academies significantly impacted sculptors worldwide.
• 20th Century Sculpture saw diverse approaches, from Pablo Picasso's abstract shapes to Alberto Giacometti's figures expressing action or feeling in empty space.
• The beginning of architecture must be placed within the Neolithic Age, the New Stone Age,
• In the Ancient World, architecture is divided into four (4) areas: (1) Architecture of Mesopotamia; (2) Architecture of Ancient Egypt; (3) Aegean and Ancient Architecture; and (4) Etruscan and Ancient Roman.
• Architecture of Mesopotamia- The temple becomes the predominant building type in Mesopotamia.
• Architecture of the Sumerians - The typical building of the Sumerians was Ziggurat.