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the application of lights, shades andshadows.
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conveys a sense of mystery
HIEROGLYPHICS
• Hieroglyphics appear on tomb and temple walls, statues,
papyrus(paper) and even jewelry.
• Hieroglyphic writing is one of the most beautiful systems of writingever
created.
• Hieroglyphic writing was inscribed with three different
textsGreek,Demotic, Hieratic on stone called “Rosetta”.
BELIEFS OF EGYPTIANONPHARAOH
• The afterlife of the pharaoh is an important theme inancient Egyptianart.
• The pharaoh was believed to be the leader of the Egyptian.
• The massive size and the head of Pharaoh on the body of alionwasintended
to demonstrate the power of the pharaoh.
CONTRIBUTION AND
CHARACTERISTICSOFGREECE
• The Parthenon
• Geometric Krater Vase
• Nike of Samothrace
• The Greek desire for perfection is reflected in the art andarchitecture.•
The Greeks sculptures represented the perfection of thehumanform.
• The Greeks vase paintings told stories about gods
andheroesofGreek myths.
CONTRIBUTION AND
CHARACTERISTICSOFROMANS
• The Colosseum
• The Arch of Titus
• The Pantheon
UKIYO-E
• Ukiyo-e images and texts frequently referred to themes fromclassical, literary,
andhistorical sources
• Ukiyo-e is an art closely connected with the pleasures of theatres, restaurants,
teahouses,geisha.
• Many ukiyo-e were posters, advertising theatre performances, or portraits of popularactors
and beautiful teahouse girls.