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Western Classical Art Traditions

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3. Early sculptures were tensed and stiff, their bodies were hidden within What This Module is About
enfolding robes but eventually evolved and showed all points of human anatomy Welcome to “Western Classical Art Traditions”, an online and offline
and proportion. module in Arts for Grade 9 learners of the Department of Education. This module
A. Gothic B. Egyptian aims to be as inclusive as possible during this trying times of the Covid19
C. Greek D. Romanesque pandemic, with series of activities that would cater the needs of learners who
4. Sculptures have a greater freedom of style and subjects begun to project have internet access and smartphones and those who are unable to have access
outward giving a more lively and realistic effects. and aid of technology.
A. Byzantine B. Romanesque Even before humans learned to read and write, they were already artists
C. Gothic D. Pre-historic as manifested by the different archeological discoveries from the different parts
5. Common materials used in their sculptures were wood, ivory and stones and of the world.
showed symbolic elements such as forms, hieroglyphics, color, actions and Pre-historic art is classified into three periods such as; Paleolithic (Old
gestures. Stone Age), Mesolithic (Middle Stone Age) and Neolithic (New Stone Age) Eras.
A. Pre-historic B. Egyptian C. Greek Egyptian Civilization was one of the early civilizations that greatly
D. Byzantine contributed in the development of art, religion, science and technology of the
world. Egyptian art is said to be religious in nature.
Ancient Greek art depicts naturalism. They portray human forms in a
realistic and anatomically precise manner. Their art has conservative form with a
very complex detail.
Roman art developed as a new source of artistic creativity and more
progressive than that of conservative Greek art. The diverse form and variety of
the Romans inspired the modern attitude in art.
Byzantine art was purposely made to glorify the Christian Religion and to
express its mystery. It is filled with spiritual symbolism and illustrates a love of
splendor. It was a combination of Eastern (decorative art forms) and classical
Western art (naturalistic art).
Romanesque art was characterized by its vigorous style in painting and
sculpture, lavishly decorated manuscripts and retained many basic features of
Roman architectural styles. It was also greatly influenced by Byzantine art with a
highly innovative and coherent style.
The basic characteristics of Gothic art styles reinforce symbolic meanings.
The church symbolizes the transcendence of the soul and the underlying
philosophy is to create buildings of height and light.
Different eras, different styles, characteristics and functions of arts
occurred but all of those contributed in the development and established the
importance of arts in our lives today.
OBJECTIVES:
At the end of this module, the learners are expected to:
 Analyze art elements and principles in the production of work following
the style of a western and classical art.
 Identify distinct characteristics of arts during the different art periods.
 Identify representative artworks and artists from various art periods.
What I Know
PRE-TEST
To assess what you know about the musical elements during the
Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque Periods, answer the following activities.
PART I. IDENTIFICATION.
Direction: Write the period being described in the statements below.
______________ 1. Paintings in this period were found in vases, panels and
tombs which depicted natural figures with dynamic compositions.
______________ 2. Paintings influenced by Greek and Rome but this time with
Christian subjects.
______________ 3. The purpose of their paintings is to make the deceased
afterlife place pleasant.
______________ 4. Largely placed mosaics on the walls of the churches with
traces of Mozarabic influences.
______________ 5. Paintings were found inside the caves and believed to be
their way of communicating with each other.
Byzantine period emphasized on paintings, sculptures and architecture with
Christian subjects. Romanesque paintings emphasized on largely placed mosaics
on the walls of churches, sculptural pieces were reliquaries, altar frontals,
crucifixes and devotional images while architecture that were evident on
doorways of churches or grand sculpted portals. Gothic paintings showed
frescoes on the walls of the churches in cosmopolitan style, elegant and
sophisticated manner, sculptures had great freedom of style and begun to project
outward while architectural designs included two new devices such as pointed
arch and stone vaulting.
Assessment: (Post-Test)
PART I. IDENTIFICATION.
Instructions: Write the period being described in the statements below.
______________ 1. Paintings in this period were found in vases, panels and
tombs which depicted natural figures with dynamic compositions.
______________ 2. Paintings influenced by Greek and Rome but this time with
Christian subjects.
______________ 3. The purpose of their paintings is to make the deceased
afterlife place pleasant.
______________ 4. Largely placed mosaics on the walls of the churches with
traces of Mozarabic influences.
______________ 5. Paintings were found inside the caves and believed to be
their way of communicating with each other.

PART II. MULTIPLE CHOICE. PART II. MULTIPLE CHOICE.

Direction: Encircle the letter of the correct answer. Direction: Encircle the letter of the correct answer.
1. Most sculptures in this period are made of monumental terra-cotta with
1. Most sculptures in this period are made of monumental terra-cotta with continuous narrative reliefs around.
continuous narrative reliefs around. A. Pre-historic B. Egyptian
A. Pre-historic B. Egyptian C. Greek D. Roman
C. Greek D. Roman 2. Dominant themes of their sculptures were religious, everyday life scenes and
2. Dominant themes of their sculptures were religious, everyday life scenes and motifs from nature.
motifs from nature. A. Byzantine B. Romanesque
A. Byzantine B. Romanesque C. Gothic D. Egyptian
C. Gothic D. Egyptian
 MEDIEVAL ART: 3. Early sculptures were tensed and stiff, their bodies were hidden within
enfolding robes but eventually evolved and showed all points of human anatomy
Byzantine and proportion.
A. Gothic B. Egyptian
Romanesque C. Greek D. Romanesque
4. Sculptures have a greater freedom of style and subjects begun to project
Gothic outward giving a more lively and realistic effects.
A. Byzantine B. Romanesque
Summary C. Gothic D. Pre-historic
This module aims to develop the critical thinking skills and analysing 5. Common materials used in their sculptures were wood, ivory and stones and
abilities of the learners through various activities which aid in achieving the showed symbolic elements such as forms, hieroglyphics, color, actions and
competency of the week which is to analyse art elements and principles in the gestures.
production of work following the style of a western and classical art and identify A. Pre-historic B. Egyptian
the distinct characteristics of arts during the different art periods. C. Greek D. Byzantine
Western classical arts were classified into three timelines; Ancient Arts
which includes Pre-Historic and Egyptian Eras, Classical Arts through Greek and What I Need to Know
Roman Eras and Medieval Arts which was represented by Byzantine, Romanesque OBJECTIVES: At the end of the lesson, the learners will be able to;
and Gothic Eras.  Analyze art elements and principles in the production of work following
the style of a western and classical art.
Pre-historic era showed paintings as a way of communicating, sculptures  Identify distinct characteristics of arts during the different art periods.
as a product of natural erosion and not of human artistry while architecture  Identify representative artworks and artists from various art periods.
ignited man’s imagination through megalithic monuments. Egyptian paintings
emphasized on the importance of life after death, sculptures that symbolized and What’s New
represented the gods and architecture that were structurally stable and ACTIVITY 1. “JUMBLED BEE”
astronomically significant and scientific in nature. Direction: There are seven (7) Principles of Arts and Design. Unscramble the
Greek paintings used vases, panels and tombs and introduced methods of letters to form the element using the clues below:
painting such as Fresco and Encaustic, sculptures that showed all points of human
anatomy and proportion and emphasized on the representation of movement for
dramatic effects while architecture that highlighted buildings such as temples NUMBER: JUMBLED LETTERS: CLUES OR DEFINITION:
surrounded by rows and columns thus introducing three architectural style or Comfortable arrangement of
orders (Doric, Ionic and Corinthian). Roman paintings were copied or imitated 1. LEANCBA things in art or maybe symmetry.
from Hellenic Greek paintings but gave more importance on landscape paintings Difference between elements in
and introduced mosaic painting, sculptures were made of monumental terra- 2. TACRTSON the artwork.
cotta and produced reliefs in the Great Roman triumphal columns and
architectural designs that built sturdy stones both for use and to perpetuate their 3. SMEHIAPS Creation of a focal area in a work
glory. of art.
 PROCESS QUESTIONS:
4. MVENOTEM How we get around in a work of 1. How does the representative artworks of each period differ from each other in
art. terms of elements and principles of arts and design? In paintings? Sculptures?
Decorates surfaces with planned And architecture? Explain briefly.
5. ATRTENP and repeated units. ___________________________________________________________________
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6. MHYTHR Repetition of shapes, lines and 2. How were you able to identify the periods? Which of the characteristics did you
forms. find more evident on the sample photos in the activity? Give examples.
Means that all is in harmony and ___________________________________________________________________
7. TUINY variety adds interest. ___________________________________________________________________
3. Which period did you find more interesting in terms of paintings? How about
What is It sculptures? And architecture? Explain briefly.
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ACTIVITY 3. “FILL IN THE BOX”

Instructions: To know how much you have learned from the discussion,
fill in the box with the characteristics and functions that would best describe the
artworks in every period or era. Complete the table and follow the format below.
PRE-HISTORIC ERA (Note: make a separate table for Paintings, Sculptures and Architecture)
Paintings were found inside the caves and believed to be their way of
communicating each other. It may also be for religious or for ceremonial purposes PERIOD / ERA CHARACTERISTICS FUNCTIONS
and more of an artefact of the archaeological evidence than a true picture of ANCIENT ART:
human’s first created art. Pre-historic drawing showed animals that were usually
correct in proportion. Pre-Historic
Sculptures were believed to be a product or result of natural erosion and
not of human artistry according to archaeologists. Materials used in sculptures Egyptian
vary according to region and locality while carving may have mythological or
religious significance. CLASSICAL ART:
Architectures from the early age developed a form based on Megaliths
(a big rock) from the Greek word lithos (stone) and megas (big). Although these Greek
structures that survived from prehistory might not be what we would normally
think of as architecture, but these buildings still inspire awe today, through the Roman
mysteries of their meaning, the intricacy or scale of their design, or the ingenuity
of their construction.
 Architectures from this period included two new devices such as pointed
arch which enabled builders to construct much higher ceiling vaults and stone
vaulting hauled on a network of stone ribs which were supported by piers and
clustered pillars. These elements together formed a structurally and aesthetically
integrated system or style which made the primary engineering innovation and
design component of Gothic architecture.
What’s More
ACTIVITY 2. “GUESS THAT TRIPLE THREAT!!”
Instructions: Given the descriptions and characteristics of artworks from the
different periods on “What Is It”, analyse and identify which period does the three
photos represent and briefly answer the questions below.
ANCIENT EGYPT
Paintings were believed to make the deceased life place pleasant giving
importance of life after death and the preservation of the knowledge of the past.
Most paintings were stylized, symbolic and shows profile view of an animal or a
person with themes that included the journey of the deceased gods to the
underworld. The main colours used in this period were red, black, blue, gold and
green derived from mineral pigments that can withstand strong sunlight without
fading.
Sculptures were believed to have symbolic elements such as forms,
hieroglyphics, relative size, location, materials, colour, actions and gestures were
widely used. Their tombs required the most extensive use of sculpture.
Characteristics includes; symbolism to represent the gods where composite
creature with animal heads on human body, relief compositions were arranged in
horizontal lines to record an event or represent an action, most of the time the
gods were shown larger than humans. The kings are larger than the followers and
the dead larger than the living, empty spaces were filled with figures or
hieroglyphics and all individual components were all brought to the plane of
representation and laid out like writing.
Architectures were developed during the pre-dynastic period of 4,000 BC.
Characteristics of Egyptian Architecture includes; thick sloping walls with few
openings to obtain stability, exterior and interior walls along with the columns
and piers were covered with hieroglyphics and pictorial frescoes with carvings
painted in brilliant colours, ornamentations were symbolic like scarab (sacred
beetle), solar disk, vulture and common motifs such as palm leaves, buds, lotus
flower and papyrus plants and temples were aligned with astronomically
significant events with precise measurements like solstices (sun appears to stand
still on the first day of winter) and equinox (a time or date when day and night are
of equal length).
CLASSICAL GREEK
Paintings during this period were most commonly found in vases, panels
and tomb. They depict natural figures with dynamic compositions and reveal a
grasp of linear perspective and naturalistic representation. Most of the subjects
were battle scenes, mythological figures and everyday scenes. Most common
methods of Greek painting are Fresco or water based painting and Encaustic or
wax based painting.
Sculptures were tensed and stiff and their bodies were hidden within
enfolding robes or draping during the early times but it had finally evolved and
showed all the points of human anatomy and proportion after three centuries of
experiments.
Architectures showed temples consisting of a central shrine or room in
an aisle surrounded by rows and columns. These buildings were designed in one
of three architectural style or orders; Doric, Ionic and Corinthian.
ROMAN ERA
Paintings were mostly copied or imitated from Hellenic Greek paintings.
Fresco technique was used in brightly coloured backgrounds, division of the wall
into a multiple rectangular areas (tic-tac-toe design) and multi-point perspective
as well as a tropme-l’-oeil effect. Roman painting have a wide variety of subjects
including animals, everyday life, still life, mythological subjects, portraits and
landscapes (main innovation of Roman painting from Greek painting).
Sculptures were made of monumental terra-cotta. They did not attempt
to compete with the free standing Greek works of history and mythology but
rather produced reliefs in the Great Roman triumphal columns with continuous
narrative reliefs around.
Architectures from this era were sturdy stone structures both for use
and to perpetuate their glory. The emperors erected huge halls and arenas for
public games, baths and procession with gigantic arches of stones, bricks and
concrete or with barrel vaults.
BYZANTINE PERIOD
Paintings were lively styles which had been invented in Greek and Rome
but this time for Christian subjects. By the 11 th century, the Greek and Oriental
styles seem to blend together in splendid, imposing images which ornamented
the churches in large and small forms.
Sculptures were religious, everyday life scenes and motifs from nature. Animals
were used as symbols such as doves, deer, and peafowl while some had acrostic
signs that contained a great theological intent or significance.
Architectures from this period had a lot in common with the early
Christian architecture where mosaic decoration was perfected as was the use of
clerestory to bring light in from high windows. Byzantine’s advancement in
developing the dome created a new style in global architecture.
ROMANESQUE ERA
Paintings have remarkable variety of artistic traditions where largely
placed mosaics on the walls of the churches that follow a strict frontal pose with
modelling and treatment of faces that follow Byzantine convention while the
refreshingly decorative feeling came from southern French styles. It showed
Mozarabic influence (Arabize influence) through elongated oval faces, large
staring and fierce eyes, long noses and figures against flat coloured bands with
heavy outlining.
Sculptures were pieces of reliquaries, altar frontals, crucifixes and
devotional images. Small individual works of art were generally made of costly
materials for royal and aristocratic patrons. Lightweight devotional images were
usually carried during processions both inside and outside the churches.
Architectures from this period showed doorways of Romanesque
churches that were often grand sculpted portals or door openings. Wood or metal
doors were surrounded by elaborate stone sculptures arranged in zones to fit
architectural elements. Many castles were built during this period but were
greatly outnumbered by the churches. Romanesque style in England was
traditionally referred to as Norman architecture.
GOTHIC ERA
Paintings have been confined in the illumination of manuscript pages and
the paintings of frescoes on the walls of the churches were of cosmopolitan style
in elegant and sophisticated manner. Subjects of their paintings usually depict
popular legends and love stories with patterns like mille fleur or thousand flowers
showed influence which may have been due to the Crusades. Stained glass
windows were created to transform the vast stone interiors with warm colours to
instruct Christian in their faith.
Sculptures had a greater freedom of style. They no longer lay closely
against the wall but begun to project outward. Figures were given their own
particular attitudes instead of being set into particular patterns but were more
lively and realistic at the same time.