WESTERN

CLASSICAL ART
TRADITIONS
 PRE-HISTORIC ERA
Includes all human existence
before the emergence of writing.
Their art is of interest not only to
the art historians but also to
archeologists and anthropologist,
for whom the art is only one clue-
along with the fossils, pollens and
others finds to an understanding of
THE GREAT HALL OF
 THE
LATERAL
PASSAGE
THE SHAFT OF THE
THE PAINTED
GALLERY
CHAMBERS OF
FELINES
Paintings from sacrophagus of tutankhamen
xvii DYNASTY 1362 A.D.-1253 BC
Pelike
lekanis
Lebes
gamikos
krater
Pitsa panel
Tomb of the diver
 Head
of
alexander
 Fresco
from the
villa of
mysteries
Boscotrecase,
pompeii
The court of empress
theodora, mosaic
 Fresco
from the
villa of
mysteries
Christ in
majesty
Lady and unicorn tapestry
Rose window
from the
north
transcept
 The
shepherd
david