Definition :

 An art that brings expression.

 A form of visual art.
 It represents a continuous period of tradition.
 Representational , Religious and Classical.
Brief History:

 Started for about 31,000 years ago.

 Painting can be traced from pre-historic humans and spans all cultures.
 Creativity and Communication
Angono – Binangonan Petroglyphs
Angono – Binangonan Petroglyphs
Egyptian Painting

 Hieroglyphics – Their first art form which presented images.

 3 stages in the development of Egyptian Paintings :

 Old Kingdom
 Middle Kingdom
 New Kingdom
OLD
KINGDOM

Associated with their kind of

worship and life after death.

Pharaohs are buried in

Pyramids.
MIDDLE
KINGDOM

Used in tomb paintings

depicting scenes of local
wars, animal life and dancing
and hunting scenes.

Pharaohs are buried in hidden

tombs.
NEW
KINGDOM

Found on rock tombs, and is

about scenes of funeral and
pilgrimages to Abydos.

Pharaohs are buried in the

valley of the Kings.
GREEK
PAINTING
It established the classic
tradition which is refinement in
entasis or the correction of
optical illusion.

It gives a particulary
informative glimpse into the
way society in Ancient
Greece functioned.

 PITSA PANELS
Pitsa Panels is one of the few
surviving panel paintings from
Greece.
ROMAN
PAINTING

It depicted casual and

relaxed figures reflecting ideal
beauty of the leisurely,
educated and well-bred life.

Was influenced by Greece

and in part taken as a
desecendant of acient Greek
painting.

 Roman fresco Villa dei Misteri

EARLY
CHRISTIAN
PAINTING

This is characterized by the

tendency towards
spiritualization and by
progressive abandonment of
the imitation of nature.

 Jesus healed the bleeding woman

BYZANTINE
PAINTING

This style of painting is based

upon intellectual Greek
concepts rather than upon
purely emotional
apprehension.

Paintings , Mosaics ,
Miniatures

 Rabula Gospel
Continuation of early half
Roman Paintings
ROMANESQUE
PAINTING

Followed the traditons of the

spiritual art set by the earlier
art. The artist capitalized on
the use of expensive colors
and ryhtmic composition in
order to stir up religious
emotions.

 San Clemente de Tahull

GOTHIC
PAINTING

This painting was instructional

in nature and preserved in
Miniature form. A good
example is “ Lamentation “ by
Giotto di Bodini.

 The Lamentation of Christ

Renaissance Painting

 Renaissance means Rebirth

 Started about the 14th century and is characterized by the rebirth in the
interest and concern for life towards new discoveries particularly in field of
the arts.
Renaissance Painting Techniques :

 The use of proportion

 Foreshortening or Perspective
 Sfumato
 Chiaroscuro
MICHELANGELO LEONARDO DA VINCI
MICHELANGELO

Both good in painting and

sculpture though his best work
is in sculpture.

 Madonna of the steps

MICHELANGELO

Both good in painting and

sculpture though his best work
is in sculpture.

 Sistine Chapel Ceiling

LEONARDO DA
VINCI

Fine with the use of

CHIAROSCURO and
SFUMATO.

Chiaro means LIGHT

Scuro means DARK

 Mona Lisa
Mannerism Painting :

 Also called Late Renaissance.

 Eclectic Painting - They were experimenting on the details of early artist’s

style and then combined these to form new and meaningful art.
CLAUDE
MONET

A realist where his artwork is

characterized about the
blending of clothed and nude
figures with landscape and
being able to instill life in one
picture.

 The Luncheon on the Grass

Impressionism :

 Impressionist refers to painters who portrayed effects of experience upon

the conscience of the artist.
PIERRE
AUGUSTE
RENOIR

Showed movement from the

human form and projecting
this in time and space.

 Girls at the Piano

Expressionism :

 Expressionist used distortion of color and form to portray inner sensations

and turmoil.
VAN
GOGH

An artist from Holland who

used strong colors in his works
expressive of his inner turmoil.

 The Starry Night

Baroque Painting

 Originated from the Italian word “barucco” which is a philosophical term

meaning “opposing” or “contradicting”. The characteristic of this style is
that there is a strong dose of realism and elongated figures.

 Example: The Calling of Saint Matthew Painting

Rococo Painting

 Came from the French word “roccaille” which means artificial artwork
and pierced shell work and are of elaborate designs.

 Pilgrimage Church of Wies

Neo-Classicism

 Denotes revival of classic Ideals and forms in art whose theme is about
heroic subjects and about sacrifice for a noble cause.

 Example: The Oath of the Horatii

Romanticism

 Is characteristic of artworks presenting idyllic landscapes, stylized designs

and fluid sky.

 Some themes are the Natures and Native Cultures.

 Example : The Raft of the Medussa

Realism

 Supports the doctrine that material objects exist and are actual facts.
Naturalism

 Painter should paint according to what is seen in everyday life and that
artist should portray objects and situations that are seen and experienced
first-hand with emphasis and sordid.

 Example: Barge Haulers on the Volga

Modern Painting

 20th century painting. –isms

 Symbolism – practice where art or production represents ideas by means

of symbols, thus giving meanings to objects, events or conditions.

 Iconography and Iconology – refers to the study of the meaning and

interpretation of symbols and allegories.
Modern Painting (cont.)

 Fauvism – described as using brilliant primary colors in favor of color

illumination on subjects like pictures of comfort, joy, and leisure.

 Cubism – form of abstraction wherein objects are first reduced to cubes

and then flattened into two dimensional shapes.

 Suprematism – is a peculiar abstraction where structure is subordinated to

surface arrangement.
Modern Painting (cont.)

 Surrealism – is the opposite of abstraction, a modern art that attempts to

portray the subconscious mind through unconventional means.
Outstanding Artists
CATEGORY , OUTSTANDING WORK AND NATIONALITY
Gustave Courbet (French)

Realistic and Naturalistic The Meeting

George Seurat (French)

Pointillist Impressionalism A Sunday on La Grande Jatte

Henri Matisse (French)

Fauvism Woman with a Hat

Paul Gauguin (French)

Impressionism Study of a nude

Vincent Van Gogh (Dutch)

Founder of Impressionism The Starry Night

Kazimir Malevich (Russian)

Cubism and Suprematism The Knife Grinder

Werner Scholz (German)

Expressionism Antigone du Oedepus

Claude Monet (French)

Impressionist Sunrise
Auguste Renoir (French)

Impressionist
Morris Graves (American)

Surrealist Little Known Bird of the Inner Eye

Jackson Pollock (American)

Abstract Expressionist Lavender Mist

Pablo Picasso (Spanish)

Cubism Seated Nude

Rembrandt (Dutch)

Fauvism The Storm on the Sea of Galilee