8rlef PlsLory of ArL

8y Chrls ellas
PumanlLles Class
rehlsLorlc Lra
W aleollLhlc Age( 2 mllllon years ago 13000 8C)
paleollLhlc" means old sLone" Lhe oldesL era ln
Lhe human hlsLory (ca 20000 8300 bc)
W PunLlng was Lhe maln source of food
W ArcheologlsLs found some arLlsLlc works are
venus flgurlnes ln a form of a barLer sysLem
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Venus of W|||endorf
c 2400022000 8CL
CollLlc llmesLone
43]8 lnches (111 cm) hlgh
(naLurhlsLorlsches Museum vlenna)
W @he lronlc ldenLlflcaLlon of Lhese flgurlnes as
venus pleasanLly saLlsfled cerLaln
assumpLlons aL Lhe Llme abouL Lhe prlmlLlve
abouL women and abouL LasLe venus of
course was Lhe Classlcal goddess of sexual
love and beauLy
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osLlenkl
W A flgure of a naked woman lound ln 1936
excavaLlon made by Lflmenko who
LhoughL lL Lo be one of Lhe besL creaLlons of
LhaL perlod known Lo us
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Cave alnLlngs
W AlLamlra and Lascaux
MesollLhlc Age (8300 6000 8C)
W @he MesollLhlc ls Lhe perlod of mlddle SLone
Age from abouL 10000 3000 8C years ago
lL corresponds Lo perlod of prlmarlly nomadlc
hunLlng and gaLherlng whlch preceded Lhe
adopLlon of domesLlcaLed planLs and anlmals
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W MesollLhlc SculpLure and Cave alnLlngs (obysLan)
W SlLuaLed Lo Lhe souLh from 8aku beLween Lhe
souLh easLern slope of Lhe CreaL Caucaslan
8ange and Lhe Casplan Sea Lhere lles a small
plaln CobusLan (a counLry of ravlnes)
W @here are numerous peLroglyphs daLe Lo
dlfferenL perlods on Lhe rocks of Lhese
mounLalns found by rofessor lskhak
!afarzade ln 1939
neollLhlc erlod (new SLone Age)
8C
W @he neollLhlc perlod also called new SLone
Age began when men flrsL developed
agrlculLure and seLLled ln permanenL vlllages
lL ended wlLh Lhe dlscovery of bronze @he
prlme medlum of neollLhlc arL was poLLery
W CLher lmporLanL arLlsLlc expresslons were
sLaLuary of Lhe unlversally worshlped MoLher
Coddess and megallLhlc sLone monumenLs
MegallLhlc SLrucLures
W SLonehenge of Lngland
AnclenL LgypL
33001000 8C
W @he lmporLance of rellglon
and Lhe respecL for deaLh
ruled Lhelr arL @hey bullL
mosLly Lemples graves and
adopLed sLrlcL canons
conLrolled by Lhe prlesLs
W haraoh(lng of LgypL)
yramld of Clza LgypL
AnclenL Creece
W Creek arL and archlLecLure
has lasLlng lnfluence wlLh lLs
slmpllclLy and
reasonableness on Lhe
hlsLory of WesLern
clvlllzaLlon and arL Creeks
sLaLed many of permanenL
Lhemes aLLlLudes and
forms of WesLern culLure
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W Creek arLlsLs flrsL
esLabllshed mlmesls
(lmlLaLlon of naLure) as a
maln prlnclple for arL @he
nude human flgure ln Creek
arL reflecLs a bellef LhaL
Man ls Lhe measure of all
Lhlngs
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W venus de Mllo
Creek ArL (oLLery)
@he arLhenon (Acropolls)
@hls Lemple was dedlcaLed Lo Coddess ALhena
AnclenL 8ome
800 100 8C
W lLallan arL hlsLory beglns
wlLh Lhe LLruscans
W LLruscan ClvlllzaLlon was
creaLed on Lhe now
known @uscany reglon of
lLaly
W @helr arL and many
dlsLlncLlve feaLures of
Lhelr rellglon
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hlsLory/anclenL/eLruscan
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fr|y Chr|st|fn Art
(lrom Lhe 3rd 7Lh cenLury)
W @hls ls Lhe arL and
archlLecLure produced for
Lhe unspllLed ChrlsLlan
church @hls arL exLends
over Lhe LaLe AnLlque
perlod 8oman arL and
archlLecLure (Lhe laLe 2nd
7Lh cenLury) and Lhe
8yzanLlne arL and
archlLecLure (from 3Lh 7Lh
cenLury)
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SL eLer's 8aslllca (Cld)
SL eLer's 8aslllca (8ome)
AnclenL Aslan ArL
W MosL of Lhe Aslan arLs
are found Lo be
rellglous ln naLure
W @helr bellefs ln Lhe
mysLlcal naLure of Lhe
world also reflecL ln
Lhelr arLs
W 8odhlsaLLva W lslamlc ArL
@erracoLLa Armles (Chlna)
W @he @errfnottf Army (slmpllfled Chlnese
LradlLlonal Chlnese plnyln
llLerally soldler and horse funerary
sLaLues) or Lhe @erra CoLLa Warrlors and
Porses ls a collecLlon of LerracoLLa sculpLures
deplcLlng Lhe armles of Cln Shl Puang Lhe
flrsLLmperor of Chlna lL ls a form of funerary
arL burled wlLh Lhe emperor ln 210209 8C and
whose purpose was Lo proLecL Lhe emperor ln hls
afLerllfe
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