Prehistoric Art
What is the supposed purpose of Prehistoric art?
Religious Ritual
One of the earliest writing systems in the world.
Hieroglyphics
Earliest stylistic period was the Geometric Period. The art of this time featured patterns using straight lines and simple shapes.
Geometric Period
What earlier civilization had the most artistic influence on the art of Ancient Rome?
Greece
Which religion dominated the imagery in some areas of Asia?
Buddhism
How were colors created by these artists?
Blood, crushing local minerals to powder, and charcoal and similar materials
Every work of art was created to look
2D
Greek black figure pottery was popular. The ancient Greeks often told stories of their gods and goddesses and put pictures of them on their pottery.
Archaic Period
What type of sculpture was of only a person's head?
Bust
Which is often described as China’s “Golden Age”
Tang Dynasty 618-906 CE
Where were paintings typically found?
Inside caves
Most ancient Egyptians art was connected to the Egyptians’ belief in what
The afterlife
Greece reaches the height of economic success and cultural and artistic splendor, Artists hold their aesthetic standards to a quest for ideal beauty
Classical Period
Romans were the first western artists to develop what
Landscape paintings
Most artists painted with predominantly what two mediums?
Ink and watercolor
The earliest rock drawings are called what?
Petrograms
Dead person at work or doing something they enjoyed.
Greek culture spread throughout the Mediterranean. Sculptures and paintings represented actual people rather than idealized “types.”
Hellenistic Period
Painting directly on the wall is called what?
Fresco
Which dynasty over the Chinese Empire between 618-906 CE.
Tang
The most famous cave painting was found where?
Lascaux, FR
Paintings were included in tombs for what reason?
Inform the gods how the dead people had lived so that they could carry on these lifestyles in the afterlife.
Ancient Greek Art Era was during which years?
323-100 BCE
A volcano hit which city that helped to preserve some Ancient Roman paintings?
Pompeii
Asian art was influenced by what?
Religious beliefs and mythical traditional