ART IN EARLY CIVILIZATION Flashcards
relates to the Latin word “civitas” or “city.”
CIVILIZATION
is a complex human society that may have certain characteristics of cultural and technological development.
CIVILIZATION
“civilization” comes from the latin word?
“civitas” or “city.”
art in early civilization
STONE AGE
Is a term used to describe a period of history when stones were used to make tools for survival.
STONE AGE
The term conjures an image of men and women dressed in skin, huddling before a fire in a cave.
STONE AGE
*Stone Age roughly span the 14,000-2,000 BCE.
STONE AGE
The term ____ an image
of men and women dressed in skin, huddling before a fire in a cave.
conjures
rock carvings (rock paintings are called pictographs) made by pecking directly on the rock surface using a stone chisel and a hammerstone.
PETROGLYPHS
THREE PERIODS OF STONE AGE
°PALEOLITHIC
°MESOLITHIC
°NEOLITHIC -
–the late years of the old Stone Age.
PALEOLITHIC
–Middle Stone Age.
MESOLITHIC
-New Stone Age.
NEOLITHIC -
- is a product of climate change. As the climate got colder, part of the early humans’ instinct is to look for shelters that would provide them warmth.
- Caves became protective havens for the early humans and these caves paved the way for the birth of their first
attempt to create art.
Paleolithic Art
Found in the cave in Lascauz, France
Hall Of Bulls
Some of the early humans already used their own version of ______ by using ground pigments blown through reeds or hollowed-out bones since these were the readily available materials for them.
- spray- painting techniques
Aside from this spray-painting technique, early
humans also worked with foreshortening and
contrasting of lights and shadows.
- This figure is a highly abstracted woman From highlighted body parts associated with fertility.
- The representation may show the importance of taking care of these body parts for procreation and consequently the survival of species.
The “Venus of Willendorf.”
-also called Middle Stone Age, is an ancient cultural stage that existed between the Paleolithic (Old Stone Age), with its chipped stone tools, and the Neolithic (New Stone Age), with its polished stone tools.
Mesolithic Art
Among the new forms of chipped stone tools were ______, very small stone tools intended for
mounting together on a shaft to produce a serrated edge. Polished
stone was another innovation that occurred in some Mesolithic
assemblages.
microliths
- has developed especially when life for the early humans has become more stable.
- They have learned to cultivate the land and domesticate animals
NEOLITHIC ART
The purpose of this fascinating edifice remains a mystery up to this day age. Some regard it as a temple while others see it as complex calendar the tracked the movements of both the Sun and Moon. Others ascribe some magical element to it by associating it with Merlin the Magician from
King Arthurs’s story.
STONEHENGE IN ENGLAND
The ______ starts from the banks of the Nile River, which flows north to Africa and ventures into the Mediterranean.
Fertile Ribbon
THE SOCIAL STRUCTURE
OF EGYPT
- PARAOH
- GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, NOBLES, PRIEST
- SOLDIERS
- SCRIBES
- MERCHANTS
- CRAFTSMEN
- FARMERS & SLAVES
The ____ civilization can be divided into three periods: Old, Middle, and New Kingdom. Looking at the three periods, it can be noticed that for the ____, art should be something religious and spiritual.
EGYPTIAN ART
During the ____, it was evident that religion was bound to the afterlife. A concrete manifestation of this would have to be the erection of tombs.
OLD KINGDOM
It was a palette that utilized and applied dark colors around King Narmer’s eyes. The palette was also a symbol that commemorates the unification of Upper and Lower Egypt.
NARMER PALETTE
During the old Kingdom, one of the Architectural wonders was also
constructed. ____ served as tombs since their main purpose was to provide a resting place for the pharaohs.
The Great Pyramid Of Giza
______ is a shift in the political hierarchy. There is an emergence of
powerful groups of landlords that threatened the authority and rule of the pharaoh.
⬗ King Mentuhotep
MIDDLE KINGDOM
- Art during the ____ had some references from the Old Kingdom, however there were some experimentation in terms of style that transpired during this period.
- Portrait sculptures and ____ that were freely drawn are some of the styles that emerged during this period.
MIDDLE KINGDOM
FRESCO PAINTING
- The art of the ______ had references from both of the preceding kingdoms.
- During this period, Egypt has established itself as a more advanced and powerful civilization.
NEW KINGDOM
After the New Kingdom, Egypt witnessed the _________ led by _____ and _______
- During this period, the only god to be revered
was Aton. Egypt became monotheistic and
Akhenaton ordered all to tear down all monuments of other gods
Amarna Revolution led by King Akhenaton and Queen Nefertiti.
_______ attempted to introduce monotheism, or the worship of a single
god, to the formerly
polytheistic Egyptians.
King Akhenaton
There is emphasis to life-like features of the face
like an elongate jaw and thick-lidded eyes. Most artists created artworks that are natural and seemingly real, highlighting the features of their subjects.
Naturalism was not only used to depict the pharaoh but also was used for members of the royal family.
The bust of _____ has a long and sensuous neck.
Queen Nefertiti
He became king at a very young age and died at the age of eighteen.
King Tutankhamen
_____ discovered his tomb in 1922. They were astonished to find gold artworks and that the coffin was made out of solid gold. The body of the young king was covered in linen and a gold mask covered his face.
Howard Carter
