Beruflich Dokumente
Kultur Dokumente
- Their Paintings were found inside the caves which have been their
way of communicating with each other. It may also be for religious
ir ceremonial purposes.
Venus of Laussel
The Venus of Laussel is an 18.11-inch-high limestone bas-relief of a
nude woman. It is painted with red ochre and was carved into the
limestone of a rock shelter in the commune of Marquay , in the
Dordogne department of south-western France.
Paintings from Ancient Egypt
- The purpose of Egyptian paintings is to make the deceased
afterlife place pleasant. With this in land, themes include journey
to the underworld introducing the deceased to the gods of the
underworld by their protective deities.
Egyptian Dance
Blachernitissa
Blachernitissa, also called Theotokos of Blachernae or Our Lady of
Blachernae, is a 7th-century encaustic icon representing the Most
Holy Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary. It is also the name given to
the Church built in honour of the Virgin Mary in the Blachernae
section of Constantinople.
Vase Painting
Kerch Style - also referred to as kerch Vases are red, figured named
after the place where it was found.
Shapes commonly found are:
1. Pelike (wine container)
2. Lekanis ( a lowl bowl with two horizontal handles and low broad
foot).
3. Lebes gamikos (with high handles and lid use to carry bridal bath)
Pitsa Panel
(Archaic period between 540 and 530 B.C.E.)
The Pitsa panels or Pitsa tablets are a group of painted wooden tablets
found near Pitsa, Corinthia. They are the earliest surviving examples
of Greek panel painting
Tomb/Wall Painting
Mosaic
It is an art process where an image is createdusing an
assemblage of small pieces of colored glass, stones, or other
materials. This technique use for decorative art or interior decorations
Head of Alexander
The full image is a Roman floor mosaic in the House of Fun Pompei,
dated100 B.C.The whole mosaic depicts the battle between the armies
of Alexander the Great and Darius III of Persia.
Byzantine Paintings
The lively styles of paintings which had been invented in Greek
and Rome lived on in Byzantium but this time for Christian subjects.
By the 11th century, the Greek and Oriental styles seem to blend
together in magnificent, imposing images, which adorned the
churches in large and small forms.
Greek Sculptures
Early Greek sculptures were tense and stiff, their bodies were
hidden within enfolding robes.After three centuries of experiments,
Greek sculptures had finally evolved and showed all the points of
human anatomy and proportion. One of the most popular styles of the
greek sculptures was the Hellenistic style. Hellenistic denotes a
preference in sculpture for more elaborated patterns, mannered
arrangement of figures and groups, and an emphasis on the
representation of movement for dramatic effects.
Last Judgement
tymapnum (an architectural element with in the arch or
pediment) of the west portal, Cathedral of SaintLazare, Autun
Burgundy France, c. 1120-35 by Gislebertus
Gothic Sculptures
Have a greater freedom of style. They no longer lay closely against
the wall, but begun to project outward.Figures were given their own
particular attitudes instead of being set into particular patterns and are
more lively and realistic.
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Egyptian Architecture
This architectural style was developed during the pre-dynastic
period 4,000BC.
Mastaba
It is a type of Egyptian tomb in the form of a flatroofed,
rectangular structure with outward sloping sides. It was made of mud-
bricks or stone.
Greek Architecture
Temples consisted of a central shrine or room in an aisle
surrounded by rows of columns. These buildings were designed in
one of three architectural style or orders:
The Colosseum
The Colosseum or Coliseum, also known as the Flavian
Amphitheatre, is an oval amphitheatre in the centre of the city of
Rome, Italy. Built of travertine limestone, tuff, and brick-faced
concrete, it was the largest amphitheatre ever built at the time and
held 50,000 spectators.
Byzantine Architecture
It has a lot in common with the early Christian
architecture.Mosaic decoration was perfected by the Byzantines, as
was the use of clerestory to bring light in from high
windows.Byzantine's advancement in developing the dome created a
new style in global architecture.