Arts Grade 9 Quarter 1-2, Western Classical Art Tradition, Ancient & Classical Era Sculptures, PDF

WESTERN CLASSICAL ART TRADITION Ancient & Classical Era SCULPTURES ART 9 QUARTER 1 – Lesson 4  PRAYER FOR THE LEARNERS Dear Lord, Thank you for painting our lives with your colorful palette day by day; Thank you for making us learn how to be happy and sa...

WESTERN CLASSICAL ART TRADITION Ancient & Classical Era SCULPTURES ART 9 QUARTER 1 – Lesson 4  PRAYER FOR THE LEARNERS Dear Lord, Thank you for painting our lives with your colorful palette day by day; Thank you for making us learn how to be happy and sad in our own theater space; Help us find the perfect shots in the film of our life stories; and Mold us to be a better person as your perfect Creations. Amen. PRE-ASSESSMENT What comes to your mind when you hear the word “SCULPTURE”.... SCULPTU RE. ANCIEN Pre-historic T ERA Egyptian Greek CLASSIC Roman AL ERA  ANCIENT ERA Pre-historic Sculptures Materials used in sculptures vary according to region and locality. Archeologists believed that their sculpture is a result of natural erosion and not of human artistry. Frequently carving may have mythological or religious significance PRE-HISTORIC SCULPTURE Venus of Willendorf 28,000 B.C.E. – 25,000 B.C.E It is carved from limestone with excessively heavy breast and abdomen used as charm to ensure fertility.  PRE-HISTORIC SCULPTURE Venus of Brasempouy M25,000 years old It is a fragmentary ivory figurine from the Upper Paleolithic era that realistically represents the human face and hairstyle  ANCIENT ERA Egyptian Sculptures Symbolic elements were widely used such as forms, hieroglyphics, relative size, location, materials, color, actions and gestures. Their tombs required the most extensive used of sculpture. The most common materials used for sculptures are wood, ivory and stones. CLASSICAL ERA GREEK SCULPTURE Early Greek sculptures were tense and stiff, their bodies were hidden within enfolding robes. 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. sculpture has more elaborated patterns, mannered arrangement of figures and groups, emphasis on the representation of movement for dramatic effects. Myron; The Discobulus, 450 BC CLASSICAL ERA ROMAN SCULPTURE Most Roman sculptures are made of monumental terra-cotta. They did not attempt to compete with the free standing Greek works of history or mythology but rather they produced reliefs in the Great Roman triumphal columns with continuous narrative reliefs around. The Portonacio Sarcophagus between 180-190 BCE  Medieval Period BYZANTINE GOTCHIC ROMANESQUE Byzantine Sculptures The dominant themes in Byzantine sculptures are religious, everyday life scenes, and motifs from nature. Animals were used as symbols(dove, deer, and peafowl) while some had acrostics sign(form of writing lines and putting them together it can be read a message) that contained a great theological significance. The Barberini Diptych An early example of Byzantine Ivory work -It is a Byzantine ivory leaf from an imperial diptych dating from Late Antiquity, now in the Louvre in Paris. It represents the emperor as triumphant victory.  Romanesque Sculptures Some of the famous sculptures pieces are reliquaries, altar frontals, crucifixes and devotional images. Small individual works of art were generally made of costly materials for royal and aristocratic patrons. These lightweight devotional images were usually carried in the processions both inside and outside the churches Tympanum An architectural element with in the arch or pediment of the west portal, cathedral of Saint-Lazare, Autun Burgundy France, c. 1120-35 by Gislebertus.  Gothic Sculptures 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. Resurrection of the Virgin End of the 12th century Cathedral Amiens.  ASSESSMENT Instructions: What comes to your mind when you hear the word “ARCHITECTURE”.  Ancient Period PRE-HISTORIC EGYPTIAN  Pre-Historic Architectures Man has developed a form of architecture based on megaliths(a big rock) from the greek word lithos (stone) and megas (big). This architecture is made of huge stone blocks which were probably intended for burial. Always remember that megalithic monuments have always ignited man’s imagination. It provided plenty of legends and superstition. During this era, stones and rocks were associated with divinity  STONEHENGE ▪ Best preserved megalithic site in Europe, a group of stones arranged in concentric circles with a large external circle of triliths (Greek word meaning three stones) Two internal circles built in a similar manner and altar-shape stone in the center.  Egyptian Architectures ▪ This architectural style was developed during the pre dynastic period 4,000 BC. 1. The structure has thick sloping walls with few openings to obtain stability. 2. The exterior and interior walls along with columns and piers were covered with hieroglyphics and pictorial frescoes and carvings painted in brilliant colors. PYRAMID OF GIZA It is the most substantial ancient structure of the world. The three pyramids are the funerary structures of the three kings of the fourth dynasty (2575 to 2465 BC) namely: Khufu (Cheops) whom the Great Pyramid was attributed to; Khafa (Chepren)whom the pyramid next to the Great Pyramid is attributed; and the smallest is attributed to Menkaura (Mycerinus). MASTABA It is a type of Egyptian Tomb in the form of a flat roofed, rectangular structure with outward sloping sides. It was made of mud-bricks or stones.  Classical Art GREEK ROMAN  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: 1.DORIC 2.IONIC 3.CORINTHIAN THE PARTHENON The Greatest Classical temple, ingeniously engineered to correct an optical illusion. The columns were slightly contorted, swollen at the center and leaning inward to correct what would otherwise have been an impression of deadness and top heaviness.  Roman Architecture They built sturdy stone structures both for use and to perpetuate their glory. The emperors erected huge halls and arenas for public games, baths and procession. They built them of gigantic arches of stone, bricks and concrete or with barrel vaults. THE COLOSSEUM  Medieval Art BYZANTINE GOTCHIC ROMANESQUE  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. HAGIA SOPHIA Hagia Sophia means “Holy Wisdom”. It narrates how a magnificent construction transformed from being a church, into a mosque and what is now known as the Hagia Sophia museum.  Romanesque Architecture Romanesque architecture displayed solid masonry walls, rounded arches and masonry vaults.It is the period of great building activities in Europe, castles, churches, monasteries arose everywhere. The doorways of Romanesque’s churches are often grand sculptured portals. Wood or metal doors are surrounded by elaborate stone sculpture arranged in zones to fit architectural elements. THE GROIN-VAULTED CRYPT OF WORCESTER CATHEDRAL  Gothic Architecture This design included two new devices: pointed arch which enabled builders to construct much higher ceiling vaults and stone vaulting borne on a network of stone ribs supported by piers and clustered pillars. NOTRE DAME CATHEDRAL Has rich architecture and design Splendid stained glass windows Thousands of sculptured figures REFERENCES https://www.depednegor.net/uploads/8/3/5/2/8352879/arts_9_lm_draft_4.7.20 14.pdf http://historyofrchitecture.blogspot.com/2010/12/prehistorian-architecture.html http://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-s/01/17/bf/d9/carnac.jpg http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Pompejanischer_Maler_um_10_20_001.jpg http://www.colosseum.net/images/colosseum-entrance.jpg http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Dtc5CI79X0/TeWfaHDFuvI/AAAAAAAAABc/DsPQoXoY HQQ/s320/Hagia+Sophia+Exterior.j pg http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barberini_Ivory http://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-s/01/17/bf/d9/carnac.jpg http://images.search.yahoo.com/images/view;_ylt=A2KJkezWolRS90YAGIKJzbkF;_ ylu=X3oDMTFxa29 hNzk3BHNlYwNzcgRzbGsDaW1nBG9pZAMzZTVkMGQ3N2M5OGFjn http://www.timeforlearning.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Stonehenge2.jpg JOANNA DIONISIO Teacher I Manila Science High School School Division Office, Manila