MODULE 3

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is a term used to describe a period of history when stones were used to make tools for survival.

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Stone Age

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is the time before written records appeared. Man, even before he knew how to read and write, was already an artist.

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Prehistoric times

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human culture was marked by the creation and use of stone tools and weapons. The sophistication of the art found on cave walls suggests that people of this time already have the ability to communicate using words

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Stone Age

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the discovery of small decorated objects in a lean of figurines, small carvings, engravings on piece of stone, bone or ivory

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Old Stone Age Art

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Cave paintings of this period were usually of human groupings

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Middle Stone Age Art “Mesolithic”

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In this period, art focused
mainly on animals.

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Old Stone Age

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It is characterized by the development of agriculture and the making of polished stone implements

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New Stone Age Art

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This period is characterized by the use of copper and its alloy bronze is the chief hard material.

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Bronze Age Art

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Refers to the ancient art and architecture in Greece and Rome.

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Classical Art

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This era became interested in a naturalism that is portraying the human form in a realistic and anatomically correct manner.

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Greek Art

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This period often used marble to create copies of sculptures that the Greeks had originally made in bronze

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Roman Art

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It is also known as middle age.

It is an account of the history of an integration of technique between the elements of classical, early Christian and “barbarian” that were produced in different media and styles.

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Medieval period

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Major period and styles of Medieval Art

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(1) Early Christian; (2) Byzantine; (3) Romanesque; and (4)Gothic.

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This were hand shaped rather than wheelturned producing cooking pots and jars, jugs and pitchers and crucibles.

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Ceramic Art

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It is the practice of designing and recording coals of arms and badges.

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Heraldry

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This were religious texts embellished with rich colors which often featured the use of gold and silver.

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Illuminated manuscripts

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Is the art of creating images with small pieces of colored glass, stone or other material

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Mosaic

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It is a form of textile art, traditionally woven on a vertical loom with rich colored designs or scenes usually hung on walls for decoration.

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Tapestry

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It is a painting type which is executed in plaster on walls and ceilings.

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Fresco Wall Painting

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It is a series of literary and cultural movements that began in Italy and eventually expanded into Germany, France, England and other parts of Europe.

It means ‘rebirth’ or ‘revival’

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Renaissance

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During this period, a revolution in philosophy, science and mathematics dramatically changed composition and representation in the arts

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Early Renaissance

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Produces the most, the best and the art that epitomizes the movement

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High Renaissance

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In tilhis period, Mannerist compositors were full of clashing colors, disquieting figures with abnormally elongated limbs, (often tortu rous-looking) emotion and bizarre themes

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Late Renaissance

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is a form of textile art, traditionally woven on a vertical loom with rich colored designs or scenes usually hung on walls for decoration.

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Tapestry

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is a painting type which is executed in plaster on walls and ceilings

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Fresco Wall-Paintings

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is a series of literary and cultural movement that began in Italy and eventually expanded into Germany, France, England and other parts of Europe. It means ‘rebirth’ or ‘revival

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Renaissance

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During this period, a revolution in philosophy, science and mathematics dramatically changed composition and representation in the arts.

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Early Renaissance

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This period produces the most, the best and the art that epitomizes the movement

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High Renaissance

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In this period, Mannerist compositors were full of clashing colors, disquieting figures with abnormally elongated limbs, (often tortu rous-looking) emotion and bizarre themes

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Late Renaissance

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Italian Painter in Early Renaissance - The flight into Egypt - Madonna enthroned, Madonna and the Child

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Giotto Di Bondone

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Forerunners of Florentine Art - Works of low relief statues usually from bronze or Gold Works: - David - Magdalene Penitent

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Donatello

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Illusion of Three Dimensions Works - The Expulsion - The Tribute Money

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Masaccio

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Arch/Engr • - Invented Linear Perspective Works: - Dome of Florence Cathedral - Pazzi Chapel

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Filippo Brunelleschi

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He is painter/sculpture/arki - Created the two of the world's greatest statue Works: - Enormous David - Pieta - St Peter's Basilica - Sistine Chapel ceiling

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Michaelangelo

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Mona Lisa - The last Supper - The annunciation

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Leonardo Da Vinci

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Master painter - Best for perfection Works: School of Athens Portrait of Pope Julius

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Raphael

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denote art forms developed primarily for aesthetics and/or concept,

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Fine Arts

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Era in the history of the Western arts that started around 1600 in Rome, Italy and spread mostly to Europe. It was derived from a Portuguese word meaning “a pearl of irregular shape”. Its qualities were mostly associated with grandeur, extravagance, and sensuous richness.

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Baroque Period

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referred to as “Late Baroque”, is an artistic movement that was formed as reaction against the grandeur, symmetry and strict regulations of the Baroque style in art

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Rococo

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started in 1760 as a reaction against Baroque and Rococo styles. It is a revival of the styles and spirit.

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1.3 Neo Classicism

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began as a literary and philosophical movement. The term comes from ‘romance’, a prose or poetic narrative favouring heroism that originated in medieval times. In contrast to Neo-Classicism, It favoured wildness and expression, individuality and unbridled creativity

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Romanticism

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The term applied retrospectively to the wide range of experimental and avant-garde trends in the arts

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Modernism

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It denotes the phase of modern art wherein artists sought to progress beyond the narrow imitative style of impressionism. The title wasn’t a movement, but a group (Cezanne, Van Gogh, Seurat, and Gauguin, primarily) who moved past Impressionism and on to other, separate endeavours (Esaak). The work of these painters formed a basis for several contemporary movements to early 20th–century modernism. The Post-Impressionists often exhibited together, but, unlike the Impressionists, they wanted to work alone.

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Post impressionism

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The term applied retrospectively to the wide range of experimental and avant-garde trends in the arts

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Modernism

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In this period, the artist is not just painting a representation, because the artwork is giving a personal impression of what is seen. The artist is not trying to be a photographic artist.

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Impressionism

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It denotes the phase of modern art wherein artists sought to progress beyond the narrow imitative style of impressionism. The title wasn’t a movement, but a group (Cezanne, Van Gogh, Seurat, and Gauguin, primarily) who moved past Impressionism and on to other, separate endeavours (Esaak). The work of these painters formed a basis for several contemporary movements to early 20th–century modernism. The Post-Impressionists often exhibited together, but, unlike the Impressionists, they wanted to work alone.

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Post-impressionism

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Describes a technique of painting in which hundreds of small dots or dashes of pure colour are applied to the canvas or other ground in order to create maximum luminosity.

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Pointillism /Neo-Impressionism (

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It was the first twentieth–century movement in the modern art led by Matisse and Rouault. The group called ‘Les Fauves’ or the “The Wild Beast’ used wild colors and depictions of primitive objects and people

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Fauvism

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It was manipulated to convey the darker side of human emotions, ending up with a much different result.

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German Expressionism

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It was the first abstract art developed by Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque. It has been considered the most influential art movement of the 20th century. An organic forms were broken down into a series of geometric shapes and reassembled in the abstract form.

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Cubism

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The works feature the element of surprise, evocative juxtaposition of strange images in order to include unconscious dream elements in painting

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Surrealism

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is regarded by many as the golden age of American art and the first American movement to achieve international influence.

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Abstract Expressionism

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The subject matter, usually everyday scenes, is portrayed in an extremely detailed, exacting style.

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Photorealism