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Their paintings were found inside the caves which may have been their way of communicating of each other. |
Paintings from the Pre-Histotic Era |
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The purpose of the painting is to make the deceased afterlife place pleasant.Themes include journey to the underworld introducing the deceased to the gods of the underworld by their protective deities. |
Paintings from Ancient Egypt |
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Most commonly found in vases, panels, and tomb.They depict natural figures with dynamic compositions. |
Paintings from classical Greek Era |
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2 most common methods of Greek painting: |
•Fresco •Encaustic |
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Also referred to as Kench Vases are red, figured pottery named after the place where it was found. |
VASE PAINTING •Kerch Style |
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Shapes commonly found in Kerch Style: |
•pelike (wine container) •lekanis (a low bowl with two horizontal handles and low broad foot) •lebes gamikos (with high handles and lid use to carry bridal bath) •krater (bowl use for mixing wine and water) |
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Paintings on flat panel of wood.It can be either a small, singled-pieced or several panels joined together. |
PANEL PAINTING |
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Very popular during the classical period.Uses method frescos in either tempera (water based) or encaustic (wax). |
TOMB/WALL PAINTING |
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Most of the paintings were imitated from Hellenic Greek paintings. |
Paintings from the Roman Era |
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An art process where an image is created using an assemblage of small pieces of colored glass, stones, or other materials. |
Mosaic |
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The lively styles of paintings which had been invented in Greek an Rome lived on in Byzantium but this time for Christian subject. |
Byzantine Painting |
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Largely placed mosaics on the walls of the churches the follow a strict frontal pose. |
Romanesque Painting |
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Paintings have been confined in the illumination of manuscript pages and the painting of frescoes on the walls of churches in cosmopolitan style, elegant mannered, and sophisticated. |
Paintings from the Gothic Era |