PRE-HISTORIC ART

AND
EGYPTIAN ART
PRESENTED BY: GROUP I
JHANN RENZ BAGASBAS
REDEMPTOR FACTOR.
GABRIEL VILLEGAS
CHIHIRO KIM MAGO
JESSA ALDESA
OBJECTIVE
To discuss what is Pre-Historic Art
• The stone Age
• Paleolithic Art
• Neolithic Art

To tackled the Egyptian Art Period

• Old Kingdom
• Middle Kingdom
• New Kingdom
PRE-HISTORIC ART
What is Pre-Historic Art?
Prehistoric art refers artifacts made before there was a written
record. Long before the oldest written languages were
developed, people had become expert at creating forms that
were both practical and beautiful.
In the history of art, prehistoric art is all art produced in
preliterate, prehistorical cultures beginning somewhere in very
late geological history, and generally continuing until that
culture either develops writing or other methods of record-
keeping, or makes significant contact with another culture that
has, and that makes some record of major historical events.
 THE STONE AGE PERIOD
The stone age has witnesses how humans were able to lead more
stable lives and eventually come up with permanent shelters and tools
for survival to complement this stability and sense of permanence
early human also turns to the creation of paintings and sculpture that
depict humans, animals, and their natural habitats in early civilizations
would be establishing of possible lingkages among art religion and
life.
The Stone Age marks a period of prehistory in which humans used
primitive stone tools. Lasting roughly 2.5 million years, the Stone Age
ended around 5,000 years ago when humans in the Near East began
working with metal and making tools and weapons from bronze.Early
in the Stone Age, humans lived in small, nomadic groups. During
much of this period, the Earth was in an Ice Agea period of colder
global temperatures and glacial expansion. Mastodons, saber-toothed
cats, giant ground sloths and other megafauna roamed. Stone Age
humans hunted large mammals, including wooly mammoths, giant
bison and deer. They used stone tools to cut, pound, and crush
making them better at extracting meat and other nutrients from
animals and plants than their earlier ancestors
PALEOLITHIC ART
Paleolithic Art is a product of climate change As the climate get
colder part of the early humans instinct is to look for shelters
that would provide them with warmth . Caves become
protective havens for the early humans and these caves paved
the way for the birth of their first attempts to create art. Cave
painting ca be traced back to the Lascaux France and its
discovery came as a surprise. The cave paintins would
eventually be called the “Hall of Bulls”
The Paleolithic Age, or Old Stone Age, spanned from around
30,000 BCE until 10,000 BCE and produced the first
accomplishments in human creativity. Due to a lack of written
records from this time period, nearly all of our knowledge of
Paleolithic human culture and way of life comes from
archaeologic and ethnographic comparisons to modern hunter-
gatherer cultures. The Paleolithic lasted until the retreat of the
ice, when farming and the use of metals were adopted.
NEOLITHIC ART
All arts and crafts created by societies who had abandoned the
semi-nomadic lifestyle of hunting and gathering food in favour
of farming and animal husbandry.
Neolithic Art has developed especially when life for the early
humans has become more stable. They have learned to cultivate
the land and domesticate animals by 4000 BCE there were
several monumental and architectural sculpture erected. One of
them is the stonehenge located in Southern England.
Neolithic art was still—almost without exception—created for
some functional purpose. There were more images of humans
than animals, and the humans looked more identifiably human.
It began to be used for ornamentation. In the cases of
architecture and megalithic constructions, art was now created
in fixed locations.
EGYPTIAN ART
EGYPTIAN ART
• Egyptian art is known for its distinctive figure convention used
for the main figures in both relief and painting, with parted legs
(where not seated) and head shown as seen from the side, but
the torso seen as from the front.
• Ancient Egyptian art forms are characterized by regularity and
detailed depiction of gods, human beings, heroic battles, and
nature. A high proportion of the surviving works were designed
and made to provide peace and assistance to the deceased in
the afterlife.
• Egyptian art and architecture, the ancient architectural
monuments, sculptures, paintings, and applied crafts produced
mainly during the dynastic periods of the first three millennia
BCE in the Nile valley regions of Egypt and Nubia.
 THE OLD KINGDOM OF EGYPT
•Old kingdom is also known as the “ Age Of The Pyramids” Or the “ Age
of the pyramid builders”as it encompasses the reigns of the great
pyramid-builders of the Fourth Dynasty, such as King Sneferu, who
perfected the art of pyramid-building and the kings Khufu, Khafre and
Menkaure, who constructed the pyramids at Giza.
In Old Kingdom it was evident that religion was bound to the afterlife
and the concrete manifestation of this is the erection of tombs.
The thumbs we’re not just keeping the dead bodies of important people
particularly the pharaoh.
The human figure seen in the tombs were represented in such a way
that the profile of the head was evident.
The cosmetic palettes found in egypt was called namer palette.
The pellet was also a symbol that the commemorates the unification of
upper and lower egypt.
The namer palette is one of the artifacts that emphasizes the king
supreme and absolute authority.
During the old kingdom the pyramid in giza served as tom’s since their
main purpose was to provide a resting place for the pharaoh.
This pyramids are massive in size and were constructed using roughly
more than two million limestone blocks
The construction of the pyramid highlighted and advancement of the
egyptians for their time.
THE MIDDLE KINGDOM OF EGYPT
• Middle Kingdom is a shift in the political hierarchy. The is
emergence of power groups of landlords that threatened the
authority and rule of the pharaoh. Because of the internal struggle
between these two influential sides, art has taken a back seat
during the Middle Kingdom. In order for art to reemerge and
flourish, Egypt needed to have a more stable situation. The
happened during the rule of Kingdom Mentuhotep when Egypt
eventually got back on track. Art during the Middle Kingdom had
some references from the Old Kingdom. Some experimental in
terms of style that transpired during this period. To solve the
problem of thieves that plunder the tombs the Egyptians made
rock-cut tombs by carving out a living rock. The insides of the tombs
were still filled with camber and the hallways were lavishly
decorated to celebrate the life of the deceased. Egypt was not
immune from foreign invaders and invaders and eventually fell into
the hands of the Hyksos. This Asiatic Tribe introduced Bronze Age
weapons and horses to the Egyptians. When these foreign invaders
overthrown, the Egyptians formed the New Kingdom. It was a time
of expansionism through territorial acquisition.
THE NEW KINGDOM OF EGYPT
• The art of the New Kingdom had references from both of the preceding
kingdoms. Monuments and sculptures were still linked with death and
reverence for the deceased. During the previous kingdoms, tombs were just
used for worshipping the dead but with the New Kingdom, they started
having mortuary temples. These temples, which were carved out of living
rocks, served not only a sanctuary for the dead but also a place of worship
for the living. During this period, Egypt has established itself as a more
advanced and powerful civilization. With this newly found strength and
power comes an inflated ego. Their high regard for their people can be seen
through their sculptures built on massive and monumental scales.
• After the New Kingdom, King Amenhotep wanted to revolutionize the arts
and religion. Later on changed his name to Akhenaton, which came from
Aton who is the sun god. This changing of names signified the shift in
religion. This period only god to be rewarded was Aton. Egypt became
monotheistic and Akhenaton ordered all to tear down all monuments of
other gods. Most sculptures during this period had curving lines and full-
bodied forms. 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 Queen Nefertiti has a long and
sensuous neck. This figure was enhanced by applying paint to the
limestone.
• The use of naturalism in artworks was rather short-
lived. When King Akhenaton died, his successors
returned to the more rigid and conventional styles they
employed during the period of the kingdoms. They also
destroyed images and figures of Aton and subscribed to
monotheism

• Probably one of the greatest discoveries from the

Egyptian civilization was the tomb of Tutankhamen. He
became king at a very young age and died at the age of
eighteen. Howard Carter 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.
THANK
YOU
QUIZ.

Enumerate the three age period of Pre-historic Art and the three kingdom in Egyptian art.
Pre-Historic Art
1
2
3
Egyptian Art
1
2
3

• IDENTIFICATION
1______refers artifacts made before there was a written record.
2______forms are characterized by regularity and detailed depiction of gods, human beings, heroic battles, and nature.
3______a product of climate change As the climate get colder part of the early humans instinct is to look for shelters that would provide them with
warmth .
4______It had references from both of the preceding kingdoms. Monuments and sculptures were still linked with death and reverence for the deceased.
True or False
1) The New Kingdom are probably one of the greatest discoveries from the
Egyptian civilization was the tomb of Tutankhamen. He became king at a
very young age and died at the age of eighteen. Is it True or False
2) In the history of art, prehistoric art is all art produced in preliterate,
prehistorical cultures beginning somewhere in very late geological history. Is
it True or False
3) The Paleolithic Age, or Old Stone Age, spanned from around 50,000 BCE
until 20,000 BCE and produced the first accomplishments in human creativity. Is
it True or False
4) The Pelletier was also a symbol that the commemorates the unification of
upper and lower Egypt. Is it True or False
5) The New Kingdom is emergence of power groups of landlords that
threatened the authority and rule of the pharaoh. Is it True or False