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Arts
Quarter 1 – Module 1:
Ancient Art – Prehistoric Art
Arts – Grade 9
Alternative Delivery Mode
Quarter 1 – Module 2:

First Edition, 2020

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Arts
Quarter 1 – Module 1:
Ancient Art – Prehistoric Art
Introductory Message
For the facilitator:

Welcome to the Arts 9 Alternative Delivery Mode (ADM) Module on

Ancient Art – Prehistoric Art!
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For the learner:

Welcome to the Arts 9 Alternative Delivery Mode (ADM) Module on Ancient Art
– Prehistoric Art!

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 What I Need to Know

1. Analyzes art elements and principles in the production of

work following the style of a western and classical art
2. Identifies distinct characteristics of arts during the different
art periods
3. identifies representative artists from various art periods

What I Know

From the choices below, write the letters corresponding to the

pictures on the Eras where they should belong.
Timeline Photo

Pre- Egyptian Greek Roman Byzantine Romanesque Gothic

historic
a b c d e f g

Ancient Art Classical Art Medieval Art

1,500,000BC- 2,000BC -400BC 400 BC- 1,400 AD
2,000BC

1. 2.

Rose Window from the

The Shepherd David
Northern Transcept
3. 4.
. .

Lady and the Unicorn Christ in Majesty

Tapestry

5. 6.
. .

Fresco from the Villa of The Court of Empress

Mysteries Theodora

7. 8.
. .

Boscotrecase, Pompeii Fresco from the Villa of

Mysteries
9. 10.
.

Head of Alexander Tomb of the Diver

11. 12.

Pitsa Panel Judgement of Paris

13. 14.

Paintings from Sarcophagus of Tutankhamen XVIII dynasty

 15.

Cave of Lascaux, 1

What’s In

 Can you remember the very first artwork that you made?
What was it all about? How does it compare to the ones that
you make today?
Art existed as long as humans have existed. Human’s early
artworks or artifacts are essential for archaeologists to learn
more about human history. Although there are many artworks
that have been lost through time, the ones that have survived
still offer insights on the creative process that our ancestors
had.
Remember the Type of Art forms: Painting, Sculpture and
Architecture.
This time we’ll focus on the Paintings of the different periods,
its characteristics, functions and its artists.
 What is Painting?
 Lesson

Prehistoric Arts
1

What’s New

ERA/PERIOD: ERA/PERIOD:

Cave of Lascaux

Characteristics: Characteristics:

Function: Function:

Type of Art forms (Painting, Type of Art forms (Painting,

Sculpture or Architecture) Sculpture or Architecture)
 What is It

Which did you learn to do first, write or draw? In the beginning, people
used pictures to represent something. Thus it was said that people
learned to draw first. When you were young, you used crayon and
doodled simple objects and stick figures. It was only later on, with the
help of the people around you, that you learned to write the letters of the
alphabet. This logical progression is the same with pre historic art.

Prehistoric means “before history” or to be specific, “before written

history”.

Pre-historic includes all human existence before the emergence of

writing.

Their art is of interest not only to the art historians but also to
archeologist and anthropologist, for whom the art is only one clue – along
with fossils, pollens, and other finds to an understanding of early human
life and culture.

Paintings from the Pre-historic Era

Cave of Lascaux
 Their paintings were found inside the caves which may
have been their way of communicating with each other. It may
also be for religious or ceremonial purposes. These paintings
may be more an artifacts of the archeological evidence than a
true picture of humans’ first created art. Prehistoric drawings
of animals were usually correct in proportion
Paintings from Ancient Egypt
The purpose of Egyptian paintings is to make the deceased
afterlife place pleasant. With this in mind, themes include
journey to the underworld introducing the deceased to the
gods of the underworld by their protective deities.
It emphasizes the importance of life after death and the
preservation of the knowledge of the past.
Most paintings were highly stylized, symbolic, and shows
profile view of an animal or a person. The main colors used
were red, black, blue, gold, and green derived from mineral
pigments that can withstand strong sunlight without fading.

The paintings of the walls on the tomb show events of the life
of the king while he was still on earth and the scenes he
expects to encounter in the underworld after his death.
 Paintings from Sarcophagus of Tutankhamen XVIII
dynasty

Paintings from Classical Greek Era

Paintings during the classical era were most commonly found
in vases, panels, and tomb. They depict natural figures with
dynamic compositions. Most of the subjects were battle
scenes, mythological figures, and everyday scenes. They reveal
a grasp of linear perspective and naturalist representation.

Most common methods of Greek painting:

1. Fresco - method of painting water-based pigments
2. Encaustic - developed by Greek ship builders, who used hot
wax to fill the cracks of the ship. Pigments (colors) were added
and used to paint a wax hull.

Judgement of Paris
Vase painting
Kerch Style also referred to as Kerch Vases are red-figured
pottery named after the place where it was found.
Shapes commonly found are:
1. pelike (wine container)
2. lekanis (a low bowl with two horizontal handles and a low
broad foot)
3. lebes gamikos (with high handles and lid use to carry bridal
bath)
4. krater (bowl use for mixing wine and water)
Panel Painting
There are paintings on flat panels of wood. It can be either a
small, single piece or several panels joined together. Most of
the panel paintings no longer exist because of their organic
composition.
The earliest known panel painting is the:

Pitsa Panel
Tomb / Wall Painting
Tomb or wall painting was very popular during the classical
period. It uses the method frescos either tempera (water-based)
or encaustic (wax). It has a sharp, flatly outlined style of
painting and because it uses water-based materials, very few
samples survived.
 The image was painted using a true fresco technique with a
limestone mortar. It depicts a symposium scene on the wall.

Tomb of the Diver

In tomb paintings, artists rely on the shade and hues of paint to create
depth and life-like feeling.

Paintings from the Roman Era

Most of the paintings in this era were copied or imitated
from Hellenic Greek paintings. Fresco technique was used in
brightly colored backgrounds; division of the wall into a
multiple rectangular areas (tic-tac-toe design); multi-point
perspective; and a tropme-l’-oeil effect. Roman paintings have
a wide variety of subjects, animals, everyday life, still life,
mythological subjects, portraits, and landscapes.
The development of landscape painting is the main
innovation of Roman painting from Greek painting.

Mosaic
It is an art process where an image is created using an
assemblage of small pieces of colored glass, stones, or other
materials.
This technique is use for decorative art or interior decorations.
 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.

The Head of Alexander

Fresco from the Villa of Mysteries

This fresco painting was believed to depict a ceremonial rite,
either marriage or an initiation of a woman in a mystery cult.

Boscotrecase, Pompeii
Byzantine Painting
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.

The Court of Empress Theodora, Mosaic

Theodora was an Asian Queen with dark eyes and hair with
fierce expression;

Romanesque Painting
These are largely placed mosaics on the walls of the churches
that follows a strict frontal pose.
It also shows traces of Mozarabic influence (Arabize influence)
through elongated oval faces, large staring eyes and long
noses, figures against flat colored bands and heavy outlining.

Christ in Majesty

Paintings from the Gothic Era

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.

Lady and the Unicorn tapestry

Subjects usually depicts popular legends and love stories,
patterns like mille fleur or thousand flowers show influence
which may have been due to the Crusades.

Rose window from the North Transcept

Stained glass windows were created to transform the vast

stone interiors with warm and glowing color and at the same
time to instruct Christians in their faith.

The Shepherd David

13th century,
Gothic manuscript
illustration

The painting shows some realistic details and naïve naturalism

 What’s More

To know how much you have learned from the discussion

about the paintings of the Early Age, fill in the blank with the
characteristics and functions that would best describe the
painting in every era/period.
Period/ Era Characteristics Functions
ANCIENT
PAINTINGS
PRE-HISTORIC

EGYPTIAN

CLASSICAL
PAINTINGS
GREEK

ROMAN

MEDIEVAL
PAINTINGS

BYZANTINE

ROMANESQUE

GOTHIC
 What I Can Do

Create your own version of art (PAINTING), and explain its

characteristic and your reasons behind your design.

What I Have Learned

Complete the statements below.

___________ includes all human existence before the emergence
of writing.
Their art is of interest not only to the art historians but also to
archeologist and anthropologist, for whom the art is only one
clue – along with fossils, pollens, and other finds to an
understanding of early human life and culture.
Their paintings were found inside the _______ which may have
been their way of communicating with each other. It may also
be for religious or ceremonial purposes. The purpose of
Egyptian paintings is ______________.
Tomb or wall painting was very popular during the
________________ period.
_________ are largely placed mosaics on the walls of the
churches that follows a strict frontal pose.

Assessment

Identify which civilization the characteristic or artwork is

a product of. Write A if it is an ancient artwork, C if it is
Classical Art and M if it Medieval Art
1. Cuneiform
2. Heiroglyphs
3. Vase Painting
4. Paintings from Sarcophagus
5. Panel Painting
6. Cave of Lascaux
7. Stained Glass
8. Pitsa Panel
9. Tomb of the Diver
10. Head of Alexander
11. The court of Empress
12. Fresco from the Villa of Mysteries
13. Christ in Majesty
14. Rose Window from the North transcept
15. The Shepherd David
 Additional Activities

MOSAIC GREETING CARDS

The Ancient Greeks were the first to manufacture mosaics.
Mosaic is the art of creating images with the assemblage of
small pieces of colored glass, stone, or other materials. It is a
technique of decorative art or interior decoration.
Design Sample for Mosaics
Materials
 Recycled candy wrapper
 Scissors
 Glue
 Ruler
 Card board
PROCEDURES
1. Create your design for your greeting card mosaic.
2. Clean the recycled candy wrapper that you will use for your
mosaic.
3. Cut your candy wrapper into small squares, rectangles, or
circles.
4. Start pasting your candy wrappers into your design.
 RUBRIC
CRITERIA 5 4 3 2 1
Excel Very Goo Fair Poor
lent Goo d
d
1. Composition and design:
 Showed the theme and motifs of
medieval glass
2. Process:
 Followed the instruction in doing
the activity
 Maintained cleanliness in the
working area

3. Materials used:
 Used proper materials and tools
prescribed in the activity
4. Overall look of the artwork:
 Depicted a medieval look on the
stained glass
Total
 Answer Key

PRE-TEST
1. G
2. G
3. G
4. F
5. E
6. E
7. D
8. D
9. D
10. C
11. C
12. C
13. B
14. B
15. A
ASSESSMENT
1. A
2. A
3. C
4. A
5. C
6. A
7. M
8. C
9. C
10. C
11. M
12. C
13. M
14. M
15. M
 References
DepEd Arts Learner’s Material
MAPEH book 9 K to 12 Curriculum Compliant Phoenix Publishing House, Inc.
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