Western and Classical Art Tradition

ANCIENT ART

Ancient Art Ancient art refers to the collection of

works around the time when history was first recorded. These artworks were made advanced civilization like those in the early history of China, India, Mesopotamia, Babylonia, Persia, Egypt, Greece, and Rome.

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EgyptianDeities

Ancient Egyptian deities are the gods and goddesses who were worshipped in ancient Egypt. The beliefs and rituals surrounding these gods formed the core of ancient Egyptian religion, which emerged along with them sometime in prehistory. Deities represented natural forces and phenomena, and the Egyptians supported and appeased them through offerings and rituals so that these forces would continue to function according to maat, or divine order. After the founding of the Egyptian state around 3100 BC, the authority to perform these tasks was controlled by the pharaoh, who claimed to be the gods' representative and managed the temples where the rituals were carried out

Sumerian Arch

Some archeologists believe that the arch was the Sumerians' greatest architectural achievement. Made of bricks, Sumerian arches were inverted U- or V-shaped openings built above doorways. Sumerians built arches by stacking bricks one on top of the other so that the arches projected out from the walls of a building. The bricks rose in steps from the wall and met in the center. Builders formed the identical bricks by mixing river clay with straw and pressing it into a mold. They then baked the bricks under the sun or in an oven. Around 3000 B.C.E.,builders created a special wedge-shaped brick mold that allowed the bricks to fit even more closely together above a doorway.

BABYLONIANBRICK ART

Ishtar Gate (redirect from Babylonian Ishtar Gate) original bricks is now shown in the Pergamon Museum, Berlin. Dedicated to the Babylonian goddess Ishtar, the gate was constructed using glazed brick with6 KB (715 words)

Greek Sculptures

Ancient Greek sculpture is the sculpture of Ancient Greece. Modern scholarship identifies three major stages. They were used to depict the battles, mythology, and rulers of the land known as Ancient Greece.

Roman PanelPainting

A panel painting is a painting made on a flat panel made ofwood, either a single piece, or a number of pieces joined together. Until canvas became the more popular support medium in the 16th century, it was the normal form of support for a painting not on a wall (fresco) or vellum, which was used for miniatures In illuminated manuscripts  and paintings for the framing.

Terracota Army

of China

The Terracotta Army or the "Terracotta Warriors and Horses" is a collection of terracotta sculptures depicting the armies of Qin Shi Huang, the first Emperor of China.

Ellora CavesIn India

Ellora is anarchaeological site 29 km north-west of the city of Aurangabad in the Indian state of Maharashtra, built by the Rashtrakuta dynasty. It is also known as Elapura in the Rashtrakuta Kannada literature.

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