G9 Arts Quarter 1 - Students
G9 Arts Quarter 1 - Students
Quarter 1
Lesson 1: Painting
What I Need to Know?
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
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.
Fresco Encaustic
Vase Paintings
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)
Pelike Lekanis Lebes Krater
Gamikos
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
The painting
shows some
realistic details
and naïve
naturalism
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.
Identify which civilization
the characteristic or
artwork
Write A if it is an Ancient
artwork, C if it is Classical
Art and M if it is Medieval
Art
1. Hieroglyphs
2. Vase Painting
3. Paintings from Sarcophagus
4. Panel Painting
5. Cave of Lascaux
6. Stained Glass
7. Pitsa Panel
8. Tomb of the Diver
9. Head of Alexander
10.The court of Empress
1.A 6.C
2.C 7. C
3.A 8. C
4.C 9. C
5.C 10. M