Course Code: HAC156-F Presented By: Sumbal Sarfraz

 History is the study of past events. People know what happened in the past by looking at things from the past by using these sources. Book, Newspaper, tools, pottery and human or animal remains.

 Something that is created with imagination and skill and that is beautiful or that expresses important idea or feeling.

 Culture is the knowledge of a particular group of people, including language, religion, cuisine, social habits, music and arts

Art history is the history of different groups of people and their culture represented throughout their artwork.

 It gives you exposure.  it’s a way critical evaluation of different artworks.  It promotes creativity.  Students can gather knowledge and inspiration.

 An era is a commonly used word for a long period of time.  What does B.C stands for?? It stands for Before Christ. It means the numbers of years before the birth of Christ.  What does A.D stands for??  Latin word: Anno Domini It stands for in the year of Lord.

An overview of Art before History Pre-Historic Age is divided into 3 stages. 1.Paleolithic 2.Mesolithic 3.Neolithic

 Greek word.  Paleos means old  Lithos means stone.  Paleolithic means old stone age.

 Age: Old stone Age  Arts: Cave paintings  Tools: chipped Stones  Sculpture: Women and Animals  Lifestyle: Shelter & Caves  Main Discovery: Fire

 Spain  Approximately 1000 meter long.  Six meters in height.

 Animals  Source of food or worship.  Bison on the roof of the pit.  Used Ocher Color

 charcoal drawings and polychrome paintings  Bison, Horse, Wild Boar, Deer

Positive hand prints Negative Hand Prints

 Air Brush from Altamira  Bone sewing Needle

 Subject matter: women and animal. Smile size statuette. Missing hands. Mammoth – ivory Figure Lion-Man

 In Mesolithic age or middle stone age. Humans started using arrows for hunting of animals. Hunting of small animals like fish begin using sharp tools which are also known as microliths-pointed. This period lasted from 10,000 BC to 6,000 BC.

 Age: New stone Age  Arts: wall paintings  Tools: Polished Stone tools  Sculpture: God and Goddess  Lifestyle: permanent settlement  Main Discovery: Agriculture and tools, polished stones, vases

 In Neolithic the whole wall was painted with the scenes of group of people hunting, farming and dancing.  Composition Pre-Historic Composed Scene

 Neolithic theme was primarily on the female or "Mother Goddess" There were still animal statuettes, however that was not much important than the goddesses were.  Seated Venus

 Hand made Fired clay vases  Hand painted, highly decorated  Monochromes  Simple stone or wood pottery

 Neolithic villages was found with the stone furniture in them (dressers, beds, cupboard etc.

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