Chapter Five Examples Beginnings of Western Art Art timeline images for study and discussion.

I should be able to… 5.1 describe the style, techniques, and skills of prehistoric artists. explain how the art and culture of ancient Middle Eastern and Egyptian communities reflect their advanced societies. explain that the exact use of Old Stone Age art is unclear, but that the works served as more than mere decoration. describe how prehistoric artist deliberately stylized their work to evoke the natural world. Art History Learning Target

Truly the gods have not from the beginning revealed all things to mortals, but by long seeking mortals make progress in discovery. Xenophanes of Colophon

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Hall of Bulls 15,000 BCE, Lascaux, France carbon and pigment on stone Virtual Tour

Hand Painting (stencil) The Cave of Chauvet-Pont-d'Arc blown pigment on stone

Rhinoceroses The Cave of Chauvet-Pont-d'Arc carbon and pigment on stone

Venus of Willendorf c. 25,000 BCE, found in Austria Paleolithic period, carved stone

Bison c. 10,000 BCE Peleolithic period, carved reindeer antler

Plastered Skull c BCE, Jordan Neolithic Period, dried plaster on human skull

Stonehenge 2000 BCE, Salisbury Plain, England neolithic period, stone

I should be able to… 5.2 identify the art of a succession of sophisticated civilizations that ruled the fertile lands of Mesopotamia starting somewhere between 3599 and 3000 B.C.E. analyze how Mesopotamian art honored both the rulers and the gods. Art History Learning Target

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Ziggurat at Ur 2000 BCE, Iraq

Ziggurat at Ur 2000 BCE, Iraq

Standard of Ur: Peace c – 2645 BCE, Iraq Virtual Tour

Votive statues c – 2600 BCE, Eshnunna (modern Tell Asmar, Iraq) Limestone, alabaster, and gypsum

Ashurnasirpal II 875BC – 860 BCE alabaster wall panel, relief

Ashurbanipal 645 – 635 BCE alabaster wall panel, relief

Ashurbanipal 645 – 635 BCE alabaster wall panel, relief

Stele of Hammurabi c BCE stone

Xerxes' gate, Persepolis c. 500 BCE limestone

Bull Capital, Persepolis c. 500 BCE limestone

I should be able to… 5.3 identify the factors that provided the necessary stability for Egypt’s culture to thrive for several thousands of years. explain why a strong belief in the afterlife was an essential ingredient in Egyptian art and culture. Art History Learning Target

Map of Ancient Egypt

Step Pyramid of King Zoser c BCE, Egypt

The Great Pyramids 2530 – 2470 BCE, Giza, Egypt

The Great Pyramids (detail) 2530 – 2470 BCE, Giza, Egypt

The Great Sphinx 2575 – 2525 BCE, Giza, Egypt

Mycerinus and His Queen c BCE, Giza, Egypt slate

Katep and His Wife c BCE, Memphis, Egypt painted limestone

The Funerary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut c BCE, Deir el-Bahari, Egypt painted limestone

Model from the tomb of Nebhepetre Mentuhotep II c BCE, Deir el-Bahari, Egypt

Painted wooden model boat c BCE, Egypt

Temple of Amun 1830 BCE, Egypt

Temple of Amun 1830 BCE, Egypt

Greenfield Papyrus 1080 BCE, Egypt

Mask of King Tutankhamen 1352 BCE, Egypt

Queen Nefertiti c BCE, Egypt

Temple of Ramses II c BCE, Egypt