LUCENA CITY NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

MAPEH GRADE 9 K-12 QUARTER 1

WESTERN CLASSICAL ART TRADITIONS

PRE-HISTORIC ERA

Includes all human existence before the emergence of writing. Their work of art is of interest not only to the art historians but also to archeologists and anthropologists, for whom the art is the only one clue-along with fossils, pollens and other archeological discoveries that lead to an understanding of early human life and culture.

Neolithic tools

PAINTINGS FROM THE PRE-HISTORIC ERAPaintings during the pre-historic era were found

inside caves which may have been the pre-historic people’s way of communicating with each other. It may also be for religious or ceremonial. These symbols for these people paintings may be considered more an artifact of archeological evidence than a true picture of human’s first created art. Pre-historic drawings of animals were usually proportion.

CAVE OF LASCAUX5,000-10,000 BC-Stone Age 1

Paleolithic PaintingsSouthwestern France

The dominant features in the painting were large animals native in the region. It was discovered on 12th of September 1940, and was given a statutory historic monument protection. It was discovered by 18-year-old Marcel Ravidat. Ravidat returned to the scene with three friends, Jacques Marsal, Georges Agnel, and Simon Coencas, and entered the cave via a long shaft. The teenagers discovered that the cave walls were covered with depictions of animals.

The Great Hall of the Bulls

CAVE OF LASCAUX5,000-10,000 BC-Stone Age 1

Paleolithic Paintings

CAVE OF LASCAUX5,000-10,000 BC-Stone Age 1

Paleolithic Paintings

Some sections have been identified inside the cave such as: 1. The Great Hall of the Bulls2. The Lateral Passage3. The shaft of the dead man4. The Chamber of Engraving5. The Painted Gallery6. The Chamber of Felines

The cave complex was opened to the public in 1948.By 1955, the carbon dioxide, heat, humidity, and other contaminants produced by 1,200 visitors per day had visibly damaged the paintings and introduced lichen on the walls.

The cave was closed to the public in 1963 to preserve the art. After the cave was closed, the paintings were restored to their original state and were monitored daily. Rooms in the cave include the Hall of the Bulls, the Passageway, the Shaft, the Nave, the Apse, and the Chamber of Felines.

Pre-Historic Era Art

Pre-Historic Era Art

QUIZ #11. An era include all human existence before the

emergence of writing. __________________2. Who discovered the cave of Lascaux in 1940?

___________3. In what place Cave of Lascaux located?

_______________4-6. For them art is the only one clue-along with

fossils, pollens and other archeological discoveries that lead to an understanding of early human life and culture.

7-10. Paintings that named inside the Cave of Lascaux.

ANSWER1. PRE-HISTORIC2. MARCEL RAVIDAT3. FRANCE4. HISTORIAN5. ARCHEOLOGISTS6. ANTHROPOLOGIST7. THE HALL OF THE BULLS8. THE LATERAL PASSAGE OR THE PASSAGEWAY9. THE SHAFT OF THE DEAD MAN10. THE PAINTED GALLERYTHE CHAMBER OF FELINESTHE CHAMBER OF ENGRAVINGSTHE APSE, THE NAVE

PREPARED BY: MARCELO M. ALIVIA

• MAPEH GRADE 9 TEACHER• LUCENA CITY NATIONAL

HIGH SCHOOL• LUCENA CITY