Category: Ancient Art
Ajanta Art: A Look at the Paintings of the Ajanta Caves
| February 2, 2012 | Posted by admin under Ancient Art |
Ajanta art is the epitome of the achievements of Indian civilization and culture. The glorious painting and sculpture found in the Ajanta caves, emit both power and charm. What is most gripping about all Ajanta images, is the instinctive fullness of life… a feeling which grows on the viewer. Elaborate narration marks the genius of the…
Prehistoric Cave Paintings
| July 13, 2011 | Posted by Jacob Devies under Ancient Art |
The discovery of magnificent cave paintings thought the world caused great shock waves around the globe. Not only because the paintings were remarkably powerful and astonishingly sophisticated works of art. Because radiocarbon tests established these paintings and many like them to be over 30,000 years old. Dating as far back as 10,000 – 15,000 years…
The Art of Storytelling: Telling Stories in Art from Ancient to Modern Times
| June 5, 2011 | Posted by Jacob Devies under Ancient Art |
One of the first pieces of advice that any student in a fiction writing course is given is to write what you know. That way you have your experience to draw upon to create realistic scenes, situations, and dialogs. Although you don’t often hear it expressed as plainly in art classes, the same principles holds…
Mayan Art in Stone: The Maya Stonemasons and Sculptors
| September 1, 2010 | Posted by Jacob Devies under Ancient Art |
Among the great artistic achievements bequeathed to us by the Maya are their numerous stone monuments. The tradition of cutting monuments from stone, and erecting stelae and altars, goes back to the Pre-Classic. Its golden age came during the Classic, so by the Late Classic, a wide variety of regional styles had evolved. Incoming search…
Menkaure and His Queen – Women in Ancient Egypt
| September 1, 2010 | Posted by Jacob Devies under Ancient Art |
With one log extended forward, Menkaure demonstrates the pose of highly placed persons. Only traces of the original paint remain. The sculpture, from the processional road in Giza, is unfinished. Incoming search terms:menkaure and his queenmenkaure and khamerernebtymenkaure and a queenmenkaure and queenwomen of ancient egypt
Bull from the Ishtar Gate of Babylon
| September 1, 2010 | Posted by Jacob Devies under Ancient Art |
Aurochs and dragons from the gate in the Istanbul Archaeology Museums The Processional Way to the ziggurat of the god Marduk and the Palace of Nebuchadnezzar II (605 – 562 BC) traveled through this 14-metre-high gate entrance. Bulls, dragons, and lions were depicted. Now at the Nat’l Archaeological Museums, this is from Babylon’s main entrance.…
Lascaux Wild Horse Cave Painting
| September 1, 2010 | Posted by Jacob Devies under Ancient Art |
Wilde Horse, between 17,000 and 15,000 BC, cave painting from Lascaux, Dordogne, France. Wild Horses in flight are followed by arrows, depicted, as usual, in profile. Colors were applied with fur, feathers, wood brushes, or fingers, or as powdered pigment that was blown through hollow bones. Incoming search terms:horse cave paintingprehistoric cave paintingscaves in france…
Thinker from Cernavoda
| February 10, 2010 | Posted by Jacob Devies under Ancient Art |
This male figurine was found in the lower Danube in Cernavoda, Romania. The end of the Ice Age at around 10,000 BC and the warmer climate that followed brought about the end of the highly developed hunting culture. Incoming search terms:thinker of cernavodathe thinker of cernavodathinker from cernavoda10000 bc arthamangia
Gandharan Art and Architecture
| February 5, 2010 | Posted by Jacob Devies under Ancient Art |
Gandharais the ancient name given to the region that today surrounds the city of Peshawar in northern Pakistan. Between the early second century B.C. and the eighth century A.D., active trade with the Mediterranean, South Asia, and China made this a multiethnic, wealthy area, and provided an economic foundation for the creation of many Buddhist…
Olmec Stone Masks
| February 5, 2010 | Posted by Jacob Devies under Ancient Art |
The Olmec (c. 1500 BC-300 AD) are believed to have been the mother culture of the region, developing a hierarchical elitist society which influenced the theology, aesthetics and commerce of the surrounding areas. Incoming search terms:ancient olmec masksolmecs civilizationolmec artolmec religionolmec people culture
