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ACTIVITY 4.

“MAKE ME A CATALOGUE”

PAINTINGS

Ancient Egypt
The purpose of Egyptian paintings is to make
the deceased afterlife place pleasant. With this Pre-historic Era
in mind, themes include journey to the
Their painting were found inside the caves
underworld introducing the deceased to the
which may have been their way of
Gods of the underworld by their protective
communicating with each other. It may also
deities.
be for religious or ceremonial purposes.
It emphasizes the importance of life after
These paintings may be more an artifact of the
death and the preservation of the knowledge
archeological evidence than a true picture of
of the past.
human’s first created art. Prehistoric drawings
Most paintings were highly stylize, symbolic, of animals were usually correct in proportion .
and shows profile view of an animal or a The dominant features in the painting were
person. The main colors used were black, red, large animals native in the region. It was
blue, gold, and green taken derived from discovered on September 12,1940 and given
mineral pigments that can withstand strong statutory historic monument.
sunlight without fading.
The paintings has nearly 2,000 figures
composed mainly of animals, human figures
and abstract design . Some sections have been
identified inside the cave such as : The Great
Hall of the Bulls, The Lateral Passage,
The Shaft of the Dead Man, The Chamber
of Engravings, The Painted Gallery, and
The Chamber of Felines.
ACTIVITY 4. “MAKE ME A CATALOGUE”

PAINTINGS
ACTIVITY 4. “MAKE ME A CATALOGUE”
ACTIVITY 4. “MAKE ME A CATALOGUE”
PAINTINGS

PAINTINGS
Pre-historic Era

Their painting were found inside the caves which may have been their way of communicating with each other. It
may also be for religious or ceremonial purposes.

These paintings may be more an artifact of the archeological evidence than a true picture of human’s first created
art. Prehistoric drawings of animals were usually correct in proportion . The dominant features in the painting were
large animals native in the region. It was discovered on September 12,1940 and given statutory historic monument.

The paintings has nearly 2,000 figures composed mainly of animals, human figures and abstract design . Some
sections have been identified inside the cave such as : The Great Hall of the Bulls, The Lateral Passage, The
Shaft of the Dead Man, The Chamber of Engravings, The Painted Gallery, and The Chamber of Felines

Ancient Egypt

The purpose of Egyptian paintings is to make the deceased afterlife


place pleasant. With this in mind, themes include journey to the underworld introducing the deceased to the Gods of
the underworld by their protective deities.

It emphasizes the importance of life after death and the preservation of the knowledge of the past.

Most paintings were highly stylize, symbolic, and shows profile view of an animal or a person. The main colors used
were black, red, blue, gold, and green taken derived from mineral pigments that can withstand strong sunlight
without fading.
ACTIVITY 4. “MAKE ME A CATALOGUE”

PAINTINGS

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