ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES
ACITIVITY 3.3 ENCODE-DECODE
PRE – HISTORIC PERIOD
Cave of Altamira
The Cave of Altamira is a cave in Spain containing paintings and drawings made by
Neanderthals. The song is about early man's call to be creative and expressive.
Altamira is vital for learning more about daily life in the Paleolithic Period. In terms
of art history, the cave paintings executed during the late Magdalenian culture,
which include the bison and deer, are of vital importance. They show a realism and
sophistication that is unparalleled for the time. Altamira is a Paleolithic cave located
in Santillana del Mar (Cantabria region), in the north of Spain, and was declared
World Heritage Site by the UNESCO in 1985. The cave was inhabited for millennia
and, so it contains remains of the daily activities of the population
CLASSICAL PERIOD
The Last Judgment
The Last Judgement, commissioned by Pope Paul III, is found on the
wall behind the alter in the Sistine Chapel. The Last Judgement is
when everyone in the world is being brought to heaven or hell. The
gloom and terror expressed in this paining is symbolic to the rough
times before the Renaissance. The Last Judgment is a fresco by the
Italian Renaissance painter Michelangelo covering the whole altar
wall of the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City. It is a depiction of the
Second Coming of Christ and the final and eternal judgment by God
of all humanity.
MEDIEVAL PERIOD
Madonna and Child (Duccio)
In Depth Madonna and Child. The term Madonna is Italian for “my
lady” and was conferred as a title of respect or high rank, but came
to be synonymous with the mother of the holy child and also with the
physical representation or manifestation of the two. The meaning of
Black Madonna used here refers to a type of Marian statue or
painting of mainly medieval origin (12C-15C), of dark or black
features whose exact origins are not always easy to determine, and
most important, of particular prominence.