Narrative art

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Throughout history people have told stories with pictures. Long ago, people drew and painted stories on the walls of caves and tombs. The Romans carved stories into stone, the Ancient Greeks painted pictures on pots and in the Middle Ages, women used needles and thread to create tapestries. The repeated and orderly overlapped shapes create a series of connected pictures, or frames. This method of linking scenes together led to a popular ways of telling stories in the 20th century, the newspaper, comic strips and comic books. These visual stories are a way to remain connected to the past.

[edit] Roman Stone Carving:

Romans made Narrative art in stone walls or fountains. they often told a story of a mighty warrior, special occasions (like the earthquake in Pompeii) and many other things.

Roman-forum-stone-carved-relief.jpg This is a Narrative art piece from the roman times in Pompeii. Link to site from origen

[edit] Bayeux Tapestry:

One of the most famous Tapestry is the 'Bayeux Tapestry'. It tells the story of the Norman invasion of England in 1066.

A segment from the Bayeux Tapestry. There are many segments but are to large to display all. Link to site from origen

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