Egyptian
Egyptian
Egyptian
EGYPTIAN ART
3100 BCE - 1085 BCE Ancient Egypt was isolated from the rest of the world (protected from enemies) and abundant in its food supply Egypts situation allowed an independent culture and artistic style to arise Ancient Egyptians held a strong belief in the afterlife - the subject and purpose of most Egyptian art forms Their art remained unchanged for 3,000 years
Terms to know
Frontal (frontality):
In sculpture: facing forward In painting: upper body/torso face forward, legs arms, and head face sideways (profile)
Register: Horizontal Bands of images used in painting Descriptive perspective: More important people are bigger than those less important Stylized: means something is simplified, not detailed or fully accurate
EGYPTIAN ART
ANCIENT EGYPT
- Pyramids at Giza - Nile river
EGYPTIAN ART Palette of King Narmer (both sides), from Hierakonpolis. c. 3150 3125 BCE, slate
A ceremonial palette created to commemorate the unification of Upper and Lower Egypt by the Upper Egyptian King Narmer.
The palette depicts the ancient Egyptian king (center) smiting an enemy. The piece marked an early example of a trend in Egyptian art to glorify the king.
EGYPTIAN ART
Largest pyramid: covers 13 acres and 55 stories high Originally covered with polished limestone to reflect the sun Burial chamber of the Pharoah (king) is in the middle of it. Great engineering required to protect the chambers from the giant slabs of limestone
Probably required 4000 workers; 2,300,000 limestone blocks and 23 years of labour
EGYPTIAN ART
EGYPTIAN ART
King Khafre seated Fourth Dynasty H = 120 cm (47 1/4 inches) Egyptian Museum, Cairo
King Menkaure (Mycerinus)and His Queen Fourth Dynasty H = 139 cm (54 3/4 inches) Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Key Points: Painted limestone Created under the rule of King Akhenaten (her husband): he preferred realistic art and therefore encouraged a temporary loosening of artistic conventions The artist studied human anatomy by making molds and sculpted this bust to perfection
* Queen Nefertiti and her husband are known for changing the religion in Egypt from polytheistic to monotheistic (one god, Aten)
EGYPTIAN ART
Scribe 5th Dynasty H = 49 cm. (19 3/8 in.) Egyptian Museum, Cairo
Anubis (Jackal) Tomb of Tutankhamen New Kingdom Stone, gold, silver and wood
EGYPTIAN ART
Gold Funerary Mask of Tutankhamen 18th Dynasty Obsidian, gold, glass, turquoise, carnelian, lapis lazuli
EGYPTIAN ART
Gold Coffin of Tutankhamen 18th Dynasty Gold, glass and semi-precious stones
EGYPTIAN ART
EGYPTIAN ART
EGYPTIAN ART
Temples/tombs built out of cliff sides to protect them from thieves 4 Figures of Ramses, each 20 meters high : was Pharoah for 67 years
EGYPTIAN ART