Hi, how are you? Hope all is well. Wanted to see how you were doing and touch base with you. I am learning so much in my Art history class. The art I would like to discuss about is, Ancient Egyptian Art. These arts can be dated as early as 3000 BCE also known as the early Dynasty Period. Egypt was separated by two kingdoms, referring to the direction of water flow of the Nile River, from upstream to downstream. The south was Upper Egypt and the north was Lower Egypt. Egyptian used symbols in their art work, the White crown representing Upper Egypt (South) and the Red Crown representing Lower Egypt (North). Several crowns were used to represent each king on the time of their ruling era. The most interesting Pharaoh was Amenhotep IV ruling Egypt in 1353 until 1336 BCE. During the eighteenth …show more content…
He made up a new religion honoring one god, Aten. Aten was a life-giving sun disk and named the new capital city, Akhetaten. There were dramatic changes in artistic conventions from idealized to stylizations. If you were to see the colossal statue of Akhenaten, it is nothing compared to previous pharaohs. Previous pharaohs looked more idealized as opposed to Akhenaten. Akhenaten looked stylized. In Akhenaten and his family painted limestone, you can see Akhenaten, Nefertiti and their three daughters. They are sitting on their throne underneath the sun disk, Aten. They seem relaxed with their daughters having a good quality time. But their body features are not human like at all. Their heads are elongated, their limbs are long and their facial features are not natural like. At the end of Akhenaten ruling, his son Tutankhaten whom also changed his name to Tutankhmun changed everything back to traditional religious beliefs. Tutankhamun ruled Egypt from 1332 until 1322 BCE. He died young due to a serious injury. He was most likely missed from his people. His Tomb had valuable treasures. For example, jewelry, goods, furniture and golden
Aside from being a priest, the importance of Paankhenamun’s position was due to his association with the Amun, who was a significant god of Egyptian Thebes. Viewed as chief divinity, Amun was often equated with the famous god Zeus and he even had his own worshiping cult (Freedman, 322). Moreover, Amun was originally one of the eight gods of Hermopolis, known as the god of air. However, at the time of the New Kingdom, this ch...
The Ancient Egyptian sculpture, “Statue of Nykara and His Family”, was sculpted during the late fifth dynasty. The sculpture is a depiction of Nykara, his wife, Nubkau, and son, Ankhma-Re. The statue is in poor condition with pieces of limestone missing and chips on the three subject’s faces and bodies. The painted limestone shows the conventional colors for the male and female subjects. There is a clear discoloration among Nykara and his son’s bodies. The brownish red color they once were has eroded to a light yellowish color, which resembles the purposeful color of Nykara’s wife. The hieroglyphs on Nykara’s seat insinuate that the sculpture is meant to be viewed from the front view. This is also evident by the way the three subjects are facing forward in frontal view. There are hieroglyphs on both the chair and base of the statue near Nykara’s wife and son’s feet.
During the New Kingdom of Egypt (from 1552 through 1069 B.C.), there came a sweeping change in the religious structure of the ancient Egyptian civilization. "The Hymn to the Aten" was created by Amenhotep IV, who ruled from 1369 to 1353 B.C., and began a move toward a monotheist culture instead of the polytheist religion which Egypt had experienced for the many hundreds of years prior to the introduction of this new idea. There was much that was different from the old views in "The Hymn to the Aten", and it offered a new outlook on the Egyptian ways of life by providing a complete break with the traditions which Egypt held to with great respect. Yet at the same time, there were many commonalties between these new ideas and the old views of the Egyptian world. Although through the duration of his reign, Amenhotep IV introduced a great many changes to the Egyptian religion along with "The Hymn", none of these reforms outlived their creator, mostly due to the massive forces placed on his successor, Tutankhamen, to renounce these new reforms. However, the significance of Amenhotep IV, or Akhenaten as he later changed his name to, is found in "The Hymn". "The Hymn" itself can be looked at as a contradiction of ideas; it must be looked at in relation to both the Old Kingdom's belief of steadfast and static values, as well as in regards to the changes of the Middle Kingdom, which saw unprecedented expansionistic and individualistic oriented reforms. In this paper I plan to discuss the evolvement of Egyptian Religious Beliefs throughout the Old,
Ancient Egypt is home to one of the greatest female pharaoh. Queen Hatshepsut. She was the first female pharaoh and did great things.
Egypt has had many rulers among the eras, men were the only ones to rule. Not until the great Hatshepsut came into power, shortly after the passing of her father the throne was given to her young brother, he was too young to rule so Hatshepsut married her half brother and proclaimed herself as pharaoh. She was a pharaoh for two decades, and during her reign she ordered multiple buildings of projects and art work of herself.
After he died, King Tut was mummified according to Egyptian religious tradition. The royal bodies have to be preserved and provisioned for the afterlife. So they put them into tombs.He had his own tomb because in their afterlife after they are mummified according to Egyptian religious beliefs and traditions.
Egyptian art is infamous across the world - classified by the monumental pyramids, and the Sphinx. Although these are both valid forms of Egyptian art, they do not make up the entire artistic history of the country. On the contrary, perhaps the most replicated example of classic Egyptian art, from the Old Kingdom, can be found in their rendering of the human form. An interest in portraiture developed early in Egypt. (Gardner, 75) Whether painted on pottery, or cut into rock, the figures all had notably Egyptian characteristics. "The seated statue is one of only a very small number of basic formulaic types employed by the sculptors of the Old Kingdom." (Gardner, 75)
In Ancient Egypt there were over 29 Kings and Pharaohs and over 5 Queens. Some of the most famous kings and queens were: Ramses II, Ramses III, King Tut, Cleopatra, and Nefertiti.
The figures, both seated and standing are depicted according to traditional Egyptian conventions. Nebamun is painted as the largest figure in the painting because he is the most significant . He is standing in perfect balance with a youthful, well proportioned and defined body. The artist has painted Nebamun in a way that emphasises what the Egyptians believed to be the most important parts of a man’s body. Teeter expands upon this.
Over the history of man, there have been many prosperous empires that ruled in different parts of the world. Babylon and Egypt are two of these empires that ruled almost 500 years apart, but had one thing in common, great artistic works. Wall paintings such as the Babylonian work Investiture of Zimrilim, and the Egyptian Queen Neferati Making an Offering to Isis are examples of the great works of their times. Both pieces are rich in meaning and background, share many similarities, but differences can be seen in their style due to the time periods.
Akhenaten had a dream to reform Egypt. He changed the way they worshiped, the way they lived and even the way they created art. His rule was a time of great change for Egypt, however his ideas and reforms were met with little support or enthusiasm. He used tremendous amounts of Egypt’s recourses and time for all his reforms, he also consumed a lot of his own time on these problems rather than on his pharaonic duties. During the 5th and 6th years of his reign Akhenaten set the boundaries for his new capital, Akhetaten, 350 kilometres north of Thebes. It was to be a city dedicated to Aten and all who worshiped him, however like most of Akhenaten’s reforms once his rule concluded, like so many other of his attempts to change Egypt, this too would be abandoned. Akhenaten led an artistic reform, changing the way that Egyptian artists portrayed the people of Egypt. He moved away from the false grandeur that had always been used and opted for a more stark and realistic approach, possible even an exaggerated ugliness. He himself was depicted as a gaunt, frail and pot-bellied man with a stern and imposing face rather than a strong radiant god king as previous pharaohs had always b...
Egypt relied on their pharaohs to rule and run their county. Amenhotep III was the ninth pharaoh of the 18th dynasty; he ruled as pharaoh for a long period and achieved a significant amount of development in national and foreign affairs. He has been known as one of the best pharaohs that the world has seen. While Amenhotep was ruler of his era, it was known as the period of peace and prosperity. This allowed him to build many of the impressive structures that are found throughout Egypt today. He went on military campaigns and not only strengthened but expanded the boarders of Egypt throughout his campaigns. Amenhotep III was a successful pharaoh because he completed the roles of a pharaoh exceptionally well; these roles are High Priest, Administrator and Military commander. His name ‘Amenhotep’ means that the gods are satisfied.
Tutankhamen was a trained archer and in his tomb is some trophies he won from his hunts. The cause of Tutankhamen death is unknown, but due to his skull damage found in his remains some say he was assassinated. His burial place the Valley of the Tombs escaped the fate of the tombs of other ancient Egyptian kings. Two archaeologists Lord Carnarvon and Howard Carter discovered King tut tomb. Because of Howard Carter discovery, people can now piece together Tutankhamen life. The tomb room contained more than five-thousand objects many of which were covered in gold and beautifully carved. The most famous object is the gold mask that covers the face of Tutankhamen mummy. Carter also discovered the clothing, jewelry, and the statues of Tutankhamen and other Egyptian kings. Tutankhamen was given the thrown at age eight or nine. He was given the thrown after his father death. Some say he was left with an angry and chaotic Egypt to rule. King tut was an ill child due to the walking canes found in his tomb. King Tut tomb was broken into by robbers in the 19th century. King Tut was face was discovered archaeologists say that he have bucked teeth with a low haircut with a left foot that lean
In the fifth year of his reign, he displaced Egypt’s chief god Amon in favor of Aton, moved the capitol north to Amarna and changed his name to Akhenaton, with Nefertiti taking on the additional name “Neferneferuaten”—her full name meaning “Beautiful are the beauties of Aten, a Beautiful Woman has come.” Akhenaton's transformation of religion changed in a radical way in artistic conventions. It departed the realistic images of the pharaohs. He was mostly depicted by the way women looked, with extravagant hips and features. Besides his devoted time with Nefertiti, Akheton was so devoted to Aton that he erased all the images of other gods in Amon. He kept this religious idea called monotheism, “the belief of one god only.” He was so endured with Aton because he wanted to undercut the traditional power of Amon. The only person at the rescue was King Tut. He succeeded Akhentaton and stopped him from all the radical changes happening in egypt as well as changes in the laws, images, and Amon. King tut was only eight years old when they pronounced him king, his ruling consisted of bringing back old religion and having Amon-ra
Mystery King Tutankhamun or King Tut for short is one of the world’s most famous pharaohs. King Tutankhamun ruled Egypt as pharaoh for 10 years until his death at age 19, around 1324 B.C. On November 22, 1922, Howard Carter disclosed a great piece of ancient Egyptian history that had been unknown for over 3,000 years (Sayre, H., 2008). Ever since this discovery has been revealed, the world became more fascinated with this young pharaoh death. One of the greatest mysterious of King Tut is why he died at such a young age.