Essays on Egyptian Art

After analyzing the monuments of art, handed down to us from a distant era of the ancient Egyptian civilization, we can definitely identify the two main themes in the art of Egypt in the period around the IV millennium BC to 332 BCE. This is the theme of power and the theme of death. The power of the Pharaoh over the borders of Egypt, the Egyptian state supremacy over the neighboring tribes and kingdoms became firmly established. The question was how to combine it with the death, which is the worst thing that awaits man? It is not possible ...

Introduction

The Minoan Civilization was the forerunner of the ancient Greek culture which emerged from the island of Crete. The island of Crete was isolated from the rest of the Greek mainland by the Sea of Crete to the north and by the Mediterranean Sea to the west. The island with its mountainous rugged terrain and white sand coastal areas proved to be a great spot for international affairs and trade routes especially for the European, Africa, and Asia Minor merchants. Because of its isolated landscape, many scholars have proposed the existence of cultural interactions between Cretan civilization and those ...

Introduction

The world we live in today has not always been what it is but has been built to what it is today. While little is known of the Western world, specifically the Americas before explorers such as Christopher Columbus discovered it, there exists rich literature of ancient civilizations that have shaped all spheres of modern life. The most recognized civilizations include the Egyptian civilization, the Roman Empire, and the Greek civilization. The fall of one civilization led to the rise of another civilization and so forth. The earliest recorded civilization, however, is the Egyptian civilization and scholars have credited ...

Visual analysis

Work IdentificationTwo Princesses Reign: reign of Akhenaten Medium: Limestone, paint Geography: From Egypt (Two Princesses 2016).Introduction Pharaoh Akhenaten (1349-1332 BCE) ruled under the name Amenhotep IV and his entire reign is referred to as “the Amarna Period” as stated by Williamson (1). Amarna Tablets are significantly preserved documents that display the diplomatic relations between New Kingdom Egypt and the ancient Near East. The work selected for analysis in the essay, the relief of Two Princesses belongs to the Amarna Period. Thesis The aim of the essay is to depict the relief of “Two Princesses, New Kingdom. Amarna Period “, ...

- Robins, G. “Understanding Ancient Egyptian Art”. The Art of Ancient Egypt by Robins. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, 2000. 12-29. Ancient Egyptian Art continued essentially unaltered throughout the long history of the Ancient Egyptians. In order therefore to be able to understand it, one should learn about the functions and techniques of art in Ancient Egypt but also about the religious and cosmological beliefs of the Ancient Egyptians. Robins, places Ancient Egyptian art into its cultural, social and religious context and thus allows the reader to fully comprehend it. As we have covered Ancient Egyptian and ...

The Little Fourteen–Year–Old Dancer is an adored impressionist piece sculptured by Edgar Degas. Degas presented the piece at the sixth impressionist exhibition in the spring of 1881, and public exhibition he ever did. Originally named by the artist, Petite Danseuse de Quatorze Ans, the piece has become one of the most acclaimed artworks of well-known bronze casts produced after the artist’s death. She did not attract much admiration in her first appearance. Many know Degas as an artist of dance, and some critics originally dismissed his sculptures, claiming that lacked the quality of good art. Most ...

Egyptian art has been appreciated across the globe mainly because of the fact that it has influenced art in many different ways. One important aspect of Egyptian art is that it has survived thousands of years and depicts different aspects of the Egyptian people that have influenced people’s way of living throughout the world. Most of the Egyptian art has been from monuments and tombs and this has facilitated its survival for many years. Ancient Egyptians have been considered as one of the most advanced in the world with many of its aspect such as way of life, ...

Art and architecture both from the ancient and modern times display and communicate various themes that transpire in the society in many ways. Artists and architects, therefore, had to conform to the ideas and intentions that were to be displayed and re-laid by certain structures and artistic features to their audience and viewers. The design, style and method used in construction and production of any construction had to be done cautiously and professionally to produce an outstanding piece that would make it easy for the audience to analyze and interpret various themes and information being displayed by the structures. ...

Introduction

On the territory of a country, which is now called the Arab Republic of Egypt, in ancient times one of the most powerful and mysterious civilizations, which for centuries and millennia like a magnet attracted the attention of contemporaries, emerged. At a time, when the era of primitive Stone Age hunters dominated in Europe and America, the ancient Egyptian engineers were constructing irrigation facilities along the River Nile, the ancient Egyptian mathematics were calculating square base and the angle of slope of the Great Pyramids, the ancient Egyptian architects were building grand temples, which greatness cannot be diminished by the time. ...

Part 1.

Selected Ancient Art from the Metropolitan Museum of Art Gallery, New York City Part 2. The two selected artworks predates from the early civilizations tracing back to the time of pharaohs in Egypt and Assyrian Empire. Figure 1 is called the Orthostat relief: lion-hunter scene from 9th century B.C Syria while Figure 2 is a stone piece from the South wall of the Tomb Chapel of Raemkai from 2446-2389 B.C Egypt. Both artworks are part of the collection in the Metropolitan Museum of Ancient Art in New York City. Figure 1 depicts a hunt scene together with a lion, Ancient ...

Introduction

The German Chancellor, Hitler, savaged the Jews during the mid 20th century. The Chancellor led to the emergence of the world war in Egypt. This led to the origin of the Egyptian Society. Egypt is surrounded to its north side by the Mediterranean Sea. The Libyan Desert is found on the west of Egypt. The Red Sea is located to the east of Egypt. There is a long mountain range along the Egyptian Coast running, from the north to south. The Egyptian Civilization can be explained by various elements. The basic element of the civilization process in Egypt is geography. ...

The artifact dates back to 1353-1335 BCE and depicts Amenhotep IV, Nefertiti and three of their daughters. The art epitomizes Akhenaten, the pharaoh of the 18th dynasty of Egypt. Amenhotep IV (1379 BC) changed his name to Akhenaten about the fifth year of his reign (Roberts, 187). Most of the early Egyptian art exhibited the pharaoh rather as a detached and an unapproachable figure. This aloofness has been replaced by an unusual togetherness of the royal family members. Amenhotep IV’s reforms, which promoted the sun disk Aten over all other gods of Egypt (Mieroop, 199). The art further portrays ...

Assignment 1.

It is difficult to image how primitive mind of the Palaeolithic people might have worked, but I think that even in the animalistic, tribal community, Palaeolithic people were already distinct from the rest of the animal world. I think they created cave art, not for its beauty, but rather as means of communication. In this context, they might have wanted to send a message to other tribes or use images as means of teaching their younger generation. Especially, since images depicted the vital animals of everyday hunting. So, it could have been more useful to show images of the chosen ...

Assignment 1.

It is difficult to image how primitive mind of the Palaeolithic people might have worked, but I think that even in the animalistic, tribal community, Palaeolithic people were already distinct from the rest of the animal world. I think they created cave art, not for its beauty, but rather as means of communication. In this context, they might have wanted to send a message to other tribes or use images as means of teaching their younger generation. Especially, since images depicted the vital animals of everyday hunting. So, it could have been more useful to show images of the chosen ...

Paleolithic art depicts life in the Stone Age. Hunting scenes are quite common, and the predominant theme is animals. Paleolithic art shows how the people kept on attempting to take control of their environment. Artists in this era tried to create a realistic body form although they had a limited choice of skills. This period was soon followed by the Near East realm. A look at the Near East art reveals that people were desperate to civilize. In the prehistoric period, coming before the Near Eastern era, human beings were not the central focus of art, and the prehistoric art exaggerated ...

Artists and art historians have recently staked their claim to offer distinctive perspectives on the dynamics of culture, time, and context in art. Culture agglomerates and shapes different forms of arts, materials, and meaning of the production of pieces. The same applies to time and context. Art scholars examine the ways in which art forms are inscribed in the culture and timeframe therein. This paper explores the relationship between time, art, and culture using the case studies of Egyptian art, Greek art and Roman art. At the end of the paper, we would have demonstrated how culture, time and ...

What are the characteristics of Ancient Egyptian art? Why did they use a very recognizable style that lasted for hundreds of years? Discuss three examples of Egyptian art and describe them stylistically using artistic terms that relate to them. Define the terms. Include the title, the patron, the location, and the artist if there is one given.

Ancient Egyptian artworks are today displayed in the most famous museums all over the world. The art of ancient Egypt -at least aesthetically- pleases the modern eye, while its uniformity makes Egyptian artworks among the most recognizable of world art. However, the way ...