Transcript Egypt PowerPoint

EGYPTIAN
ART
3000 B.C.- 1000 B.C.
Farming communities formed along the Nile
during the Neolithic period - before 7000 B.C.
From approximately 3000 B.C., Egypt was
ruled by Pharaohs (kings).
Artists worked for the state and its rulers.
They had to work under strict rules and
guidelines regarding what kind of art they
could make.
Egyptian art is said to be timeless. For
nearly 3,000 years artists used many
of the same artistic rules made by priests.
In wall sculptures and paintings, figures
are shown in an unnatural way. We have
learned a great deal about everyday
Egyptian life from the paintings and artifacts
that have been found in tombs.
Vocabulary words:
Pharaoh:
King of Egypt (thought to be a God) - means
“Great house who shelters all his people.”
Book of the Dead:
To help the dead on their journey to the
after-life. Contained about 200 spells.
Ka:
The invisible soul of a dead person that
goes to the after-life. It is kept “alive”
by grave offerings from the living.
Hieroglyphics:
Egyptian writing – made up of pictograms.
Cartouche:
An oval or oblong frame that
encircles a ruler’s name.
Papyrus:
Early form of paper made from the papyrus plant.
Strips were placed together, then beaten flat.
Tomb murals:
Paintings of a person’s life in his/her tomb.
Linear picture plane:
All the forms are in line. No background or
foreground.
Horror vacui:
Fear of empty spaces. Art crowded with figures.
Hierarchical scale:
Art showing more important figures larger
than less important figures.
Scribe:
A man who wrote on papyrus or carved into
walls. Like a secretary, performed any
writing duties.
Sarcophagus:
Hand made coffin box to hold mummy.
The Stele:
Ancient tombstone made of slabs of
stone or wood using inscriptions, reliefs
or paintings.
Conopic Jars:
To hold the inner organs of the human
body, which were removed during
mummification process.
Color Symbolism-
Egyptian Power
Stood for the Underworld, Death and
Egypt itself
Stood for the New life, growth, fertility,
vegetation and resurrection
Stood for the life, power, victory, blood
and fire
Stood for the purity, omnipotence,
Used on faces of figures
Stood for the Eternal life, Sun,indestructable
Stood for Creation, water, the Nile
Egyptian Complementary Colors- based
on Symbolism
Red goes with white
Silver goes with Gold
Green goes with Black
Egyptian Symbolic Colors
to Represent People
Gender was represented by color as well
as costume. It was a convention to portray
men with reddish-brown skin and Women
with yellow-tan color. Nubians and people
from Africa were often colored darker
than Egyptians. People from other nations
might be shown in lighter colors. Lighter
and darker skin tones were also used to
show overlapping figures.
This rectangular stone stela honors an official named Mentuwoser.
Clasping a piece of folded linen in his left hand, he sits at his funeral
banquet, ensuring that he will always receive food offerings and that his
family will honor and remember him forever. To the right of Mentuwoser,
his son summons his spirit. His daughter holds a lotus, and his father offers
a covered dish of food and a jug that, given its shape, contained beer.
Royal Regalia of
Ancient Egypt
When looking at Wall Art
In burial tombs Pharaohs
Are drawn with different
Types of crowns depending
On the part of Egypt that
They ruled.
Draw these in your
Note paper
Symbols of
Upper/Lower
Egypt
Draw the reptiles,
plants, &insects on
your note paper.
Ancient Egyptians believed that the king held divine power so that he
could maintain universal order and justice against the forces of choas and
Evil. Kings were identified as royalty by specific inscriptions and by
Their regalia: The Royal kilt, with an ornamental bull’s tail, symbolizing
superhuman power. A group of traditional crowns, with a sacred rearing
cobra at the forehead., the rectangular false beard, the crook and flail
held by the king across his chest.
Forms in Egypt
Art
Egyptian artist developed standards, or conventions in their
compositions. Notice the different poses and the position of the arms.
The Human
Figure
Egyptian artist used
conventions for the Human
figure. The shoulders are
shown from the front. The
Torso and hips are three
quarter view so that the legs
and arms can be seen in
profile. The head is also
shown in profile with the nose
and mouth from the side. The
eyes are seen from the front
looking directly at the viewer.
Draw this on your note paper.
Images from King Tut Exhibit-Museum
of Fine Arts, Houston 2012
Images from King Tut Exhibit-Museum
of Fine Arts, Houston 2012
Web Links
Main Map of Ancient Egypt
http://emuseum.mnsu.edu/prehistory/egypt/maps/mainmap.html
Ancient Egyptian Culture
http://emuseum.mnsu.edu/prehistory/egypt/archaeology/index.html
Alabaster Canopic Jar Lids
http://members.aol.com/egyptold/jar.html
MyStudios - Egyptian Art
http://www.mystudios.com/art/ancient/egyptian/egyptian.html