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FINE ARTS SURVEY
E G Y PT IAN C I V I LI ZAT I O N
• Very rigid,
conservative
civilization
• Basic Egyptian culture
established during first
few centuries of
existence
• Institutions, beliefs,
artistic ideas, religion
• Strong sense of
continuity
• Long-lasting civilization
E G Y PT IAN C I V I LI ZAT I O N
• Knowledge of
civilization rests on
• Art
• Artifacts and contents of
kings’ tombs
• Architectural remains
• Burial grounds not
easily identified
• Limited knowledge of
average citizen
E GYPTIAN TE M PLE S
• Used post and lintel
method
• Found in today’s
buildings
• Created method to
build tall, wide,
freestanding stone
columns
• Borrowed/modified by
Middle East, Greece,
and Rome
E GYPTIAN TE M PLE S
• Elaborate temples part
of huge complex
• Consists of buildings and
halls used for religious and
governmental rituals
• Example: the Sphinx
• Carved from rocky ledge
• Body of lion and head of an
Egyptian pharaoh (Chefran)
• Head = 65 ft. from desert
floor
• Reminder to people of
pharaoh’s jurisdiction
E GYPTIAN R E LI G I O N
• Very important
• Lived for death
• Tombs contained
everything needed to
exist in next world
• Precious artifacts and
personal belongings
• Prevalent tomb robberies
DAN C E
EGYPTIAN ART
DAN C E
• 4 Purposes
• Religious dances to
worship gods
• Agricultural or seasonal
dances
• Ex: Flooding of the Nile
• Ceremonial dances
• Ex: Marriage, war, funeral
• Entertainment
• Ex: Banquets, feasts
DAN C E
• Symbolic movements
• Basic, plain style of
dance
• Funerals
• Professional dancers
hired as mourners
• Man dressed in
deceased’s clothes
• Pantomimed remarkable
deeds achieved by
deceased
DAN C E
• Peasant Class
• Performed dances with
themes of satire and
burlesque
• Slaves used as
entertainment dancers
D RAMA
EGYPTIAN ART
D RAMA
• Dealt with life after
death
• Performed in special
tombs, on special
days, or in special
ways
• 5 types of plays
D RAMA
• The Pyramid Play
• Written on tomb walls
• Theme: Resurrection
• The Coronation Festival
Play
• Performed at crowning of
new pharaoh
• The Heb Sed
(Coronation Jubilee
Play)
• Performed for pharaoh’s
30th year on throne
• Enacted events of his reign
D RAMA
• The Medicinal Play
• Evolved around magical
healing
• The Abydos Passion
Play
• Annual event with
audience participation
• Theme: Resurrection
MUSIC
EGYPTIAN ART
MUSIC
• Performed at festival
ceremonies
• Banquets, weddings,
celebrations
• Served as
accompaniment to
dance
MUSIC
• New instruments
• Reed flute
• Melodic instrument
• Lyre
• String instrument
• 5-7 strings
• Uses
• Solo playing
• Accompaniment to singing or
reciting of epic poems
• Chimes
• Pitched percussive
instrument
• Vocal chants used
MUSIC
Reed Flute
Lyre
VI SUAL ARTS
EGYPTIAN ART
V I S UAL ARTS
• Art very rigid;
continuity
• Followed similar style or
set pattern
• Statues carved in hillsides
• Tomb paintings
• Told stories of great deeds
of deceased
• Hieroglyphics with images
• Architecture
• Pillared temples
• Stepped tombs
V I S UAL ARTS
Temple of Luxor, Egypt
Pyramid of Cheops in Giza, Egypt
V I S UAL ARTS
• Individualism not
encouraged in certain
arts
• Paintings serve as
inspiration for later
generations
• More latitude for artisans
of dress design, jewelry,
household objects, etc.
V I S UAL ARTS
• Unsurpassed in ability
to create jewelry,
boxes, vases, and
furniture
• Use of gold, copper,
bronze, clay and wood
• Work enhanced with
precious and semiprecious stones
V I S UAL ARTS
• Furniture carved and
inlaid with ivory, gold,
or silver
H I E R O G LYPH I C S
• Formal writing system
used by ancient Egyptians
• Combined iconographic
and alphabetic elements
Phonograms: Alphabetic
characters representing
sounds
Ideograms: Iconographic
characters representing
words
TOMB PAINTINGS
• There are is a very large amount of SYMBOLISM and
ICONOGRAPHY involved in the tomb paintings.
• The basic ideas can be found at these sites:
• http://www.historyforkids.net/egyptian-painting.html
• http://www.historyforkids.net/ancient-egyptia-art.html
Symbolism
For Your Quiz
• You must know the project instructions
• You must be able to locate Egypt on a map of the world
• You are responsible for the information in this slide show
For Your Project
• You must bring in at least three printed coloring book
images that you will use in your tomb painting
• Each one of these must be a symbol of which you know
the meaning
• http://www.ancient-symbols.com/ancient_egyptian_symbols.html