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Egyptian Art

Egyptian Art. 3000 B.C. – 1000 B.C. Egypt is said to have the 1 st great art style 3 purposes for art Art for the home Art for the gods Art for the dead. There were strict rules the artists had to follow. Paintings had to have Side view of the feet Front view of the shoulders

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Egyptian Art

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  1. Egyptian Art

  2. 3000 B.C. – 1000 B.C. • Egypt is said to have the 1st great art style • 3 purposes for art • Art for the home • Art for the gods • Art for the dead

  3. There were strict rules the artists had to follow

  4. Paintings had to have • Side view of the feet • Front view of the shoulders • Side view of the head • Front view of one eye

  5. Their gods were the combination of animal forms and human forms. • This shows the god Annubis with the head of a jackal mummifying the king

  6. Annubis is weighing the heart of the dead • Larger figures were considered more important than smaller figures

  7. They used a grid to exactly measure the size of the figures

  8. Painting was often narrative which means it told a story. This painting shows a cow being slaughtered and then taken to the king to be eaten.

  9. This painting shows the king doing a little hunting while in his boat. His queen and his servant are with him

  10. Ankh • This is an Egyptian symbol that means life. • You would find it in many paintings

  11. Egyptian sculpture also had many rules. • No emotion • Block like • Fists clinched • Basic positions like sitting or standing • Web of stone between legs and between arms and body • Left foot forward

  12. The king and his queen

  13. King Thutmose the III

  14. King Tutankhamen (Tut) • The boy king

  15. He came into power when he was 8 or 9 and died 10 years later. His death was caused by a blow to the head.

  16. The bodies of the kings were mummified The organs were placed in jars The brain was taken out through the nose with a long hook The body was dried in salt Then soaked in oils Wrapped in mummy cloth Coated with wax Face painted on it

  17. The body was then placed in a stone box called a sarcophagus

  18. The Egyptians had a strong belief in the afterlife • They called their soul ka • They built an entire city for the dead called a necropolis • The dead enjoyed life just like they did in their earthly life

  19. Egyptian ArchitectureThe evolution of the pyramid mastaba Step pyramid Bent Pyramid

  20. Step Pyramid Designed by Imhotep, the first known architect/artist

  21. The great Pyramid of Cheops • 775 ft. in length • 450 ft. high • Covered 13 acres • Over 2,000,000 stones • Each stone weighing 21/2 tons

  22. The Sphinx

  23. With the body of a lion

  24. And the head of King Chefron

  25. The Great Pyramid at Cheops

  26. When they got tired of their tombs being robbed, they built their tombs by carving into the sides of cliffs

  27. The front of a necropolis

  28. The Great Temple

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