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Painting and the Tomb of Nebamun. Examine materials and methods of painting in the New Kingdom. Compare the style to the earlier Egyptian conventions. The tomb of Sennefer, c. 1410 BCE (time of Amenhotep II).
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Painting and the Tomb of Nebamun • Examine materials and methods of painting in the New Kingdom. Compare the style to the earlier Egyptian conventions.
Fowling scene from the tomb of Nebamun (Thebes, Egypt), c.1400-1350 BCE, fresco on dry plaster
concept of the afterlife/ figures in proportion to rank/ function of the boat in Egyptian life/ naturalistic depiction of birds/ dry fresco technique/ flat, linear style
Musicians and dancers from the tomb of Nebamun (Thebes), c. 1400-1350 BCErare attempt at a frontal pose
Akhenaton, from the temple of Amen-Re (Karnak), c. 1353-1335 BCE, sandstone
Akhenaton and Nefertiti/ cult of Aton/ curvilinear lines and increased naturalistic rendering/ image of androgynous “spiritual beauty,” the Amarna style
Akhenaton sacrificing a duck ca. 1,353-1,335 B.C.E. limestone 9 5/8 in. high
Thutmose. Nefertiti, from Tell el-Amarna, c. 1353-1335 BCE, painted limestone
Stele from a house shrine depicting Akhenaten and Nefertiti with three of their daughters beneath the sun of Aten (Tell el-Amarna), c. 1345 BCE, limestone
Smenkhkare and Meritaten, from Tell el-Amarna (Egypt), c. 1335 BCE, painted limestone relief
Left: Head of colossal statue of Akhenaton (Karnak), c. 1350 BCE, sandstoneCenter: Tiye (Gurob) c. 1353-1335 BCE, woodRight: Female torso, c. 1345 BCE, quartzite
King Tut • Compare the different images of the Pharaohs Akhenaton and Tutankhamen. How do you account for these differences? • Why does the art revert back to the earlier conventions?
Death mask of Tutankhamen, from the innermost coffin in his tomb (Thebes), c. 1323 BCE, gold with inlay of semiprecious stonesLord Carnarvon and Howard Carter
Innermost coffin of Tutankhamen (Thebes), c. 1323 BCE, gold with inlay of enamel and semiprecious stonescrook and flail/ soft, serene expression/ nemes/ uraeus
Tutankhamun’s Golden Throne, c. 1335 BCE, wood, gold, silver, glass, faience and semiprecious stones
Wedjat Eye of Tutankhamen from Thebes, Egypt ca. 1,333-1,323 B.C.E. gold and precious stones 2 in. wide
Canopic Coffinettes • Jars placed next to the sarcaphogus • The four sons of Horus • Canopic coffinetes from Tut’s tomb • Imsety: liver • Duamutef: stomach and upper intestines • Hapy: lungs • Qebehsenuef: lower intestines
The coffins and mummy http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-MQ5dL9cQX0
Last Judgment of Hu-Nefer (Thebes), c. 1290-1280 BCE, painted papyrus scroll
Book of the Dead/ Hall of Judgment/ papyrus scrolls/ Maat/ Anubis/ Ammit/ Thoth