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Women, Family Roles, and Artistic Conventions

Women, Family Roles, and Artistic Conventions. Hatshepsut: Does this ancient Queen represent more continuity or more change in a society heavily steeped in tradition?. Task 1: Read Pages 77-79 in the text under the subheadings “Family,” “The Role of Women,” and “The Role of Men” and make notes.

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Women, Family Roles, and Artistic Conventions

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  1. Women, Family Roles, and Artistic Conventions Hatshepsut: Does this ancient Queen represent more continuity or more change in a society heavily steeped in tradition?

  2. Task 1: Read Pages 77-79 in the text under the subheadings “Family,” “The Role of Women,” and “The Role of Men” and make notes.

  3. Continuity in Egyptian Art Conservatism (preserved tradition- like family occupations-NO innovation) Religious Purpose (not realism) Pharaoh as chief subject and patron Statue of King Mankaure and His Queen StudyBlue. “Introduction to the Arts.” Last modified 2013. http://www.studyblue.com/notes/note/n/introduction-to-the-arts-midterm/deck/2416850

  4. Statues A Scribe and his Wife • Look straight ahead • No activity (rigid) • Show no emotion (for majesty) Gold Statue of Amun Brooklyn Museum. Last modified 2003. http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/exhibitions/egypt_reborn/#

  5. Relief and Painting • Show character of the deceased to the gods, what they hope to do in the afterlife • Precision over perspective (viewer can see the contents and ladle in a pot or a bowl) Tomb Painting from the Tomb of a Man Named Menna Unknown. “Egyptian Afterlife.” Last modified 2009. http://www.crystalinks.com/egyptafterlife.html

  6. The Wilbur Plaque: Possibly Akhenaton and Nefertiti? Brooklyn Museum. Last Date Modified 2003. http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/exhibitions/egypt_reborn/# Profile: -Head -Side view with eye and eyebrow -eye never looks straight ahead Colour -Men (red) depicts their outdoor life -Women (yellow) shows they are indoors and protected

  7. Stance: -Hips shown with ¾ turn -chest and shoulders full width -both feet, legs, arms, and hands showing Scale: -Size shows status -Central figure much larger -men larger than wives -Wives and kids often crouch below hugging calves Statue of Nykara and His Family Brooklyn Museum. Last Date Modified 2003. http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/exhibitions/egypt_reborn/#

  8. Hatshepsut • Egypt a notoriously conservative and tradition bound society • This conservatism promoted a stable society that lasted 3 thousand years and change, when it did come, was slow and cautious • How would the Egyptians react to a female pharaoh? Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el-Bahri Statue of Hatshepsut King Tut One. Last Date Modified, 2005. http://www.kingtutone.com/queens/hatshepsut/

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