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Ancient Egypt

Learn about Akhenaten's reign in ancient Egypt and his artistic influence, including the stunning bust of Queen Nefertiti and the shift to sunken relief sculptures. Explore Tutankhamun's return to tradition and the mystery of his untouched tomb.

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Ancient Egypt

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  1. Chapter 3 Ancient Egypt

  2. UNIFICATION OF EGYPT Stokstad, p. ?

  3. Flashcard 3-2 Palette of King Narmer Hierarchy of Scale Composite View (or Twisted Perspective) Gardner’s 12th ed., p. 58 www.music.eku.edu/.../examples/narmer.html www.thepharaohs.net/pharaohs/Menes.cfm http://mil.ccc.cccd.edu/classes/art100/module3.htm

  4. OLD KINGDOM

  5. Flashcard 3-8 Great pyramids of Gizeh, Egypt (Menkaura, Khafre, Khufu), faculty.evansville.edu/.../sum04/art105-12.html

  6. Flashcard Canon of proportions 3-13 Menkaure and his Queen Khamerernebty (?), sculpture Left leg longer

  7. Flashcard 3-14 Seated Scribe

  8. NEW KINGDOM

  9. Khan Academy Mummification Process Video (3 min.) https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/ancient-art-civilizations/egypt-art/ptolemaic/v/the-mummification-process

  10. http://mil.ccc.cccd.edu/classes/art100/module4.htm www.sandrashaw.com/AH1L24.htm

  11. Flashcard 3-21 Mortuary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut faculty.evansville.edu/.../sum04/art105-12.html Colonnades Chamfered pillars

  12. CLERESTORY Flashcard 3-27 Model of hypostyle hall, temple of Amen-Re 3-26 Hypostyle hall, temple of Amen-Re www.arttreasuresofegypt.com/ArchitectureExamp...

  13. AKHENATONAND THEAMARNA PERIOD

  14. Amenhotep IV was surely the most unusual ruler in the history of ancient Egypt. During his 17 year reign, he radically transformed the political, spiritual, and cultural life of the country. He founded a new religion honoring a single supreme god, the life-giving sun deity Aten (sun’s disk), and he changed his own name to Akhenaten meaning “one who is effective on behalf of the Aten”.

  15. Akhenaten abandoned Thebes, and created a new capital for Egypt calling it Akhetaten (“horizon of the Aten”), modern name Tell el- Amarna. How did Akhenaten change royal artistic conventions? – Think about the sunken relief Akhenaten and His Family

  16. 3-31 THUTMOSE, Queen Nefertiti sculpture

  17. The name Nefertiti means “the beautiful one has come”. Remember, Nefertiti is Akhenaton’s influential wife. Artist: Thutmose This sculpture was found in 1912, along with drawings and other items related to commissions for the royal family (patron). Function: It may have served as a model for full-length sculptures or paintings of the queen.

  18. DT: The proportions of Nefertiti’s refined, regular features, long neck, and heavy-lidded eyes appear almost too ideal to be human, but are eerily consistent with standards of beauty in our own culture. Part of the appeal of this portrait bust, aside from its stunning beauty, may be the artist’s dramatic use of color.

  19. Khan Academy video on Bust of Nefertiti ( Class Quiz https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/ancient-art-civilizations/egypt-art

  20. With a partner, discuss what the context of the head of Nefertiti.

  21. UNDULATING LINES CURVILINEAR Flashcard 3-35 Akhenatom, Nefertiti, and three daughters Gardner’s 12th ed., p. 79

  22. Egyptian relief sculptures often employed the sunken relief technique seen here. In ordinary reliefs, the background is carved back so that the figures project out from the finished surface. In sunken relief, the original flat surface of the stone is reserved as background, and the outlines of the figures are deeply incised, permitting the development of three- dimensional forms within them.

  23. Khan Academy Video (5 Min.) on Akhenaten and His Family Class Quiz https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/ancient-art-civilizations/egypt-art

  24. TUTANKHAMENAND THE POST-AMARNA PERIOD

  25. The return to tradition with Tutankhamun, • who was Akhenaton’s son by a minor wife, • is the most famous figure in the • Post- Amarna period. • Akhenaton’s new religion and revolutionary • art outlived him by only a few years. The • priesthood of Amun quickly regained its former • power, and Tutankhaten returned to • traditional religious beliefs, changing his name • to Tutankhamun – “Living Image of Amun”. And • moving the court back to Thebes.

  26. Tutankhamun was only about 8 or 9 years old • when he came to the throne in about 1332 B.C. • He ruled for a decade, and at the age of 19, • he died and was buried in the Valley of the Kings, • a remote canyon on the west bank of the Nile in • Thebes. Why there??? • He died from a young age from poor health and • serious injury. Buried with 2 special people. • Tut was heir to an immense realm that stretched • north almost to the Euphrates River and south to • the Fourth Cataract of the Nile.

  27. Unlike other royal tombs, King Tut’s tomb was found with riches, jewels, and treasures. Why was his tomb not robbed?

  28. Tutankhamun passed away with no heir. The next kings wiped his name from the archives, perhaps because of his association with the hated king Akhenaten. Little did they know that by erasing his existence from official records, they would be ensuring that his name would live forever…

  29. While all of the later tombs were robbed and their treasures scattered, Tutankhamun’s remained untouched, hidden safely beneath the sands. Who discovered the tomb??? Steve Martin Video… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgTPH5y1-ZI

  30. Let’s look at the souvenir book, I bought in 2002 at the King Tut exhibit.

  31. Flashcard

  32. 3-39Book of the Dead Flashcard faculty.cva.edu/Stout/Egyptian/Egyptian.html

  33. Last Judgment of Hunefer • Represents the final judgment of the deceased.

  34. Ancient Egypt Coffin… Book of the Dead (1 min.) https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/ancient-art-civilizations/egypt-art/ptolemaic/v/ancient-egyptian-coffin

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