Egyptian Art Research Paper

Each and every culture has their own unique characteristics. Whether it be a customary tradition or a certain religion, each culture captures their individuality in the form of art. Through art, cultures reflect many traditional traits such as religion, pride, history, power, and beauty. Ancient Egyptians left us with a very unique forms of art. In their culture, artists used symbols and images to express very mysterious and simply remarkable times in Egyptian history. They also used art in the form of sculptures, monuments, architecture, and paintings. Ancient Egyptian art tells us a lot about their culture. Through art, they express not only their history, agriculture and technology, but their beauty, uniqueness, and even their mysteries. Specifically, masterpieces such as the Pyramids of Giza, the Rosetta stone, and Funerary Stele of Amenemhat I each tell us something different about the ancient Egyptian culture. When you think of ancient Egypt, more than likely one of the first things to come to mind are the pyramids. The Pyramids of Giza, one of the Seven Wonders of the World, …show more content…
This stele, made of painted limestone, displays a table full of food being watched by a young woman as the well-dressed and jeweled family sits on a lion-legged bench grasping each other’s arms. There are hieroglyphics above the scene which sanction their prayers and remorse for their loss to the god Osiris. This tells a lot about the traditional aspect of the ancient Egyptian culture. This, alonf with many other great paintings, help reflect how life was day-to-day is Egypt. The textbook states, “Tomb art reveals much about domestic life in the Middle Kingdom. Wall paintings, reliefs, and small models of houses and farm buildings – complete with figurines of workers and animals—reproduce everyday scenes” (Stokstad, 65). Without pieces like this, we would not be able to see clearly how ancient Egyptians