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Pallette of King Narmer (Front), From Hierakonpolis. ca. 3150-3125 BCE
     -King Narmer wears the White Crown of Upper Egypt
     -King Raising his Mace/ Emblem of Kingship
      -Composite View/ Hallmark of Egyptian 2D Art
Frontal View: Eye, sho...

Pallette of King Narmer (Front), From Hierakonpolis. ca. 3150-3125 BCE


-King Narmer wears the White Crown of Upper Egypt


-King Raising his Mace/ Emblem of Kingship


-Composite View/ Hallmark of Egyptian 2D Art


Frontal View: Eye, shoulders, arms


Profile View: Head, legs


-Hieratic scale, bull tail, heads of cows

Pallette of King Narmer (Back), From Hierakonpolis. ca. 3150-3125 BCE


-King Narmer wears the Red Crown of Lower Egypt


-Twisted Animal Necks


-Bull Trampling People

Imhotep. Step pyramid and funerary complex of King Djoser, Saqqara. 3rd Dynasty. ca. 2681-2662 BCE


Old Kingdom


- First Known Major Funerary Complex


-Started as a Mastaba


-Imitates design of palace, palace-perishable material


Funerary complex-stone


-Columns imitate: papyrus stems, reed bundles, capitals resemble Blossoms

The pyramids of Menkaure, ca. 2533-2515 BCE, Khafra, ca. 2570-2544 BCE and Khufu, ca. 2601-2528 BCE, Giza


Khufu - Largest, Oldest


Khafra- Middle, Middle


Menkaure- Smallest, Newest

Khafra, from Giza. ca. 2500 BCE


-Upright Rigid Pose


-Frontal, Compact, Solid, Block-like


-Expresses: Strength, permanence


Muscle = Power


Ageless= Eternal

Menkaure and his Wife, Queen Khamererenbty II, from Giza. Ca. 2115 BCE


- Menkaure Wears Royal Dress- Kilt, Nemes Headdress, False Beard


-Athletic


-Typical Balanced Pose


Other qualities similar to Khafra

Relief Panel of Hesy-ra, from Saqqara. ca. 2660 BCE


-Composite View


-Stance of Royal/Elite


-1st Ideal Image of Elite Male


-Youthful. Physically Fit. Ageless

Grid showing proportional guidelines for relief panel of Hesy-ra


The Canon


- Body proportions are consistent, suggests set of guidelines- canon -set rules


-Began 5th Dynasty

Seated Scribe, from Saqqara. ca. 2400 BCE


-2nd Ideal Image of Elite Males


- Maturity- Sign of Age, Rolls, Slack Muscles, Sagging Jaw


- Rigid


-Upright


- Frontal

Senwosret III. ca. 1850 BCE


-Middle Kingdom


-Facial Expressions more naturalistic


-Reflect stress


-Weight of Responsibilities


-Emotionally Drained


-Eyelids Droop and bags under eyes

Lady Sennuwy, ca. 1920 BCE


-Proportions Also Change


-Narrower Shoulders and Waist


-Slimmer Limbs

Temple of Hatshepsut, Deir el-Bahri. ca. 1478-1458 BCE


-New Kingdom


-Change in Burial Practices

Kneeling Figure of King Hatshepsut, from Deir el-Bahri. ca. 1473-1458 BCE


- Female King


-Wears King's Dress, No breasts

Reconstruction drawing of Temple of Amun-Ra, Karnak, Thebes

Seti I's Campaigns, Temple of Amun-Ra, Karnak, Thebes (Exterior wall, north side of hypostyle hall). ca. 1280 BCE


-Sunken Relief

Temple of Ramesses II, Abu Simbel. 19th Dynasty. ca. 1279-1213 BCE

Akhenaten, from Karnak, Thebes. 1353-1335 BCE


- The Amarna Style

Akhenaten and His Family. ca. 1355 BCE


-Amarna Style


- Naturalistic, not only for kings, intimate scene

Queen Nefertiti. ca. 1348-1336/35 BCE

Cover of the coffin of Tutankhamun. 18th Dynasty