The Fayum portraits are panel paintings that were found in the Fayum oasis in Egypt. The style of this paintings date back to the Hellenistic Period 50BCE-250CE which is the Greek art period. These portraits were attached to mummies to cover the person’s face for burial (Encyclopedia of Art and Classical Antiquates). Fayum portraits illustrated a multicultural society of Roman Egypt. Those paintings were made by using pigments mixed with beeswax and various other ingredients like eggs, resin, and linseed oil to give the effect of an oil painting (metsmuseum.org). Some paintings used a method called tempera where they used pigments with water and egg yolk. This method was usually used on wood panels which started in Europe. The Fayum portraits was a blending of culture which had cultural influence of Roman Egypt and the iconic aesthetics pieces of the Egyptian religion and symbolism of a diffused culture.
Fayum mummy portraits represented the culture of Roman Egypt. The style of these portraits had an influence to the Greco-Roman painting but were created for Egyptian purposes (metmuseum). The reason why the Roman Empire conquered Egypt is for the economic benefits of growing food for their essential need. They also traded with countries surrounding like Africa and the …show more content…
The process of mummification was to treat the body an keep it lifelike where they wrapped it in strings of linin (Ancient Egypt.co.uk). The Ancient Egyptians believed that the person’s soul splits in various parts which will then continue to live in an eternal life (neferchichi). It was a method of embaling a person’s body after death (science.howstuffworks.com). They also removed internal organs and covered the body with salt for 40 days to moisturize and illuminate. They rubbed oils and plant resins on the body with thick layer of glue and strapped with linen to create a
Fayum mummy portraits represented the culture of Roman Egypt. The style of these portraits had an influence to the Greco-Roman painting but were created for Egyptian purposes (metmuseum). The reason why the Roman Empire conquered Egypt is for the economic benefits of growing food for their essential need. They also traded with countries surrounding like Africa and the …show more content…
The process of mummification was to treat the body an keep it lifelike where they wrapped it in strings of linin (Ancient Egypt.co.uk). The Ancient Egyptians believed that the person’s soul splits in various parts which will then continue to live in an eternal life (neferchichi). It was a method of embaling a person’s body after death (science.howstuffworks.com). They also removed internal organs and covered the body with salt for 40 days to moisturize and illuminate. They rubbed oils and plant resins on the body with thick layer of glue and strapped with linen to create a