In my response I will argue that different cultures and time periods often share similar interests, techniques, ideas, styles, and aesthetics. I will point out several specific examples found within the ancient civilizations of Ancient Egypt, Ancient Mesopotamia, and the Ancient Aegean world. I will give specific examples regarding temples, structures, and artwork in general. A common theme in art history is the idea that many different cultures and civilizations created lots of artwork involving the kings and deities they worship. For example, Ancient Egyptian King Narmer was represented as a bull destroying the walls of his foes on the Palette of Narmer, created in Early Dynastic Egypt around 2950 BCE. Similarly, the Acadians that settled
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For example, many of the civilizations we’ve reviewed employ the hierarchical scale, which is a manner to proportion the figures in their artwork based on their respective proportions. The Palette of King Narmer used the hierarchical scale, as you’ll notice that King Narmer is much larger than the other figures on the artwork. Mesopotamian artwork also commonly used hierarchical scale. The depiction of the Victory Stele of Naram-Sim (created around 2254-2218 BCE) also employs the hierarchical scale, as Naram-Sim is shown as much larger than the other humans depicted on the stele. Also, Naram-Sim is closest to the multiple suns at the top of the stele. These suns are believed to symbolize gods that bestowed Naram-Sim the power to defeat his enemies. It’s not just the Mesopotamians and the Ancient Egyptians who shared similar art styles. Like Ancient Egyptian art, the Ancient Aegean world commonly depicted men using a dark red paint, and women with a pale paint. A prolific example of this art style is the Bull-leaping motif (c. 1550 – 1450 BCE) found in the archeological site of Knossos. The painting shows a man leaping over a large bull that’s seemingly lunging itself. There are three human figures shown in the painting, two women who possess a nearly white skin tone, and a man who possess a much darker skin tone. An example of Egyptian art portraying men and women with different skin-tones is the sculpture of Rahotep and Nofret which was created between 2575 and 2550 BCE. The male figure possess a light brown skin tone, where the face and feet of the woman figure is light grey. It’s not just sculptures and paintings that connect the styles of different civilizations. For example, there are some Ancient Egyptian and Mesopotamian structures that bear some similarities. In the modules, Dr. Riva Symko notes that the hypostyle hall in the Great
For example, many of the civilizations we’ve reviewed employ the hierarchical scale, which is a manner to proportion the figures in their artwork based on their respective proportions. The Palette of King Narmer used the hierarchical scale, as you’ll notice that King Narmer is much larger than the other figures on the artwork. Mesopotamian artwork also commonly used hierarchical scale. The depiction of the Victory Stele of Naram-Sim (created around 2254-2218 BCE) also employs the hierarchical scale, as Naram-Sim is shown as much larger than the other humans depicted on the stele. Also, Naram-Sim is closest to the multiple suns at the top of the stele. These suns are believed to symbolize gods that bestowed Naram-Sim the power to defeat his enemies. It’s not just the Mesopotamians and the Ancient Egyptians who shared similar art styles. Like Ancient Egyptian art, the Ancient Aegean world commonly depicted men using a dark red paint, and women with a pale paint. A prolific example of this art style is the Bull-leaping motif (c. 1550 – 1450 BCE) found in the archeological site of Knossos. The painting shows a man leaping over a large bull that’s seemingly lunging itself. There are three human figures shown in the painting, two women who possess a nearly white skin tone, and a man who possess a much darker skin tone. An example of Egyptian art portraying men and women with different skin-tones is the sculpture of Rahotep and Nofret which was created between 2575 and 2550 BCE. The male figure possess a light brown skin tone, where the face and feet of the woman figure is light grey. It’s not just sculptures and paintings that connect the styles of different civilizations. For example, there are some Ancient Egyptian and Mesopotamian structures that bear some similarities. In the modules, Dr. Riva Symko notes that the hypostyle hall in the Great