The Egyptians were significantly productive; they were achieving difficult architectural accomplishments of massive scale. This era was the reign of Hatshepsut, perfectly memorialized in the famous sculpture The Large Kneeling Statue of Hatshepsut, dated about c. 1473-1458 BC, the 18th Dynasty in Deir el-Bahri. This three-dimensional artwork was made entirely of red granite and has a height of 8’ 6’’ (2.59 m). In the following paper I will describe the artwork, analyze its concept, purpose, and the techniques used. To emphasize what I saw and how I felt about the artwork. Hatshepsut is the first recorded female pharaoh in all of time and she makes one have a sense of belief that women have always been as powerful as men like women are portrayed today. When observing Hatshepsut’s face,
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For this weighty, stunning piece of art to be produced in such a time period it really makes the viewer wonder how it was created. Because during Hatshepsut’s period technology was almost inexistent, they had to use brute strength and primitive tools to build art that would be hard to build today. However, It can be seen that this piece was carved from a block because there is no space in between the legs and the block on the bottom, but making something like this takes tremendous amount of time and effort. The fact that the lips and nose were made very realistic, it gives the viewer a sense of how much time and care went into this piece many years ago. I believe the purpose of this statue is probably to show Hatshepsut greatness as a female king. With the headdress, the false beard, male clothing and the hieratic scale of this statue we can tell that she was depicted in this way for a reason; to show how important she was in her kingdom and that she should not be considered less just because she was
For this weighty, stunning piece of art to be produced in such a time period it really makes the viewer wonder how it was created. Because during Hatshepsut’s period technology was almost inexistent, they had to use brute strength and primitive tools to build art that would be hard to build today. However, It can be seen that this piece was carved from a block because there is no space in between the legs and the block on the bottom, but making something like this takes tremendous amount of time and effort. The fact that the lips and nose were made very realistic, it gives the viewer a sense of how much time and care went into this piece many years ago. I believe the purpose of this statue is probably to show Hatshepsut greatness as a female king. With the headdress, the false beard, male clothing and the hieratic scale of this statue we can tell that she was depicted in this way for a reason; to show how important she was in her kingdom and that she should not be considered less just because she was