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12 Cards in this Set
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What are the Key Concepts of Egyptian Art?
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1. Emphasis on powerful individuals & afterlife
2. principle medium = stone 3. object convey strength, power, permanence 4. Art reflects hierarchical society 5. formal, unchanging, follow strict canon for human form 6. Composite view of figure |
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Name all three of The Great Pyramids
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Khufu (the oldest & largest), Khafre (with Great Sphinx), Menkaure
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What are the Key Concepts of Egyptian Culture?
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1. Hierarchical society
2. Pharaoh 3. Obsessed with the afterlife (necropolis, mumification, Ka) |
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Identify the following work of art: The Great Pyramids of Giza
(Location, Medium, Culture/Style, Bracket Dates) |
Gizeh, Egypt, Architecture, Old Kingdom Egypt, 2550 - 2140 BC
(Burialgrounds inside, structures showed strength, power, permanence) |
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Identify the following work of art: Temple of Ramses II, Abu Simbel
(Location, Medium, Culture/Style, Bracket Dates) |
Egypt, Architecture, New Kingdom Egypt, 1550 - 710 BC
(Ramses shown in same position as seen for thous. of yrs., links him to previous great pharaohs, promotes sense of power) |
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Identify the following work of art: Palette of King Narmer
(Medium, Culture/Style, Bracket Dates) |
Relief sculpture (with registers), Predynastic Egypt, 3500 - 2920 BC
(complex narrative, composite view from canon, depicts unification of upper & lower Egypt, functional object for putting on eye make-up) |
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What are the bracket dates for Predynastic Egypt?
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3500 - 2920 BC
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What are the bracket dates for Old Kingdom Egypt?
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2550 - 2140 BC
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What are the bracket dates for New Kingdom Egypt?
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1550 - 710 BC
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Identify the following work of art: Khafre
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Sculpture (closed-style), Old Kingdom Egypt, 2550 - 2140 BC
(Idealized, canon for 3-D Pharaoh, Hawk symbolizes power) |
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Identify the following work of art: Fowling Scene
(Medium, Culture/Style, Bracket Dates) |
Fresco, New Kingdom Egypt, 1550 - 710 BC
(fresco secco - dry fresco, animals naturalistic, figures sized according to rank) |
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Identify the following work of art: Last Judgement of Hu-Nefer
(Medium, Culture/Style, Bracket Dates) |
Papyrus scroll, New Kingdom Egypt, 1550 - 710 BC
(continuous narrative, formal, Hu-Nefer's heart judged, ultimately awarded eternal life) |
