Art of ancient Egypt

more specifically, Sumer, sparked the beginning of narrative art as a pictorial convention in the ancient world. A spark that has carried on into another society, Ancient Egypt, which has since then been a hot spot of art artifacts. There are many parallels and differences that can be drawn between the artifacts of each society, such as the Standard of Ur and the Palette of King Narmer. One of the most significant turning points in art history is the discovery of the Standard of Ur found in the…

Seated Statue of Hatshepsut located in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, was created during 1473-1458 B.C. The original location is Thebes, Egypt at Deir el-Bahri, and the original subject matter was created to honor the Egyptian female pharaoh Hatshepsut. This study will analyze the historical importance of the subject depicted, this piece will have its form thoroughly analyzed, show how it represents the culture of the Ancient Egyptian art historical period, and be compared to another work of…

Art has always been an intricate aspect of the modern world we live in today. Art, according to Merriam-Webster is defined as "paintings, sculptures and drawings created to be beautiful or to represent expressed feelings or ideas". History is revealed everyday throughout the world of art and meanings behind them. Ancient Egyptian history has always been a fascination for many people. Egypt holds a great amount of importance within Art history. To most, when you hear of Ancient Egypt, you think…

Art has been a prevalent feature of societies since ancient times. Over the centuries, art has been used for several purposes. It has been seen as a means of decoration, used to honor the dead and sometimes created to represent religious figures. Another popular use of art is military propaganda. Time immemorial, powerful leaders have found art to be an effective way to communicate their military superiority, as observed in the carvings of the Narmer’s palette and stele of Naram Sin. The…

Giza is one of the seven wonders of the ancient world. This magnificent construction is the only one of the Seven Wonders of the World that still remains standing. The great pyramid of Giza is an astonishing work of art that impresses and baffles modern engineers and mathematician at the same time. Most of the Egyptian works such as their writings, funerary texts, pyramids and monuments are regarded as beautiful artifacts today, the practice of Egyptian art served as a religious gift to gain the…

Human Nature The oldest recorded civilization that we know of so far has to begin with ancient civilizations, Egypt and Mesopotamia. The approximate record of their once rising and thriving civilization has been dated back to 3500 B.C. which was known as the Paleolithic Age (Perry, 2014, P. 5). This would be when the birth of human habits, beliefs, and the start of evolving as one to today’s humans compared to thousands of years ago. During these times before 0 B.C., is when things started…

Was Ancient Egypt a civilization? Ancient Egypt was a civilization because they followed almost to all of the seven indicators. Some of the indicators that they followed was Government, Religion, Skills and Jobs, Social Classes, and cities. First, Government was the building blocks for the ancient egyptians, the different places in government also held your social class. In the Ancient Egypt times, the Pharaoh was the head of the government and religion, but the Pharaoh could not run the…

Khafre became the fourth Pharaoh of Ancient Egypt after the death of his older brother Djedefre. Some people have come up with multiple reasons for the cause of Djedefre 's death and one of the most common ones is that Khafre himself may have murdered his own brother in order to take over the throne. Khafre was the son of Khufu, the second Pharaoh of the Fourth Dynasty of Ancient Egypt. He had two wives, out of which one may have been his half sister, and a total of ten children. Khafre died in…

the most highly artistic, complex, and beautiful pieces of art crafted by the ancient Egyptians. Tutankhamun, or better known as “King Tut”, reigned from 1332-1323 BC. His name translates to “The living image of Aten.” He was considered to be an atrocious ruler, even at nine years old, unlike his father before him. Under his ruling, he made many changes to Egypt that were unpopular with the people. Tut made complete religious changes to Egypt primarily, as he forced the people to follow…

wellbeing of citizens. One of the earliest Pharaohs, Menes, is accredited as the founder of the first dynasty and uniting Upper and Lower Egypt. He is widely believed to actually most likely be the pharoah Narmer. The land of Egypt was divided into 42 Nomes, each ruled by a Noble governor whom was appointed directly by the pharaoh. The law and justice system of Egypt was based on a common sense of right and wrong, otherwise known as the concept of Ma’at. The successor of the Pharaoh was usually…