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Appreciation
Ms. Rose Anne Joy R. Cabico
Instructor
Unit II: Western Art History
Example
The Fertile Ribbon
◦ starts from the banks of the Nile River,
which flows North to Africa and ventures
into the Mediterranean
Egyptian Art
◦ early Egyptians recognized the integral
role of the Nile River to their daily lives
◦ Nile River - believed to be worshipped as
a god
◦ can be divided into three periods:
1. Old
2. Middle
Egyptian Art
3. New Kingdom
◦ art should be something religious and
spiritual
1. Old Kingdom
◦ religion was bound to the afterlife
◦ erection of tombs - were not just for keeping the
dead bodies of important people, the pharaohs;
they also served as shelter for the next journey,
Egyptian Art
which is the afterlife
◦ tombs were decorated with everyday objects that
would reflect day-to-day activities as if the
afterlife is a mere continuation of what
transpired on earth
◦ Narmer Palette - one of the cosmetic palettes
found in Egypt
◦ utilized and applied dark colors around King
Example Narmer’s eyes
◦ symbol that commemorates the unification of
Upper and Lower Egypt
◦ Hathor - a god whom symbolizes love and joy
◦ Narmer Palette
Example
◦ permanence was important because these
sculptures would serve as the house of the
ka or soul once the remains of the mummy
disintegrate
3. Middle Kingdom
◦ a shift in the political hierarchy
◦ emergence of powerful groups of landlords that
threatened the authority and rule of the pharaoh
◦ art has taken a back seat
◦ had some references from the Old Kingdom
◦ freely drawn portrait sculptures and fresco paintings
◦ Hyksos - Asiatic Tribe which introduced Bronze Age
weapons and horses to the Egyptians
4. New Kingdom
◦ mortuary temples - carved out of living
rocks; served not only a sanctuary for the
dead but also a place of worship for the
living
◦ more advanced and powerful civilization
Amarna Revolution
◦ led by King Akhenaton and Queen Nefertiti
◦ moved the capital to Tel El-Amarna
◦ King Amenhotep - wanted to revolutionize the arts
and religion and late on changed his name to
Akhenaton which came from Aton - sun god
◦ monotheistic
◦ most sculptures had curving lines and full-bodied
forms
◦ emphasis to life-like features of the face like an
elongated jaw and thick-lidded eyes
Example
◦ Queen Nefertiti
Tomb of Tutankhamen
◦ one of the greatest dicoveries from the Egyptian
civilization
◦ became king at a very young age and died at the
age of eighteen
◦ Howard Carter - discovered his tomb in 1922
◦ found gold artworks; the coffin was made out of
solid gold, the body was covered in linen and a
gold mask covered his face
Example
◦ King Tutankhamen