ANCIENT ART

(EGYPTIAN ART)
What is ancient Egyptian art?

Ancient Egyptian art is the painting,

sculpture, and architecture
produced by the civilization in the
Nile Valley from 5000 BCE to 300
CE. Ancient Egyptian art reached
considerable sophistication in
painting and sculpture , and was both
highly stylized and symbolic.
What is Egyptian art form? 

Ancient Egyptian art includes painting, sculpture,

architecture, and other forms of art, such as drawings
on papyrus, created between 3000 BCE and 100 AD.
Most of this art was highly stylized and symbolic
What is Egyptian art mostly based on?
Ancient Egyptian art reached considerable sophistication
in painting and sculpture, and was both highly stylized
and symbolic. Much of the surviving art comes
from tombs and monuments; hence, the emphasis on life
after death and the preservation of knowledge of the past.
How does Egyptian art reflect its culture?

Egyptian art reflected an idealized world and

ignored any part of the world that did not fit
the ideal. Egyptian art also incorporated certain
fictions in order to express a larger truth. For
example, Egyptian temple art always showed
the king presiding over rituals.
How did Egyptian art influence our world today?

Answer and Explanation: The Egyptians'

greatest impact on modern art was part of a
style called Art Deco. This modern art,
architecture, and design movement featured
clean, simple, symmetrical, streamlined looks
with ornamentation.
What influenced the Egyptian art?

Egyptian art was influenced by

several factors, including the Nile
River, the two kingdoms (the
Upper in the south and the Lower
in the north), agriculture and
hunting, animals, the heavens, the
pharaohs and gods, and religious
beliefs.
Why is Egyptian art functional?

Egyptian art was always first and foremost

functional. No matter how beautifully a statue
may have been crafted, its purpose was to serve
as a home for a spirit or a god. An amulet would
have been designed to be attractive but aesthetic
beauty was not the driving force in its creation,
protection was.
SAMPLE FAMOUS EGYPTIAN
ARTWORKS
Nefertiti Bust by
Thutmose
Narmer Palette
Great Sphinx of
Giza
Tutankhamun’s
mask
Khufu Statuette
Younger
Memnon
What is the best known
sculpture of Egyptian art?

The pair statue of King

Menkaura and queen is
one of the most famous
Egyptian sculptures in the
world.
Interesting Facts about Ancient Egyptian Art

They mostly used the colors blue, black, red,

green, and gold in their paintings. A lot of
Egyptian art depicted the pharaohs. This was
often in a religious sense as the pharaohs were
considered gods.