Hi, how are you? Hope all is well. Wanted to see how you were doing and touch base with you. I am learning so much in my Art history class. The art I would like to discuss about is, Ancient Egyptian Art. These arts can be dated as early as 3000 BCE also known as the early Dynasty Period. Egypt was separated by two kingdoms, referring to the direction of water flow of the Nile River, from upstream to downstream. The south was Upper Egypt and the north was Lower Egypt. Egyptian used symbols in their art work, the White crown representing Upper Egypt (South) and the Red Crown representing Lower Egypt (North). Several crowns were used to represent each king on the time of their ruling era. The most interesting Pharaoh was Amenhotep IV ruling Egypt in 1353 until 1336 BCE. During the eighteenth …show more content…
He made up a new religion honoring one god, Aten. Aten was a life-giving sun disk and named the new capital city, Akhetaten. There were dramatic changes in artistic conventions from idealized to stylizations. If you were to see the colossal statue of Akhenaten, it is nothing compared to previous pharaohs. Previous pharaohs looked more idealized as opposed to Akhenaten. Akhenaten looked stylized. In Akhenaten and his family painted limestone, you can see Akhenaten, Nefertiti and their three daughters. They are sitting on their throne underneath the sun disk, Aten. They seem relaxed with their daughters having a good quality time. But their body features are not human like at all. Their heads are elongated, their limbs are long and their facial features are not natural like. At the end of Akhenaten ruling, his son Tutankhaten whom also changed his name to Tutankhmun changed everything back to traditional religious beliefs. Tutankhamun ruled Egypt from 1332 until 1322 BCE. He died young due to a serious injury. He was most likely missed from his people. His Tomb had valuable treasures. For example, jewelry, goods, furniture and golden
During the New Kingdom of Egypt (from 1552 through 1069 B.C.), there came a sweeping change in the religious structure of the ancient Egyptian civilization. "The Hymn to the Aten" was created by Amenhotep IV, who ruled from 1369 to 1353 B.C., and began a move toward a monotheist culture instead of the polytheist religion which Egypt had experienced for the many hundreds of years prior to the introduction of this new idea. There was much that was different from the old views in "The Hymn to the Aten", and it offered a new outlook on the Egyptian ways of life by providing a complete break with the traditions which Egypt held to with great respect. Yet at the same time, there were many commonalties between these new ideas and the old views of the Egyptian world. Although through the duration of his reign, Amenhotep IV introduced a great many changes to the Egyptian religion along with "The Hymn", none of these reforms outlived their creator, mostly due to the massive forces placed on his successor, Tutankhamen, to renounce these new reforms. However, the significance of Amenhotep IV, or Akhenaten as he later changed his name to, is found in "The Hymn". "The Hymn" itself can be looked at as a contradiction of ideas; it must be looked at in relation to both the Old Kingdom's belief of steadfast and static values, as well as in regards to the changes of the Middle Kingdom, which saw unprecedented expansionistic and individualistic oriented reforms. In this paper I plan to discuss the evolvement of Egyptian Religious Beliefs throughout the Old,
Aside from being a priest, the importance of Paankhenamun’s position was due to his association with the Amun, who was a significant god of Egyptian Thebes. Viewed as chief divinity, Amun was often equated with the famous god Zeus and he even had his own worshiping cult (Freedman, 322). Moreover, Amun was originally one of the eight gods of Hermopolis, known as the god of air. However, at the time of the New Kingdom, this ch...
The Ancient Egyptian sculpture, “Statue of Nykara and His Family”, was sculpted during the late fifth dynasty. The sculpture is a depiction of Nykara, his wife, Nubkau, and son, Ankhma-Re. The statue is in poor condition with pieces of limestone missing and chips on the three subject’s faces and bodies. The painted limestone shows the conventional colors for the male and female subjects. There is a clear discoloration among Nykara and his son’s bodies. The brownish red color they once were has eroded to a light yellowish color, which resembles the purposeful color of Nykara’s wife. The hieroglyphs on Nykara’s seat insinuate that the sculpture is meant to be viewed from the front view. This is also evident by the way the three subjects are facing forward in frontal view. There are hieroglyphs on both the chair and base of the statue near Nykara’s wife and son’s feet.
Egypt has had many rulers among the eras, men were the only ones to rule. Not until the great Hatshepsut came into power, shortly after the passing of her father the throne was given to her young brother, he was too young to rule so Hatshepsut married her half brother and proclaimed herself as pharaoh. She was a pharaoh for two decades, and during her reign she ordered multiple buildings of projects and art work of herself.
King Tut the12th king of the 18th egyptian dynasty, he had the power from 1361 b.c.e to 1352 b.c.e. During his reign powerful advisers restored the traditional egyptian religion which had been set to the side by his foreigner Akhenaten who had led the “Amama Revolution.” After his death at age 18 he went missing from history until the discovery of his tomb in 1922. King tut was a weak child who ached from a cleft palate and club foot.He began ruling at the age of 9 due to the death of his father at the age of 5.
In Ancient Egypt there were over 29 Kings and Pharaohs and over 5 Queens. Some of the most famous kings and queens were: Ramses II, Ramses III, King Tut, Cleopatra, and Nefertiti.
Akhenaten, or Amenhotep IV as he was first known, reigned during the prosperous golden age of Egypt’s 18th dynasty. He is generally associated with the neglecting the empire in order to pursue his dreams as a religious philosopher; letting the Egyptian border crumble, and ignoring their foreign colonies and provinces. Akhenaten was married to the most beautiful woman of ancient Egypt, who also happened to be his sister, Nefertiti. Delving into the reasons behind Akhenaten’s brief reform of Egyptian religion and art and the impact this had on Egypt’s golden age.
Egyptian art is infamous across the world - classified by the monumental pyramids, and the Sphinx. Although these are both valid forms of Egyptian art, they do not make up the entire artistic history of the country. On the contrary, perhaps the most replicated example of classic Egyptian art, from the Old Kingdom, can be found in their rendering of the human form. An interest in portraiture developed early in Egypt. (Gardner, 75) Whether painted on pottery, or cut into rock, the figures all had notably Egyptian characteristics. "The seated statue is one of only a very small number of basic formulaic types employed by the sculptors of the Old Kingdom." (Gardner, 75)
The figures, both seated and standing are depicted according to traditional Egyptian conventions. Nebamun is painted as the largest figure in the painting because he is the most significant . He is standing in perfect balance with a youthful, well proportioned and defined body. The artist has painted Nebamun in a way that emphasises what the Egyptians believed to be the most important parts of a man’s body. Teeter expands upon this.
King tut was the twelfth king of the eighteenth Egyptian dynasty, he reigned 1361-1352 B.C.E. King tut reign was relatively unimportant, but he was the most famous pharaoh, when his treasure-filled tomb was discovered in the early twentieth century, King tut was only eighteen when he died. King tut real name is Tutankhamen. Historians believe that he is the son of Amenophis iii or Akhenaten. Tutankhamen was the only child when he became king, although he reigned for eight full years. Examination of his body show that he was a little older than eighteen when he died. King tut married Ankhnesamun, the third daughter of the fourteenth century Egyptian rulers Ikhnaton and Nefertiti. King tut was originally named Tutankhaten, meaning ‘’gracious
Over the history of man, there have been many prosperous empires that ruled in different parts of the world. Babylon and Egypt are two of these empires that ruled almost 500 years apart, but had one thing in common, great artistic works. Wall paintings such as the Babylonian work Investiture of Zimrilim, and the Egyptian Queen Neferati Making an Offering to Isis are examples of the great works of their times. Both pieces are rich in meaning and background, share many similarities, but differences can be seen in their style due to the time periods.
Egyptian culture were affected by the conquest of territories populated by peoples of different cultures by only a choice made by King Amenhotep III. The king reigned in 1350-53 BCE. It is said that it was a period of peaceful prosperity, who devoted himself to expanding diplomatic contacts and to extensive building in Egypt and Nubia. Amenhotep III made so many changes and one of them were replacing the chief creator-god of the Egyptians(Amon-Ra) from the center of state worship. It changed the way cultures mixed together from the start of his rulership. Throughout the radical change, years later Amenhotep IV succeeded his father and married through his reigned. Nefertiti became his co-agent. An alternate theory suggests she was a princess
Egypt relied on their pharaohs to rule and run their county. Amenhotep III was the ninth pharaoh of the 18th dynasty; he ruled as pharaoh for a long period and achieved a significant amount of development in national and foreign affairs. He has been known as one of the best pharaohs that the world has seen. While Amenhotep was ruler of his era, it was known as the period of peace and prosperity. This allowed him to build many of the impressive structures that are found throughout Egypt today. He went on military campaigns and not only strengthened but expanded the boarders of Egypt throughout his campaigns. Amenhotep III was a successful pharaoh because he completed the roles of a pharaoh exceptionally well; these roles are High Priest, Administrator and Military commander. His name ‘Amenhotep’ means that the gods are satisfied.
Mystery King Tutankhamun or King Tut for short is one of the world’s most famous pharaohs. King Tutankhamun ruled Egypt as pharaoh for 10 years until his death at age 19, around 1324 B.C. On November 22, 1922, Howard Carter disclosed a great piece of ancient Egyptian history that had been unknown for over 3,000 years (Sayre, H., 2008). Ever since this discovery has been revealed, the world became more fascinated with this young pharaoh death. One of the greatest mysterious of King Tut is why he died at such a young age.
Ancient Egypt is home to one of the greatest female pharaoh. Queen Hatshepsut. She was the first female pharaoh and did great things.