fowling scene from the tomb of nebamun (thebes, egypt), c.1400-1350 bce, fresco on dry plaster

Fowling scene from the tomb of Nebamun (Thebes, Egypt), c.1400-

1350 BCE, fresco on dry plaster

The Temple of Nebamun has some of the best preserved mural paintings of the NewKingdom

• hunting with a boomerang in the afterlife

wife and daughter represented with a greater sense of naturalism.

Hieratic Scale

dry fresco technique

says” he’s enjoying recreation in his after life”

Fresco TechniquePainting Techniques where artists paint on wet plaster.

Wall surface absorbs the pigment as plaster dries.

Permanent painting Technique.

Variations: Wet or Dry Plaster.

Hunting Scenes: often represent successful hunts

“triumph over death and disorder”

Scenes of the Luxurious Life

Musicians and dancers from the tomb of Nebamun (Thebes), c. 1400-1350

BCE

rare attempt at a frontal pose and foreshortening/ references to sensual pleasures in the afterlife (perfumed

cones, wine, nude dancers)

Garden of Nebamun (Thebes), c. 1400-1350 BCE

The Amarna Age(new kingdom)

Akhenaton, from the temple of Amen-Re (Karnak),

c. 1353-1335 BCE, sandstone

Aton (aten): Universal and Only God

Akhenaton and Nefertiti/ cult of Aton and the move of the capital of Egypt from

Thebes to Tell el-Amarna / curvilinear lines and increased

naturalistic rendering/ image of androgynous “spiritual beauty,” the

Amarna style/

Bust of Nefertiti, from Tell el-

Amarna, c. 1353-1335 BCE, painted

limestone

Stele from a house shrine depicting Akhenaten and Nefertiti with three of their daughters

beneath the sun of Aten (Tell el-Amarna), c. 1345 BCE, limestone

Smenkhkare and Meritaten, from Tell el-Amarna

(Egypt), c. 1335 BCE, painted

limestone relief

Left: Head of colossal statue of Akhenaton (Karnak), c. 1350 BCE, sandstoneCenter: Tiye (Gurob) c. 1353-1335 BCE, woodRight: Female torso, c. 1345 BCE, quartzite

Death mask of Tutankhamen, from

the innermost coffin in his tomb (Thebes), c. 1323 BCE, gold with inlay of semiprecious

stones

Lord Carnarvon and Howard Carter/ body encased within three coffins/ soft, serene expression of the

Amarna style persisting

Post-Amarna Period

Innermost coffin of Tutankhamen (Thebes), c. 1323 BCE, gold with inlay

of enamel and semiprecious stones

Tutankhamun’s Golden Throne, c.

1335 BCE, wood, gold, silver, glass, faience

and semiprecious stones

Last Judgment of Hu-Nefer (Thebes), c. 1290-1280 BCE, painted papyrus scroll

Book of the Dead/ Hall of Judgment and the weighing of the heart against the feather of Maat/ Anubis,

Ammit, and Thoth

Osiris, Isis, and Nephthys/ the ankh and the sons of Horus/ continuous narration

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Opening of the Mouth, from the Book of the Dead of Hu Nefer (Thebes), c. 1290-1280 BCE,

painted papyrus scroll

Anubis leaning over Sennutem’s Mummy, from the tomb of Sennutem (Deir el-Medina)

The Mummy of the Sun God from the Tomb of Nefertari, (Thebes), c. 1250

BCE

Atum and Osiris, wall

pianting from the tomb of

Nefertari, Valley of the Queens, c. 1279-1212

BCE

Scene of sowing and plowing in the fields, from the tomb of Sennedjem (Thebes), 13th century

BCE

Mentuemhet (Karnak), c. 650 BCE, granite

New Milennium

Temple of Horus

Edfu, Egyptca. 237-47 B.C.E.

Cat

from Thebes, Egypt304-31 B.C.E.bronze11 in. high

Roman-Egyptian Art

Temple of Dendur

from Nubiaca. 15 B.C.E.sandstone82 ft. long

Temple of Dendur

from Nubiaca. 15 B.C.E.sandstone82 ft. long

Temple of Dendur

from Nubiaca. 15 B.C.E.sandstone82 ft. long

Portrait of a boy

from Faiyum, Egypt2nd century A.D.encaustic on wood15 in. high

Faiyum portraits2nd century A.D.encaustic on wood