EGYPTIAN ART

THE NILE

THE DESERT

PALETTE OF NARMER (C. 3,000 B.C.)

EGYPTIAN PAINTING

THE AFTERLIFE

ARCHITECTURE: TOMBS Began as great mounds of earth “mastaba” Arabic for “bench”

IMHOTEP

KING ZOSER’S (DJOSER) “STEPPED PYRAMID”, SAQQARA

THE GREAT PYRAMID OF KHEOPS

KHEPHREN’S SPHINX

THE THREE PYRAMIDS

KING MYCERINUS AND KHAMERERNEBTY

Permanence Stiff, perfect, formal Idealism

DARK AGE TO NEW KINGDOM

C. 1570 B.C. Egyptians cast off invaders

Geographical expansion Brilliance in arts Maintained stiff, formal, idealistic style

AMENHOTEP IV New interest in life

(as opposed to afterlife)

Depicted with imperfections

Becomes more personal

Emotions and personality

Realism

DECLINE Egypt conquered by Assyrians,

Persians, Alexander the Great, the Romans

Became part of the Byzantine Empire 642 A.D. became part of the Islamic

world

EGYPTIAN ART Beauty influenced every foreign culture

that came into contact with it Prized throughout Western world Styles completely characteristic and

immediately recognizable