Lecture 2: Art

Question 1

What were the features of Egyptian art?

Answer 1

Realism of little importance.
Aim to convey as much information as possible.
Governed by the rules of 'decorum'
Order + Hierarchy
Includes writing, 2D + 3D

Question 2

How is hierarchy portrayed in art?

Answer 2

reisters, size and use of space.

Question 3

How is the human form generally portrayed?

Answer 3

Profile, with only the shoulders, arms and upper torso in frontal.

Question 4

How were human hands generally shown?

Answer 4

Strongly formed and held in preyer.

Question 5

How did art start with?

Answer 5

Red-line work to sketch out before black ink was used.

Question 6

What kind of animals are presented in art?

Answer 6

Both realistic and fantasy.

Question 7

How was water shown in art?

Answer 7

Both transparent and opaque. Layering the hieroglyph of water.

Question 8

Name one temple Facade that is an example for Egyptian art.

Answer 8

The Luxor temple facade.

Question 9

What does the Luxor temple facade depict?

Answer 9

Kings on their thrones.

Question 10

What conversion do hieroglyphs follow?

Answer 10

same as art, however they do show rare full frontal faces.

Question 11

What do registers show?

Answer 11

Order, hierarchy and the passage of time.

Question 12

What is raised relief art?

Answer 12

Art is carved into the walls - indented

Question 13

What is sunken relief art?

Answer 13

Where the art extends from the wall

Question 14

What was the oldest painted tomb?

Answer 14

Tomb 100, Hierakonpolis c.3100 BC

Question 15

What evidence do we have of preparation for wall art?

Answer 15

Drawing boards found at Deir el-Medina from the N.K and roughly carved statues

Question 16

Name 2 materials statues were made from.

Answer 16

Stone and Wood.

Question 17

What statue position was most highly considered?

Answer 17

The scribe

Question 18

How were the kings often portrayed in art?

Answer 18

As the Idealistic or perfect pharaoh.

Question 19

What happened to art under usurpation?

Answer 19

Monuments were changed, re-purposed or dismantles.

Question 20

Name an example of a period completely erased from monuments and art.

Answer 20

Amana period.

Question 21

Name 2 major periods of change in art.

Answer 21

New Kingdom and Amarna period.

Question 22

What were the art changes from the New Kingdom?

Answer 22

A wider use of colour, bodily forms and expressions

Question 23

What were the art changes from the Amarna period or Akhenaten’s reign?

Answer 23

Focus of tomb art shifts to that of Aten.

Strange changes to the human body = more feminine.