Egyptian Art

3000 B.C. – 1000 B.C. Egypt is said to have the 1st great art style 3 purposes for art Art for the home Art for the gods Art for the dead

There were strict rules the artists had to follow

Paintings had to have Side view of the feet Front view of the shoulders Side view of the head Front view of one eye

Their gods were the combination of animal forms and human forms. This shows the god Annubis with the head of a jackal mummifying the king

Annubis is weighing the heart of the dead Larger figures were considered more important than smaller figures

They used a grid to exactly measure the size of the figures

Painting was often narrative which means it told a story Painting was often narrative which means it told a story. This painting shows a cow being slaughtered and then taken to the king to be eaten.

This painting shows the king doing a little hunting while in his boat This painting shows the king doing a little hunting while in his boat. His queen and his servant are with him

Ankh This is an Egyptian symbol that means life. You would find it in many paintings

Egyptian sculpture also had many rules. No emotion Block like Fists clinched Basic positions like sitting or standing Web of stone between legs and between arms and body Left foot forward

The king and his queen

King Thutmose the III

King Tutankhamen (Tut) The boy king

He came into power when he was 8 or 9 and died 10 years later He came into power when he was 8 or 9 and died 10 years later. His death was caused by a blow to the head.

The bodies of the kings were mummified The organs were placed in jars The brain was taken out through the nose with a long hook The body was dried in salt Then soaked in oils Wrapped in mummy cloth Coated with wax Face painted on it

The body was then placed in a stone box called a sarcophagus

The Egyptians had a strong belief in the afterlife They called their soul ka They built an entire city for the dead called a necropolis The dead enjoyed life just like they did in their earthly life

Egyptian Architecture The evolution of the pyramid mastaba Step pyramid Bent Pyramid

Step Pyramid Designed by Imhotep, the first known architect/artist

The great Pyramid of Cheops 775 ft. in length 450 ft. high Covered 13 acres Over 2,000,000 stones Each stone weighing 21/2 tons

The Sphinx

With the body of a lion

And the head of King Chefron

The Great Pyramid at Cheops

When they got tired of their tombs being robbed, they built their tombs by carving into the sides of cliffs

The front of a necropolis

The Great Temple