lecture 4 - Egypt
Neolithic wall carvings
Predynastic: figurines - small statue of a King of Upper Egypt - Mesopotamian influences; small idols
end of predynastic period / beginning of Old Kingdom -
Palette
of Narmer (c. 3100 BC) early beginning of Egyptian 'style'
Zoser - Portrait
Statue (resting place for spirit), c. 2667 BC (3rd Dynasty); 4' 7"
- dominance of 'typical' Egyptian stylization
Portrait
Statue of Chefron w/ Horus Falcon, c. 2560, (4th Dyn.)
statuette
of a slave - absent of rigid 'official' stylization -
realism usually used on lower status 'types' (laborer, etc.) of individuals
Necropolis portrait
heads c. 2500 BC
- many are realistic, but do not represent the 'top echelon' of leadership.
There are also natualistic sculptures of noblemen and scribes
a few wall paitings from tombs were seen in class, but have little to show
by way of actual portraiture.
slides of sculptures of family groups were shown - these were sculptures for
mausoleums
Nefertitti,
(20") - c. 1360 BC
- reign of Ahkanatan, the revolutionary leader in religion & art
whose influence did not outlast his lifetime
'Fayum'
mummy portraits from Roman Egypt, c. 50 BC - 300 AD
integration of Egyptian religion with Greek painting techniques amongst colonies
of immigrants