unit 3 - egyptian art and architecture

EGYPTIAN ART

ARCHITECTUREMAIN CHARACTERISTICS

Materials: stone.

Constructive elements:- Columns for holding

the buildings. - Flat roofs

Types: tombs and temples.

TEMPLES - Religious architectureDedicated to the gods.

Temple of Luxor

Temple of Karnak

Temple of Karnak

Temple of Karnak

Temple of Debod

SpeosRock temple (carved in the mountain)

Abu Simbel templesRamesses II and Nefertari

TOMBS – Funerary architectureThey evolved over time

MastabaFlat-topped pyramid with a chamber underground

PyramidGiza pyramid complex: Khufu, Khafra, Menkaure (Cheops, Chefren and Mykerinos)

For pharaohs and family. Passageways and corridors inside.

Hypogeum (PL: hypogea)Carved in the mountain

SCULPTUREMAIN CHARACTERISTICS

Statues (free-standing) and relieves.

Funerary and religious functions.

Pharaohs, gods, nobles.

Idealization, rigidity, arms attached to the body, inexpressive face.

Frontality: arms, legs and head in profile, chest and eye as seen frontally.

* Mykerinos triad

* Nefertiti

* Seated Scribe

Non-idealised representation Realistic

* Great Sphinx of Giza

PAINTINGMAIN CHARACTERISTICSReligious and decorative functions, in temples and tombs. FrontalityHierarchical perspective: size according to importance. Idealisation