unit 3 - egyptian art and architecture
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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