| Art of the Ancient Egyptians |
The Ancient Egyptians were highly civilized
under the rule of the Pharaohs. With the
exception of the Armana period there was
little change in traditional style for 3000
years.
Ancient Egypt was extremely religious with
artwork depicting Gods and the Pharaohs who
were also considered to be divine. To
represent their timelessness and eternal life
statues evolved to represent the Gods and
Pharaohs. They were constructed on a colossal
scale to provoke awe-inspiring effects.
The Egyptians made detailed depictions of
life with vast amounts of information,
representing and preserving their life and
customs. They were more concerned with detail
and completion rather than beauty, there is
no importance of situation within Egyptian
art. Figures were in profile, sometimes drawn
in tiers to suggest distance but at the same
scale, only the most important characters
differed in size being the largest.
With much emphasis on the afterlife Egyptian
tombs were highly decorated. When a Pharaoh
was named construction of his tomb began and
work commenced until the day he died. Many
tombs are large one exception being the tomb
of Tutankhamun due to his untimely death at
the age of nineteen.
The Egyptians use of simple lines,shapes and
colours created a regimented balance. The
rule of Pharaoh Akhenaten however brought
change and relief from the strict conventions
to a more naturalistic approach and style.
However with his death and the revival of the
worship of old Gods the Egyptians reverted
back to the style of old Egypt and much of
the artwork created during Akhenaten´s reign
was defaced or destroyed.
under the rule of the Pharaohs. With the
exception of the Armana period there was
little change in traditional style for 3000
years.
Ancient Egypt was extremely religious with
artwork depicting Gods and the Pharaohs who
were also considered to be divine. To
represent their timelessness and eternal life
statues evolved to represent the Gods and
Pharaohs. They were constructed on a colossal
scale to provoke awe-inspiring effects.
The Egyptians made detailed depictions of
life with vast amounts of information,
representing and preserving their life and
customs. They were more concerned with detail
and completion rather than beauty, there is
no importance of situation within Egyptian
art. Figures were in profile, sometimes drawn
in tiers to suggest distance but at the same
scale, only the most important characters
differed in size being the largest.
With much emphasis on the afterlife Egyptian
tombs were highly decorated. When a Pharaoh
was named construction of his tomb began and
work commenced until the day he died. Many
tombs are large one exception being the tomb
of Tutankhamun due to his untimely death at
the age of nineteen.
The Egyptians use of simple lines,shapes and
colours created a regimented balance. The
rule of Pharaoh Akhenaten however brought
change and relief from the strict conventions
to a more naturalistic approach and style.
However with his death and the revival of the
worship of old Gods the Egyptians reverted
back to the style of old Egypt and much of
the artwork created during Akhenaten´s reign
was defaced or destroyed.
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