Sculptures: their durability over time, since often their goal is to house the These characteristics show the purpose of the execution of the Stone (hard material), the law of frontality, rectilinear vision, the canon (18 The main characteristics of ancient Egyptian sculpture are the use of They practiced exempt sculpture or round bulge, as well as the relief Was sculpture, dominated by the law of frontality.Īncient Egyptian sculpture was of great importance not only for itsĭecorative character, but also for its relationship with the religious ideas of The most typical scenes were those of everyday lifeĪnother artistic field in which ancient Egyptian art reached high levels The paintings are found on papyrus and tomb walls, the bas-reliefs The profile canon predominated, which consists in representing the headĪnd the limbs of the profile but the shoulders and the eyes in front. Larger than the subjects or the enemies that are next to him. Represented with hierarchical criteria, for example: the pharaoh has a size It presents juxtaposed figures in superimposed planes. Remains almost unchanged in three millennia of culture. It amazes the perfection, delicacy and monumentality of ancient EgyptianĪrt, with a characteristic style that arises during the first dynasties and

“palettes” votive, like the one of Narmer. They emphasize the stone vessels, the “maces” and Graves) and small objects utilitarian and magical. In these periods: decorative painting (in ceramics) or symbolic (in Stages: in the Neolithic period (5300-4000 BC), in the Badarian period The oldest Egyptian artistic expressions are classified in the following Pre-established rules of representation, dictated by the priests They wereĬonsidered simple artisans, although they enjoyed a certain social recognition. The artists were not free, they were limited to following It was linked from the beginning to religion and power, to the service of C.Ĭharacterized by a sense of order: clear and simple lines, combined with simple

Ancient Egyptian art: The styles of painting, sculpture, crafts and architecture developed by the civilization of Ancient Egypt from the year 5000 BC until 300 d.

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