EGYPTION ART
Art111 notesREAD THE DAMN BOOKKing Khafre, Old kingdom, pg44-Diorite (hard stone) -5'6" (Over life size, he's sitting down)(falcon behind his head, Horus, "god of protection")(Artist put this in a grid) pg47 f 3.15 *subtractive method* (taking away from the medium) Hatshepsut, New Kingdom, pg44 -Limestone (soft stone)-6'6"-Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York(first place "Ka" went -> mummy. These sculptures are a back-up for "Ka")Akhenaten with Nefertiti and their Children, New Kingdom (Armarna period), pg45-Limestone-13x15"*Armarma period in the new kingdom, tried to be forgotten. Worshipped Aten. Ruled by Akhenaten*( Interesting how his wife is shown in his equal in this piece. )Temple of Ramesses II, New Kindom pg46-Limestone (carved into the cleft, High relief) -Approx. 67'Throne of King Tutankhamen, "Tut," New Kingdom, pg47-Gold, sliver, colored glass paste, glazed ceramic, and inlaid calcite.-45"Votive Palette of King Narmer, Old kingdom (Predynastic), pg48-Slate-2'1"Great Pyramids of Giza, Old Kingdom, pg50-Limestone and Granite-480', 755' from base-Made for Menkaure, Khafre, KhufuGreat Sphinx, Old Kingdom, pg50-Built under the rule of Khafre-65'Ti Watching a Hippopotamus Hunt, in the Tomb to Ti, Old Kingdom-Painted Limestone-3'10"ANCIENT ASAIN ARTFang Ding, Shang Dynasty, pg64-Bronze-1'4 ¾"GREEK ART: ANCIENTArchaic Period: 650-480 BCSevere (transitional or Early Classical) 480-450 BCClassicalMourner around a Bier, Geometric period, pg73-terracotta-5'1"Black Figure, Achilles and Ajax Playing Droughts, pg76-painted terracotta-2'Death of Sarpedon during the Trojan War-red figure decoration on a calyx krater-painted terracotta-1'5"Kouros (youth), Archaic, pg78-marble with paint-6'4"Study stance an smile shitKrittain Boy, severe, pg79-marble fragment-3'Zeus, severe, pg 80-bronze with inlaid teeth, lips and nipples overlaid in copper-6'10"(PAGE 81 BRONZE CASTING)Doryphoros, classical, pg82-marble-7'-roman copy of a lost bronzeEgyption Religion-Polytheistic-Believed in magic-Politics-Rulers were Gods-Belief in after-life-"Ka" the human soul, to be served-Bitumen- petroleum-artwork in the tomb to entertain kaRandom fucking info -if the lintel tensile strength is stronger then the posts can be spaced further.-lines in composition can add structure to a piece… IE. The verticals are very strong in f 3.29 pg 56 and weapons are usually diagonal.. hmmm interesting