The Royal Prince Tutankhuaton. An Innovation in the Art of Amarna
A block from Ashmunein showing Tutankhuaton as royal prince, an innovation in the art of Amarna.
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The Puzzle of Egyptian Art. Dismembering an Iconography to Understand it.
The Puzzle of Egyptian Art. Dismembering an Iconography to Understand it.
As we have seen in a previous post, the iconography of this coffin contains traditional images of Egyptian art to guarantee the resurrection of the deceased. In addition, in the previous post we exposed that the decoration was perfectly distributed on the surface....
THE DISTRIBUTION OF IMAGES IN EGYPTIAN ART. THE CLAY COFFIN OF MEN.
THE DISTRIBUTION OF IMAGES IN EGYPTIAN ART. THE CLAY COFFIN OF MEN.
Images in Egyptian art were much more than just designs, specially in funerary sphere. They were a tool for achieving a goal and their effectiveness was out of doubt. Moreover, the artist also had to choose their location on the surface for creating a coherent...
The Iconography in a Clay Coffin of Ancient Egypt. A Guarantee of Resurrection.
The Iconography in a Clay Coffin of Ancient Egypt. A Guarantee of Resurrection.
Clay Coffin of Men. Dynasty XVIII. Tell el-Yahoudiyeh (tomb 411). Musées Royaux d'Art et d'Histoire de Bruxelles, E.4348. Photo: MRAH Coffins in Ancient Egypt were not made just in wood, but also in ceramic. Although these kind of coffins are much more common in...
Resurrection Metaphors In Ancient Egypt.
Resurrection Metaphors In Ancient Egypt.
Thanks to the numerous documents that has come down to us from Ancient Egypt, almost all related to their religious beliefs, we know about their gods, the ceremonies they practiced, their mythologies, and above all how they buried their dead and also how they did...
I wish you a very Merry Christmas!!!
I wish you a very Merry Christmas!!!
Keep safe and protect the others with your actions. Coptic painting in Tomb of Qubbet el-Hawa (Aswan). XI-XII Century. Photo: Mª Rosa...
Polychromy in Ancient Egyptian Art.
Polychromy in Ancient Egyptian Art.
Colour is a very important element in aesthetics, because by itself it provokes immediate emotions. A colour can determine a state of mind, predispose us to something or even influence someone's attitude. Effects of Colours in our Emotions. The cold colours, like...
Isis and Nephthys: Key for the Eternity of “Qurna Queen”.
Isis and Nephthys: Key for the Eternity of “Qurna Queen”.
I would like to focus on an exceptional coffin located in the National Museum of Scotland. Because it contains a depiction of Isis and Nephthys, that well deserves a mention. 1. Some Information about the Coffin of "Qurna Queen". Flinders Petrie discovered in 1908...
Isis and Nephthys Separated after Death.
Isis and Nephthys Separated after Death.
In this post I would like to focus on two wooden sculptures of Isis and Nephthys. They are nowadays in two different museums; one is in the Art and History Museum of Brussels and the other one in the Museum of Fine Arts of Budapest. Although they are noadays...
The High Rank of Artist in Ancient Egypt
The High Rank of Artist in Ancient Egypt
The artist in Ancient Egypt was part of the elite and worked very close to the Court. But his importance did not come from his proximity to the Royal House. Let's see more about it... 1. The Egyptian artists were specialised workers. Very early in history in...
The Anonymity of Art in Ancient Egypt.
The Anonymity of Art in Ancient Egypt.
How many great works of art in Ancient Egypt do we know? thousands!!! and yet … how many names of Egyptian artists (sculptors, draftsmen, painters …) do we know? I am sure you have to think.... Who made the Triads of Mycerinus? We refer to Michelangelo's David, if...
The Opening of the Mouth Ceremony on a “Living Image”?
The Opening of the Mouth Ceremony on a “Living Image”?
In Ancient Egypt there were many practices in the funerary rite to grant the dead's resurrection. The most represented, but also very unkown, was the Opening of the Mouth Ceremony. The Opening of The Mouth Ceremony a group of gestures. It was a group of practices...
Hair and Movement in the Post-Amarna Period.
Hair and Movement in the Post-Amarna Period.
The artists in ancient Egypt used the bending hair for drawing body movements. The Egyptian artists in Amarna could also depict hair in a more plastic and less rigid way. In fact that followed one of the identity signature of the art of Amarna: more dynamic and natural. And maybe there were a contribution from Amarna to traditional iconoraphy on that subject.