Egyptian art
Title:
Egyptian art
World of art
World of art.
Author:
Manley, Bill, author.
ISBN:
9780500204283
Personal Author:
Physical Description:
320 pages : illustrations (some color), map ; 21 cm.
Series:
World of art
World of art.
General Note:
| "With 274 illustrations." |
Contents:
Part I: Art & creation. 'Giving stone to its lord': offerings and monuments -- 'See my perfection, my son': offerings and the king -- 'The risen earth': creation in art and architecture -- Part II: Art & the artists. 'All the craftsmanship was under my attention': the artists -- 'Rejoicing in the perfect monument': the artists at work -- 'A gateway to the far side of the sky': the principles of art -- 'For your spirit--have the perfect day': the canon of the human figure -- Part III: Art in context. 'The first instance': the earliest art of pharaonic Egypt -- 'Stride perfected on perfect paths': the noble offering cult -- 'I was the one who opened up this area': a study in change: the first intermediate period -- 'She who is facing her lord': the tombs and temples of Thebes -- 'You create the world as you will in your uniqueness': two more studies in change. The Amarna period ; An imperial legacy -- 'I drove away the killers': services to others -- 'A perfect joy to look at': the significance of the minor arts -- 'I shall bring no more offerings for you': the latest art of pharaonic Egypt.
Abstract:
"Among the creative achievements of pharaonic Egypt we discover a set of constant forms: archetypes in art and architecture that state clearly and concisely contemporary views of authority, divinity, beauty and meaning. Whether adapted to delicate jewelry or colossal statues, these forms maintain a human face - with human ideas and emotions as their stated inspiration. There were refined and reinvented through dozens of centuries, until scenes created for the earliest kings, around 3000 BCE, had been used to represent Roman emperors and the last officials of pre-Christian Egypt. Bill Manley's account draws on the finest artworks of a uniquely successful and compelling civilization through more than 3000 years, including celebrated masterpieces from the Narmer palette to Tutankhamun's gold mask and the enigmatic "Faiyum portraits," as well as their original contexts in the tombs, temples, and palaces of the pharaohs and their people."--Back cover.
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Bibliographical References:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Field 805:
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