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    Ancient Egyptian art reflected their religious beliefs in the afterlife. Major structures like the pyramids and sphinx were built to represent these beliefs. Art served ceremonial, narrative, and functional purposes, portraying pharaohs, gods, and everyday life. Stylized wall paintings and sculptures followed rules of proportion and perspective. Art helped preserve Egyptian culture for millennia.

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    Ancient Egyptian art reflected their religious beliefs in the afterlife. Major structures like the pyramids and sphinx were built to represent these beliefs. Art served ceremonial, narrative, and functional purposes, portraying pharaohs, gods, and everyday life. Stylized wall paintings and sculptures followed rules of proportion and perspective. Art helped preserve Egyptian culture for millennia.

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    Ancient Egyptian art reflected their religious beliefs in the afterlife. Major structures like the pyramids and sphinx were built to represent these beliefs. Art served ceremonial, narrative, and functional purposes, portraying pharaohs, gods, and everyday life. Stylized wall paintings and sculptures followed rules of proportion and perspective. Art helped preserve Egyptian culture for millennia.

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    Art of Ancient Egypt

    Ancient Egypt
    Big Idea : Art reflects religion and their
    belief in the afterlife.
    Big Idea
     Ancient Egyptian art reflects their beliefs in
    the afterlife and immortality.
     Major monumental structures such as the
    great pyramids and the sphinx reflect those
    beliefs.
    Media/Processes
     2-D media: paint
     2-D processes: Wall painting and scroll
    painting made from papyrus used
    hieroglyphics.
     3-D media: stone, gold, and jewels
     3-D processes: architecture-sphinx and
    pyramids, steles, columns, tombs-
    sarcophagus.
    Purposes of Ancient Egyptian Art
     Ceremonial- most of their art was used for
    religious purposes that dealt with the afterlife
    and the gods.
     Narrative- Hieroglyphics that told stories of
    everyday life.
     Functional- sarcophagus held dead, vases
    held organs.
    Art Subject Matters in Ancient
    Egyptian Art
     Portraits- stylized paintings of pharaohs,
    slaves, and everyday life.
    Art Influences of Ancient Egypt
     The art reflects the endurance and solid foundation of
    the culture.
     (Egyptian culture has withstood many years in order
    to develop as sophisticated as the were.)
     Their art also reflects their belief in the afterlife of the
    pharaoh and other ruling class.
     Their art also reflects beliefs in many gods that
    helped protect them.
    Great Pyramids at Giza, Egypt
    The Great Sphinx, at Giza
    Temple of Luxor, Egypt
    Egyptian
    Stele
    Egyptian Wall painting
    Rules for Egyptian Figures
     The head, arms, and legs
    appear from the side.
    Showing one eye.
     The other parts would
    appear head on.
     Most important people where
    larger in proportion than
    others.
     Paintings were narrative.
    King Tutankhamen
     Tomb found in Valley of
    the Kings.
     Dated back to 1327
    B.C.E.
     The inner coffin is made
    from hundreds of
    pounds of gold, and
    decorated with colored
    enamel, and
    gemstones.
    Art Starter
     A cartouche is an
    oblong frame for an
    inscription that goes
    inside it.
     In Ancient Egypt the
    people wore the
    cartouches with the
    names of gods and
    royalty around their
    necks.
    Canopic Jars

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