Fowling scene from the tomb of Nebamun (Thebes, Egypt), c.1400-1350 BCE, fresco on dry plaster The Temple of Nebamun has some of the best preserved mural paintings of the NewKingdom
Jan 14, 2016
Fowling scene from the tomb of Nebamun (Thebes, Egypt), c.1400-
1350 BCE, fresco on dry plaster
The Temple of Nebamun has some of the best preserved mural paintings of the NewKingdom
• hunting with a boomerang in the afterlife
wife and daughter represented with a greater sense of naturalism.
Hieratic Scale
dry fresco technique
says” he’s enjoying recreation in his after life”
Fresco TechniquePainting Techniques where artists paint on wet plaster.
Wall surface absorbs the pigment as plaster dries.
Permanent painting Technique.
Variations: Wet or Dry Plaster.
Hunting Scenes: often represent successful hunts
“triumph over death and disorder”
Scenes of the Luxurious Life
Musicians and dancers from the tomb of Nebamun (Thebes), c. 1400-1350
BCE
rare attempt at a frontal pose and foreshortening/ references to sensual pleasures in the afterlife (perfumed
cones, wine, nude dancers)
Garden of Nebamun (Thebes), c. 1400-1350 BCE
The Amarna Age(new kingdom)
Akhenaton, from the temple of Amen-Re (Karnak),
c. 1353-1335 BCE, sandstone
Aton (aten): Universal and Only God
Akhenaton and Nefertiti/ cult of Aton and the move of the capital of Egypt from
Thebes to Tell el-Amarna / curvilinear lines and increased
naturalistic rendering/ image of androgynous “spiritual beauty,” the
Amarna style/
Bust of Nefertiti, from Tell el-
Amarna, c. 1353-1335 BCE, painted
limestone
Stele from a house shrine depicting Akhenaten and Nefertiti with three of their daughters
beneath the sun of Aten (Tell el-Amarna), c. 1345 BCE, limestone
Smenkhkare and Meritaten, from Tell el-Amarna
(Egypt), c. 1335 BCE, painted
limestone relief
Left: Head of colossal statue of Akhenaton (Karnak), c. 1350 BCE, sandstoneCenter: Tiye (Gurob) c. 1353-1335 BCE, woodRight: Female torso, c. 1345 BCE, quartzite
Death mask of Tutankhamen, from
the innermost coffin in his tomb (Thebes), c. 1323 BCE, gold with inlay of semiprecious
stones
Lord Carnarvon and Howard Carter/ body encased within three coffins/ soft, serene expression of the
Amarna style persisting
Post-Amarna Period
Innermost coffin of Tutankhamen (Thebes), c. 1323 BCE, gold with inlay
of enamel and semiprecious stones
Tutankhamun’s Golden Throne, c.
1335 BCE, wood, gold, silver, glass, faience
and semiprecious stones
Last Judgment of Hu-Nefer (Thebes), c. 1290-1280 BCE, painted papyrus scroll
Book of the Dead/ Hall of Judgment and the weighing of the heart against the feather of Maat/ Anubis,
Ammit, and Thoth
Osiris, Isis, and Nephthys/ the ankh and the sons of Horus/ continuous narration
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Opening of the Mouth, from the Book of the Dead of Hu Nefer (Thebes), c. 1290-1280 BCE,
painted papyrus scroll
Anubis leaning over Sennutem’s Mummy, from the tomb of Sennutem (Deir el-Medina)
The Mummy of the Sun God from the Tomb of Nefertari, (Thebes), c. 1250
BCE
Atum and Osiris, wall
pianting from the tomb of
Nefertari, Valley of the Queens, c. 1279-1212
BCE
Scene of sowing and plowing in the fields, from the tomb of Sennedjem (Thebes), 13th century
BCE
Mentuemhet (Karnak), c. 650 BCE, granite
New Milennium
Temple of Horus
Edfu, Egyptca. 237-47 B.C.E.
Cat
from Thebes, Egypt304-31 B.C.E.bronze11 in. high
Roman-Egyptian Art
Temple of Dendur
from Nubiaca. 15 B.C.E.sandstone82 ft. long
Temple of Dendur
from Nubiaca. 15 B.C.E.sandstone82 ft. long
Temple of Dendur
from Nubiaca. 15 B.C.E.sandstone82 ft. long
Portrait of a boy
from Faiyum, Egypt2nd century A.D.encaustic on wood15 in. high
Faiyum portraits2nd century A.D.encaustic on wood