AHIS BC 1001x Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Eighteenth Dynasty Of Egypt, Hatshepsut, Minoan Civilization
30 Aug 2016
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Egypt highlights and art of the ancient aegean: cycladic, minoan, mycenean. Hatshepsut female pharaoh that started out as a co-ruler and then became king. Funerary temple of hatshepsut, eighteenth dynasty, c. 1473-1458 bce. Opposite goal of a tomb, to glorify her. Nefertiti and akenaten extremely different art style. Departure from naturalism and more of an abstraction to impose a certain rhythm of style onto it. Either stylistic, or is actually what his body looks like. She is only slightly lower than she is, radical stylization, radical naturalization. Cushions respond to their weight, they are interacting with their children. He holds up his small daughter, the other one looks at her mother and points at her father. There is a small child sitting on nefertiti"s shoulder. Naturalism in how they are communicating, their bodies obey some laws of physics. Is not locked into the rigidity of the egyptian arts. Head of a royal daughter, eighteenth dynasty, amarna period, c. 1353-1336.
