ART HIS 20 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Thutmose I, Oxymoron, Eighteenth Dynasty Of Egypt
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1550-1070: ahmhosa started the new kingdom, becomes internationally oriented, becomes imperialistic, expanded borders as far as the euphrates and modern day sudan. Statue of hatshepsut, temple of hatshepsut, deir el-bahri, egypt, ca. Symbol of her offering ma"at to the gods: other statue portraits still depicted breasts, delicate features, a slender frame, and breasts, leaving no doubt that artists also represented her as a women. She has never tried to negate her femininity even though she would wear symbols of masculinity. By putting it right next door, one can"t miss the resemblance: anyone that was visiting montuhotep was now seeing hatshepsut, she elevates her stature and legitimizing her reign, funerary temple is on a processional route with. Basic temple architecture: oriented along the east west access. Want the statue of the god to bathe in the light of the sun: nile typically ows south to north, so egyptian temples would normally be oriented perpendicular to the.