RELIGN M132 Chapter Notes - Chapter N/A: Art Of Ancient Egypt, Senusret Iii, Socalled
23 Apr 2020
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This looks like something that came out of a different country in. Besides, on a more rational level, it is grounded on poorly and illdefined concepts, First, both notions are actually rooted in non-consensual philosophical concepts, since they refer to reality, which is a metaphysical matter, and a much debated one through human history. And in this respect, the ancient egyptian conception of reality was indubitably different from our modern western ones. Second, on a strictly formal level, the precise conditions of the opposition and the dividing line between the two concepts are difficult to define. And, last but not least, if the conceptual opposition between portrait and ideal(ized) image, or realism and idealization, has become an established and (more or less) useful notion in modern western art. History , one has to wonder about its relevance in the ancient egyptian context, in a civilization that constantly and consistently aimed to bridge reality and ideality. 16.
