Egyptian art /
"Among the creative achievements of pharaonic Egypt we discover a set of constant forms: archetypes in art and architecture that state clearly and concisely contemporary views of authority, divinity, beauty and meaning. Whether adapted to delicate jewelry or colossal statues, these forms mainta...
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Format: | Book |
Language: | English |
Imprint: | London : Thames & Hudson, [2017] |
Series: | World of art.
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Summary: | "Among the creative achievements of pharaonic Egypt we discover a set of constant forms: archetypes in art and architecture that state clearly and concisely contemporary views of authority, divinity, beauty and meaning. Whether adapted to delicate jewelry or colossal statues, these forms maintain a human face - with human ideas and emotions as their stated inspiration. There were refined and reinvented through dozens of centuries, until scenes created for the earliest kings, around 3000 BCE, had been used to represent Roman emperors and the last officials of pre-Christian Egypt. Bill Manley's account draws on the finest artworks of a uniquely successful and compelling civilization through more than 3000 years, including celebrated masterpieces from the Narmer palette to Tutankhamun's gold mask and the enigmatic "Faiyum portraits," as well as their original contexts in the tombs, temples, and palaces of the pharaohs and their people."--Back cover. The art and architecture of Egypt during the age of the pharaohs capture the imagination of the modern world. Vivid, graceful forms decorating monuments that emanated ambition and authority spark our wonder about this distant culture. Ever youthful and elegant men and women encounter odd, animal-headed gods and monsters amid scenes of work and leisure, in a paradise of plain, bright colours, where hieroglyphic texts hint at grand ideas. |
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Item Description: | "With 274 illustrations." |
Physical Description: | 320 pages : illustrations (some color), map ; 21 cm. |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 0500204284 9780500204283 |
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