Art History
...d at right angles) 2 feet planted evenly Asher bonathal = smaller than #2 2 just smaller than life size Egyptians not interested in life size Context of viewing for asher bonathal? For king w/ goddesses? 2 figures still part of the wall; if carve figures individually could be broken off in public place Both have beards ritual/symbolic beard 2 crown of upper Egypt Both completely frontal (typical of figures of authority) Focus of ritual, not for aesthetic value bring it offerings, prayers, incantations Rituals performed everyday for 100s of years Performance of rituals the same day after day Maat cosmic order & harmony Guarantee kings place in the world guarantee order, cycles 2 seated kings Show angularity 1 carved in wall 2 separated statue 1 shoulders facing forward (most important features angled out) Head in profile Breast in profile 2 left feet arches angled out 2 left hands Relief sculpture (raised relief inside & sunken relief outside, sun striking it makes it more readable) Gods produced most flatteringly, carefully, aesthetically pleasing Seated scribe = Lesser without top clothing, not chair, not adornments, not flattering, no hat, not aesthetically pleasing Scribe pwrful, important person Kafre from Gizeh - King broad shoulders, large head ♂ & ♀ figures ♂ - dark skin ♀ - fair skin Theyre looking somewhere else into eternity? Not looking at anything at all. How is that created? Had to believe it? Figures put in tombs (Han dynasty figures same idea) Learn about lives of daily people thru small figures Wall painting When figures in same composition represented on different levels they are actually in different registers Paintings on walls (Egypt & Minoan) Fres...