The statue depicts Hatshepsut sitting upright very rigidly as a king; this type of structure is very common with other traditional Egyptian sculptures depicting pharaohs. Her legs are pressed together, back straight up in a 90 degree angle, and her hand is placed upon her legs close to her knees. The statue of Hatshepsut Seated shows Hatshepsut in ceremonial attire, she wears the headdress worn by many pharaohs before her. To me her facial expressions show a sense of dignity, pride, and femininity. She is wearing a skin…
For example, the statue of Khafre sits lifeless and majestic on his throne “flanked by lions” (3), which stabilizes and connects him to the original stone, out of which it is carved. He is eternally unmoving and has an expressionless face. This statue of Khafre was created as a vessel for his Ka and presents…
One conclusion that can be made from this study relates not only to the depiction, but also to the increasing size of the statues. In the early years of her reign, the statues were small, showing she was probably still unsure of the people’ reaction to her usurpation. Later as her reign progressed, there was obviously no adverse reaction forthcoming, reflected in the larger size of the statues (the larger the statue, the more powerful the Pharaoh). This showed Hatshepsut’s growing confidence in her position as ruler of…
Kouros represents youth, moral and physical beauty of the aristocratic culture of Archaic Greece. On the other hand, Aphrodite represents the Greek goddess of love and beauty. Kouros is a life-sized sculpture and hands clenched at the sides and one foot slightly forward. In contrast, Aphrodite is given larger than real-life scale.…
As we would expect there are some differences, between these two sculptures. The fact that Augusta is male and Hatshepsut is female.…
As rulers, there are only three female Pharaohs in the whole ancient Egypt and Hatshepsut was the first one, though the most known is Cleopatra. “Hatshepsut offers us no explanation for her unprecedented assumption of power. It seems that there was no opposition to her elevation, although, of course, it is very unlikely that any such opposition would have been recorded” (Tyldesley, 96). In this book, it also presents a sentence from her tomb that was translated “I have never slumbered as one forgetful, but have made strong what was decayed. I have raised up what was dismembered, even from the first time when the Asiatics were in Avaris of the North Land, with roving hordes in the midst of them overthrowing what had been made; they ruled without Re… I have banished the abominations of the gods, and the earth has removed their footprints” (Tyldesley, 100).…
I can compare this piece with the Kritios Boy we learned in class right after Egyptian art. These two are from entirely different time periods, but share many things such as stance, mediums, and artists. As you can notice from the Egyptian statuette the figures posing in a way where his stride is noticeably wider where in the Kritios boy, even though his leg is missing you can tell he shared the same stance. They were…
Statues come in many different forms, sizes, styles, and reasons. After watching our online video and I saw a statue from “The New Kingdom” of the infamous Pharaoh Akhenaten. I was intrigued by the unusual features of this statue. They were unlike the traditional features on a statue I am accustomed to. My research was to find out a little more about this Pharaoh and why he was featured so radically different from the typical statues I was accustomed seeing from ancient times including that of ancient Egyptian tradition. I took a look at some historical facts to see if they may help put the pieces of the puzzle together.…
A characteristic of this statue is representational of the style of hair that was popular in the culture of the time. Long braided locks are arranged on the sculptures of women held by a brim worn atop the forehead. Another distinct characteristic displaying the popular posture present in the scultpure of women in the Archaic period was the positioning of the arms. One arm is positioned across the abdomen while the other across the waistline along their backside. This elegant and graceful pose is acredited to the bow of an actor/actress after their performance in a play still to present day.…
Originally it was thought that this seated statue of Hatshepsut would be found standing inside of a sort of chapel, ready to receive any offerings from her followers of from her worshippers. However this seated statue has been a matter if many discussions in terms of where it was originally located and who had it commission, as it was thought that this particular statue was placed in…
The main figures take up almost entirely the whole piece and their whole bodies are shown. Menkaure and His Queen is a three-dimensional image due to the fact that it is a sculpture and not a flat painting and makes the people seem as though they are realistic. The texture of the of the sculpture has a very smooth and polished. The faces of the figures and most of Menkaure is polished, but it appears that not all of the queen’s body has been polished indicating that this work may not have been…
There we observed the change in the form of statues. Being able to see the statues and painting we’ve studied and saw in our textbook in real life amused me. Being able to go up to them and look at the details rather than staring at the photographs also made me more interested in the art itself. For this assignment I decided to compare “Seated Statue of Gudea” and “Statue of Eros Sleeping”.…
The Greek Archaic period art started around 700 BC and ended around 480 BC. Common elements is Archaic art consist of animated faces, motion, long hair, and arms down with hands in a fist. There was great attention to the human anatomy during this time. A good example of this is the statue Kroisos, a grave marker for a fallen warrior. The statue is dated from about 540 to 515 BC and is now in the Archaeological Museum of Athens. This freestanding statue has many Archaic elements from his striding stance to his expressive face. Notably, the sculpture has what is called an “Archaic smile,” which is used to described the over animated face that was common in the Archaic period. It is also seen that he is standing in a striding position indicating the he is walking. This along with his clenched fists, long hair, and detailed anatomy makes it clear that he originates from the Archaic period. However, this sculpture in not overtly realistic but rather more idealistic of what a warrior should look like.…
In the classical period the statues in Greece became more natural. Instead of statues of gods there were statues of real people doing everyday things. The kouros statue, which means boy in Greek, was one of the earliest statues. It was from the archaic period. It had long stylized, detailed hair, and the statue was naked. The kouros was usually carved from marble. The female counterpart to the kouros was kore which means girl in Greek. They were usually figures of girls that served Athena. In the kore we see what is known as the archaic smiles which represent the figure being alive. The Peplos Kore shows us the early representation of the body beneath the drapery. Through her clothes we can see the outline of her…
Which of the following would attest to the sophistication of ancient Egyptian society in 3500 BCE?…