Similarities Between Figure Of Man And Khafre Enthroned

The main focus of this paper will compare two Egyptian pieces Figure of a Man (c. 525 BCE) from the Milwaukee Art Museum and Khafre Enthroned (c. 2520-2494) from the textbook Gardner’s Art Through the Ages using visual elements. These visual elements of color, texture, composition, scale, and subject emphasize power and status. These sculptures are similar in color as both sculptures were made from hard, dark stones. Also, the sculptures were created with the same attention to sanding and polishing techniques to produce a similar smooth and flawless texture. In addition, each sculpture symbolizes the Egyptian’s power over materials and the human form shown through their sculptural composition but vary in their sheer difference in size. The Figure of a Man and Khafre Enthroned are ideal representations of the Egyptians portrayal of power over chosen materials and the
The sculpture used finer details in fabric depiction on the skirt and royal headdress as well as the throne’s characteristics. Khafre is seated in the composition while maintaining perfect balance and symmetry on the vertical axis. The sculpture is a just under life-size idealistic version of King Khafre as the face and body are not Khafre’s realistic features but are idealized to the perfect human form as royal Egyptian’s desired themselves depicted in sculptures. With the large scale of this sculpture the artist as well as King Khafre emphasized a message of power as the King was represented in this monumental portrait. In addition, the diorite stone was purposely used for the sculpture’s longevity as diorite is a hard material to carve ensuring its eternal life of King Khafre. The sculptor was relating Khafre’s reign as eternal with the use this slowly deteriorating material and large size so that is not easily moved but rather sturdy and