eye: the statue of "Nefertiti" and the statue "Aphrodite of Melos." After researching both artworks‚ I realized that these statues are similar and different in many aspects. Nefertiti is regarded as one of the most influential women of her time. Her and her husband Ahmenhotep IV‚ ruled between 1352-1348 BCE‚ during the New Kingdom. After there rule of Akhetaten (Ancient Egypt) was over‚ a famous artist Thutmose decided to sculpt the beautiful Nefertiti. He worked on this piece
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When people are taught about Ancient Egypt‚ many people instantaneously think of the infamous Queen Nefertiti. When translated‚ her name means‚ “the beautiful woman has come”. She was a well known Egyptian Queen and several have even believed she is even more legendary than her husband‚ King Akhenaton (Amenhotep IV). She is known for her iconic status‚ beauty‚ grace and being the 18th dynasty in 1351 BC. Even though Akhenaton had several other wives‚ he seemed to be completely immersed in thoughts
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Part III: Interpretation “Nebamun hunting in the Marshes with his wife and daughter” is an ancient Egypt wall painting that commissioned by Nebamun. The scene in the artwork is depicting his afterlife painting on his tomb. It is because he thought that people would remember him by seeing this painting. Besides‚ he wanted to show the different of status. According to the social pyramid of 18th Dynasty Egyptian‚ Nebamun is a scribe and grain accontant as well as nobleman that are in the middle class
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Humanism vs. Realism with Focus of Human Figure Artwork Middle Eastern‚ Egyptian and Greek Civilizations Throughout history the human figure has been demonstrated in Middle Eastern‚ Egyptian and Greek sculptures and paintings. Most of these artifacts tend to focus more on humanism than realism due to Rulers and Gods‚ geographical areas‚ resources and events thus‚ giving them the idea for the theme of the art they create. These are the reasons that might explain their commonalities or differences
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Today‚ Nefertiti is one of the most well known queens of Egypt‚ famed throughout the ancient world for her beauty. There is little known about the background of Nefertiti but many believe that she was not of royal bloodline. Her father was believed to be a high official of Amenhotep III and Akhenaten. It is said that Nefertiti was chosen by her Father and her Aunt‚ the Pharaoh’s mother‚ because of her strong personality that it was believed she could reign in the Pharaoh so her family would hold
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are relatives of a man named Ramose and this work is from his tomb. They are part of an image of guests seated at a banquet. The second is a sunk relief sculpture of a king from this same time period named Akhenaten. We see him here with his wife Nefertiti and his three daughters‚ his son was not in this sculpture. This essay focuses on why the stone sculptures will have very different characteristic and in the same period? And what is the fundamental reason behind that? Is historical or artistic style
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flooded with people who have strong and bold opinions on the matter‚ there are a few properties that‚ I believe‚ a piece has to meet in order to be considered art. The bust of Nefertiti meets these requirements. First I think that the piece needs to be created with some sort of aesthetic interest behind it. With the Nefertiti bust‚ this appears obvious to me. The sharp‚ realistic lines on her face and neck. The bust is made of limestone with a layer of plaster on it. The malleability of the plaster
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“Nefertiti” the size of the bust is 19 inches high. The representation of the bust is 3D. The bust was found in Thutmose’s workshop in Amarna‚ Egypt. It is now present at the Neues museum in Berlin. Nefertiti represents the civilization of the east bank of the Nile River which was during the new kingdom. The bust was created around 1340 BC. The crafter Thutmose created the bust in his workshop‚ but the reason why the bust was made is unknown. It’s assumed that it was made to be a model to be used
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The first European civilisation began in Crete about 2‚000 BC. This bronze age civilisation is known as the Minoan civilisation. By about 1600 BC civilisation had spread to mainland Greece. This early Greek culture is called Mycenae. The Mycenaeans built great palaces with frescoes and bathrooms. However the Mycenaeans seem to have been a warlike society. People were often buried with weapons such as swords‚ spears and daggers. Most soldiers wore helmets made of leather with boar’s tusks sewn
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misconception that Nefertiti is Tut’s mother. She was in fact the chief queen before him but she only gave birth to three daughter‚ one that was still born. There are depictions of her and her husband‚ Akhenaten‚ who pushed the religion of the sun disk onto their Egyptian subjects‚ caring for their daughter where in these early depiction emotion was
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