Ms. Rizzi
AP ART HISTORY/ Ancient Egyptian Art
Activity Sheets: 1:5, 1:6, 1:7, 1:8
Powerpoint lecture notes: 1:9, 1:9, 1:10, 1:11, 1:12
Dominant Theme: Art in the service of the Dead: a person’s life force “Ka,” the Sun God “Amen-Re,” eternal
permanence, the afterlife
Objectives covered from Old Kingdom through New Kingdom
1. Art in the service of the dead: Egyptian paintings and sculpture
2. The distinct nature of Egyptian sculptural and painted representation (what constitutes Egyptian style? Name
the specific characteristics and conventions)
3. Pyramids and necropolis as centers for Egyptian art production
4. Egyptian architecture in the service of the dead
5. Imhotep: the first personality in art history
6. The influence of the Old Kingdom on the Middle Kingdom is strong, but the Middle Kingdom establishes a
different set of priorities in its artwork.
7. Tombs are still important, but their character is changed from pyramids to rock-cut tombs
8. The role of Women as commissioners of great works of art
9. Hapshepsut as the first great woman ruler of Egypt and as a patron of the arts
10. The new style of art under Akhenaton
Works of Art
Sculpture:
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Narmer Palette
Panel of Hesire
Khafre
Menkaure and Khamererenebty
Ti Watching a Hippopotamus Hunt
Hatshepsut with Offering Jars
Akhenaton
Nefertiti
Coffin of Tutankhamen
Mask of Tutankhamen
Head of Sensuret III
Architecture:
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3 Great Pyramids of Gizeh (Khufu, Kahre, Menkaure)
Great Sphinx
Columns on the façade of the north palace of the mortuary precinct of Djoser (Zoser)
Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut
Temple of Ramses II
Temple of Amen-Re
Rock-cut Tombs
Vocabulary
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Hieroglyphics: Egyptian priest writing that uses pictures and symbols
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Pharaoh: King of ancient Egypt
Engaged Column: a column that emerges from a wall, but is still attached to it
Mastaba: an early Egyptian tomb with a flat rectangular shape
Necropolis: a large burial complex
Sarcophagus: a coffin, usually made of stone
Reserve Column: a column from the rock, and having no support function
In situ: its original place, in its original position
Hypostyle: an Egyptian hall having a roof supported by closely spaced colums
Pylon: A monumental entrance to an Egyptian temple
List all conventions:
Frontal or profile view (Sculpture no to viewed in the round)
Composite views
Conceptual art
List Symbols used in Egyptian Art (Think of the sons/daughters of Amen-Re, scarabs, cobra, cloth headdress, etc…)
List all innovations: