Egyptian Work of Art
The piece of art I selected was a fighting scene painted on a box in the tomb of Tutankhamen (https://smarthistory.org/ancient-egyptian-art/). Tutankhamen was on Egyptian Pharaoh in the 18th dynasty Egyptian New Kingdom, he also known as King Tut. This piece, like all the other pieces of art in King Tut’s tomb, were meant to be buried forever. This could explain their clarity and vibrance, as they were not subjected to the elements being buried underground. The artwork placed in tombs were only to be used as a conduit to the after life. Pieces like this one were meant to depict their way of life before death as well as their importance.
This particular piece of artwork is unique because it doesn't have registers. Registers are parallel lines separating individual scenes, without these lines this piece portraits an image of battle. The reason this specific piece might have been placed in King Tut’s tomb is to prove that he was a great warrior or even depict his conquest while living. The visual elements that contribute to the meaning behind this piece would be the figurers larger in stature and forging a path of death. King Tut's image being the largest heading off the troops. This piece, like all the other pieces in his tomb, gives the sense that this Egyptian Pharaoh was admired and extremely wealthy.
I enjoyed this blog post because you talked about its underlying meaning. In my blog post, I also talked about the parallel lines (registers). In contrast, my artwork consisted of registers because my piece did not express violence or chaos. In your next blog post, maybe you could describe how this piece of artwork compared to other art that was created during this time period. Additionally, you could expand on how violent Egyptian culture was at this time.
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