The art of Ancient Egypt, the history of its origin and development has more than four thousand years. Ancient Egypt (painting, monumental architecture and everything connected with them) is of genuine interest to researchers and ordinary people.
Pyramids and temples
The basis of the monumental Egyptian structures in that era were pyramids, tombs and mortuary temples. They served not only as a burial place for the deceased, but were also called upon to ex alt his deeds even after death. Tombs - one more majestic than the other, beautiful monumental paintings and reliefs - all this is Ancient Egypt, the painting of which, with its characteristic features, became a new step in the development of art after the primitive communal system.
Art of Ancient Egypt
Obviously expressed ideological focus on the ex altation of the cult of the pharaoh and the ruling elite - a distinctive feature of that period. This means that artAncient Egypt was the first reflection of class inequality. Most clearly, these trends can be traced in monumental painting.
The history of the art of Ancient Egypt (in particular, architecture and painting) has
several stages of its development. With the advent of the first monumental structures, there was a need to decorate them somehow. Wall painting received a specific purpose of its existence - to fill an artificially created space, while at the same time perpetuating the exploits of people. Gradually, traditions associated with the design of funeral structures began to emerge.
Ancient Egypt, painting: canons
- Combination of profile and front images.
- The proportions of the figure are practically observed.
- Social inequality is expressed by the difference in the scale of the depicted figures.
- The painting is a scene, located one above the other with belts. Each scene is a complete whole and at the same time an integral part of the whole picture.
Deviations from the established canons were possible only when depicting people of the lower classes.
Since the slave system is the main form of the state of Ancient Egypt, painting (the dynamics of its development) was subject to the influence of the ruling elite. The main figure depicted was the pharaoh. He was endowed with a super-powerful body, portrait images were idealized, and his greatness was emphasized by the environment of the gods.
Two types of mural painting techniques were used. They were either carried outtempera on a dry surface, or by inserting colored pastes into pre-made recesses. The paints were natural - of mineral origin.
In the art of Ancient Egypt, both the content of the paintings and the rules for placing them on the walls were well-established. The king was depicted as being larger than the slaves and was always motionless. The paintings glorified the deeds of the pharaoh, and if they were located on the walls of the tomb, they were scenes of ritual significance, designed to bring bliss to the king in the afterlife.
Painting and architecture of Ancient Egypt and at the present time strikes the imagination with its grand scale and bright colors.
