1. Egyptian 3500 – 30 BCE Greek 900 BCE– 100 AD
Egyptian and Greek Art
Egyptian 3500 – 30 BCE
Greek 900 BCE– 100 AD

2. Egypt
The principle message of Egyptian art is continuity. Stability, order, and endurance are all ideas expressed through their works of art.
Action is not important in Egyptian art.
What drives our continued fascination with Egyptian art?
Approximately 3500 – 30 BCE

3. Great Sphinx
The Great Pyramids of Egypt BC

4. Katep and His Wife
18 ½ in.
2563 BC

8. Akhetaten and his family sunken relief sculpture

9. Queen Nefertiti
1360 BC

10. King Tutankhamen
1352 BC
King Tutankhamen
1352 BC

11. Picasso

12. Picasso

13. Characteristics of Egyptian Art
Centered around rulers and gods
Monumental
Strong belief in afterlife
Stiff and formal stance
Stylized features
Both front and side views of figures
khan academy ancient Egypt/TICE ART 1010 Ancient Near Eastern and Ancient Egyptian Art

15. Drawing the Eye

18. Greek Art: 900 BCE – 100 BCE
Myron
BCE

19. Socrates 470 BCE
Plato 428 BCE
Aristotle 384 BCE
Homer
900 BC
Iliad and Odyssey

20. The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance.
Aristotle

21. Greece
Greek philosophers were the first to speculate on the nature and purpose of art. Sculpture, painting, and architecture were discussed as techne.
Techne: “things requiring a special body of knowledge and skill to make.”
Discussion question:
Does the word “Techne” have any relevance in today’s society? Give examples.

23. Parthenon 447—432 BC

24. Perfection of Beauty The Golden Ratio Pythagoras (570-495 BC)
Divine Ratio
Golden Section
Golden Mean
Divine Proportion
Golden Rectangle
1: 1.618

34. Characteristics of Greek Art
The human body was most important and the standard for all art.
Golden ratio was the definition of beauty.
Proportion, Balance and Unity were key Greek ideals.
Realistic/Idealistic rendering of the human figure. (first time in history)

35. Drawing the Human Body