Using herself and her children (Son, Kell and Daughter, Arella) as the focal point of the painting, it captures a maternal, motherhood like feeling by adding abstract line contours and detail to the painting setting off a free motion throughout the composition. The texture and tone used for the figures are soft, light and pale. Detailed patterns and abstract line work are used in the foreground to emphasize the figures.…
On the bottom of the piece are four men; two on each side that mirror each other. They all hold what seem to be spears in one hand and a scepter in the other. They are all modeled in the classic Egyptian style, where they seem to be standing in unrealistic poses; most hold their scepters in a way that look like they would be appearing in front of them, but they are depicted being held behind their back. Throughout the rest of the piece are hieroglyphics, and in the top center appears to be another image of a man sitting; this area has taken damage, so it is impossible to imagine what the rest of the image depicted.…
Stelae were most usually used for funerary or commemorative purposes; although some were also used as territorial markers The Stele of Prince Ankh-Nef-Nebu was used as a funerary stele as inferred from the location it was found and the band of stars framing the top part of the stele. The Egyptians believed that the stars were inhabited by the dead. Thus, stars were used as a common decoration for coffins or funerary inscriptions. The stele encompasses mainly smooth lines. It makes use of repetitive patterns on the top and bottom of the image.…
Marble stele (grave marker) of a youth and little girl with capital and finial in the form of a sphinx, the most complete grave monument of its type to have survived from the Archaic period. 1 The monument is made with marble; the total height is 13 feet and 10 11/16 inches.…
This piece was especially interesting due to the canvas it was painted on. The carvings on the masorite looked almost like a thumbprint. At the bottom center and top center there are fingers reaching towards the center the of the painting and a large trunk of a tree behind them. Sitting in the palm of the bottom hand there is a person sitting in a fetal position. At the far left of the piece there seems to be a silver totem like structure surrounded by a number of small blue swirls. At the opposite end there are various nude women raising…
The Funerary Stela was created in the twentieth Dynasty— circa 1190 to 1075 BCE in Aniba, Nubia, Egypt. The piece was constructed out of painted sandstone for the tomb of Mery, a man who oversaw the King’s treasury. An Egyptian story about the sun god Ra as well as hieroglyphics of a hymn to Ra is depicted on the relief. The work of art, the Funerary Stela, represents the Egyptians fascination with their many gods and the afterlife.…
Stele of Hammurabi is a sculpture that was commissioned by the king of Babylon, Hammurabi (c. 1792-1750 BCE). The monument is 7.4 ft. tall made of diorite rocks. The Hammurabi stele was discovered in 1901, by a French mission led by De Morgan at Shush in Iran. The Code of Hammurabi stele was engraved on stone and clay tablets. The monument is basically a glossy, black and a very tough stone. This stele represents the ancient Mesopotamian in the old Babylonian period. It was built to be viewed for its detailed carving and intellectual content. Today, it is located in Paris at the Louvre museum…
These beasts, commonly found in ancient Near Eastern art, illustrated supernatural spirits that would be either harmful or protective. The function of the Lamassu was to “protect the king from evil and to impress all those who entered” (90). These creatures represent more than just the protection of the king but also the divineness that they exhibit. The human heads are crowned and have horned caps, the headgear of deities in the ancient Near East. From the humanistic features that lie on their faces to their styled beards, they powerfully portray King Ashurnasirpal how he is depicted throughout the walls of the palace.…
The male in the statue is Menkaure the son of Khafre, as he represents the stereotype of man of the house. His straightforward posture and left foot forward signify his power. This position also gives a strict and independent look by the V shaped torso and broad shoulders. The artist depicts Menkaure body with a clean edge and sharp lines to represent stability. Force and command is also represented in the piece by Menkaure gripped hand, while the queen is slightly behind him. The kilt he wears shows uniform and structure as lower down on the sculpture the knees are squared to create a solid stance of…
Although the Blue Woman in Black Chair and Untitled (Large Man) were both sculptures, they were made in different ways with different messages to express to its viewers. These works of art used lines, space, realism, color, and mold to accomplish separate goals. Segal’s goal was to display a woman is deep sadness, and Claassen’s goal was to display a magnificent huge…
Man, large compared to horse. Possibly seperately cast because of size, or to appear mightier than the beast underneath. Simple attire. What looks to be somewhat war garb, with tunic belted, and a cape flowing down the haunches of the horse. Sandals lace up the legs of the man , but do not cover the top of the feet or toes. Philosophers beard growing on chin, shows that this man is very educated and a scholar. There are no hard lines on his face, and he has a full head of hair which could mean that he was portrayed as younger, around thirty probably in this piece. There are no lines between his brows which mean that he does not frown, could stand for little stress in his lifetime. Or the sculpture merely made this statue into the ideal man. The lack of lies, frown, grimace, and relaxed posture can say that this emperor had little trouble during his time of reign, and was a good emperor. His relaxed hand motion on his outstretched arm can be looked at as an act of mercy. He does not have the thumbs up or thumbs down of judgement, merely a “let it pass” air. . His stance with his horse make him seem very godly, and powerful, but not cruel. His garb…
The representation of figures on Greek grave relief is common for the Classical period. By looking at this work of art, one may not realize all the underlying beauty and mystery within the meanings foreshadowed in the relief sculpted into the stone. This Grecian relief carving of a “Grave Stele of a Little Girl” represents a sweet and solemn young child who looks down at her two pet birds resembling doves that embrace her, welcoming to another life of peace, purity, and innocence. This Greek piece of art is simple, but also ideal by making depictions look timeless.…
The mood shifts from the paintings and back to the sculpture, the images of barbarity return but the savagery is gone from the descriptions. Instead the focus is more on an interpretation and examination of the carving and its sculptor; this thing ill-hewn, and hardly seen did touch me', the viewer is given a divergent view of the object. While it is a thing of savagery and ineptitude it can still convey a sense of feelings and human emotion, far greater than that of…
Standing at around four feet eight inches, the sculpture of Menkaure and His Queen is estimated to have been created between 2548 to 2530 BC. The figures depicted in the sculpture are Pharaoh Menkaure and, who is thought to be Queen Khamerernebty II. The sculpture was carved out of slate and has also been known as Menkaure and Khamerernebty. The artist of the sculpture is unknown. Menkaure and His Queen shows the two-people standing side by side and the queen has an arm wrapped around the pharaoh. This piece gives a look at Egyptian culture during this time and preserves the image of Pharaoh Menkaure and Queen Khamerernebty.…
Just like many other pieces of art, this sculpture has many symbols. King Senwosret III is shown with a very firm body, this symbolizes that he is powerful. He is wearing a head cloth called a nemes. Pharaohs in ancient Egypt wore Nemes. The nemes is another symbol to show the kings power. On the front of the nemes there is a cobra. The cobra represents that he is royalty. King Senwosret III is wearing a short kilt, which was traditional Egyptian royal clothing so that is also used to show he is royalty. If you look down at his feet, under them you see nine bows. These nine bows are also symbolic. They…