Egyptian Art 8000-2000 B.C.
"Every artist was first an ametuer" -Ralph Waldo Emerson
Main Ideas:
Artsit used bright clors such as red, blue, orange and white to develop pictures that tells of a life. Paint was made from naturally occuring minerals and artificially prepared mineral substances. Paint brushes we sticks with fiberous wood with frayed ends
The Egyptian Pyramids
The oldest surviving members of the ancient wonders. Started about 2560BC. Only about 80 left
The Great Pyramids
Amon
Statue of Amon in the formm of a ram protecting Taharqa
Book of the Dead
Anubis weighing the soul of the scribe
Facts:
Drew scenes of everyday life. Drew models of people and animals, glass figures and containers, and jerwlerly made of gold. Carved and decorated royal tombs. It included quarrymen, scribes, draftmen, scupltors, painters and carpenters.