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Ancient Egyptian art refers to art produced in ancient Egypt between the 6th millennium BC and the 4th century AD, spanning from Prehistoric Egypt until the Christianization of Roman Egypt. It includes paintings, sculptures, drawings on papyrus, faience, jewelry, ivories, architecture, and other art media. It was a conservative tradition whose ...
Ancient Egyptian artists (3 C, 2 P) E. Egyptological collections (11 C, 18 P) P. Egyptian papyri containing images ... Amarna art; Ancient Egyptian flint jewelry;
Ghada Amer (born 1963), artist; Sawsan Amer (born 1937), painter; Heba Amin (born 1980), artist; Kamal Amin (1923–1979), graphic artist; Evelyn Ashamallah (born 1948), Coptic painter; Alaa Awad (born 1981), muralist, street art, painter; Islam el Azzazi, photographer and filmmaker
Combining Egyptian and Greek pictorial forms or motifs was not restricted to funerary art, however: the public and highly visible portraits of Ptolemaic dynasts and Roman emperors grafted iconography developed for a ruler's Greek or Roman images onto Egyptian statues in the dress and posture of Egyptian kings and queens.
Idealism apparent in ancient Egyptian art in general and specifically in portraiture was employed by choice, not as a result of lack of proficiency or talent. This is evident in the detailed and realistic depiction of birds and animals. [6] This choice was made for religious, political, magical, ethical and social reasons.
Ancient Egyptian artists (3 C, 2 P) + ... Pages in category "Egyptian artists" The following 22 pages are in this category, out of 22 total.
Ancient Egyptian sculptors (4 P) Pages in category "Ancient Egyptian artists" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total.
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