ARTHIST 101 1st Edition Lecture 8 Art H lecture 8 Reconstruction of Giza Plateau Giza Egypt Strong diversity in terms of size Colossal structure full of 2 million stones Each pyramid has its own complex Death of a God Mummification Ka statue Pyramid marks the burial site yet represents a significant hieroglyphic Nearly all possessions of pharaohs were buried with them in tomb Great pyramid of Khufu Giza Egypt c 2551 2528 BC Solar boat was supposed to be a place that represents that the Sun God and the pharaoh are on a journey together Procuring a son if the wife could not provide Air shafts made for builders Three burial chambers two used for Khufu himself Small chamber was the principle queens burial site Relieving chambers toward the top that allow the weight of the pyramid to disallow collapse Tomb is always underground Hard handed laws against tomb robbing Guards would watch over If caught serious punishment or public execution Central burial site was hidden to avoid tomb robbing Site for the dead to reside in Khafre Diorite Giza Valley Temple of Khafre Egypt c 2520 2594 BC Sacrifices and offerings made Very specific and significant medium Diorite very hard to carve chosen for color and it is rare for the divine pharaoh Medium is always extremely important due to the significance of the art piece Scale hierarchy Focused on being immovable Mirrors the thrown intensely angled sculpture These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor s lecture GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes not as a substitute Part of the living stone rock Arms rigid on his lap to symbolize permanence Iconic head dress for pharaohs nemes taking on a cobra taking on an animal symbolically known related to the Gods Sun god cobra False beard attached to the chin idea is to show imperial power authority Bare chested and has a pleated kilt Intensive athleticism sense of eternal youthfulness Pharaoh is shown in complete idealization undying Incredibly important that he is supposed to be everlasting Blossoms of papyrus lower and flowers of Lotus upper on side of the rock unity Falcon Horus directly behind Khafre emphasizing authority and eternality Menkaure and Queen Graywacke Giza Egypt c 2490 2472 BC Amplified the unity of this pharaoh and her bride in the afterlife Menkaure is shown in a dominant pose living qualities Body still fused to the stone Displays permanence False beard pleated kilt masculine chest Queen embracing Menkaure eternally amplifying intimacy Queen wearing a gown elaborate head dress Natural proportional association between the two Equal scale somewhat represents equality though the Queen is 6 inches aligned behind Menkaure Seated Scribe Painted limestone Saqqara Egypt c 2450 2350 BC 1 5 feet Amplified continuation of the naturalism Attention and intelligence given to character Fairly prized in ancient Egypt Canvas kilt used to taught and use it as a writing pad Much greater sense of naturalism reality of his form Lower social scale are shown in natural form Egyptian canon of proportions Constant depictions of painting and relief on walls Showing a unification of imagery Idea is to show continuity Focus is on unifying Scale hierarchy employed size amplifies scale of social class Pharaoh will have a Nemes officials will have a wig on their head Ti watching a Hippopotamus Hunt Limestone Relief Saqqara Egypt c 2450 2350 BC Court official shown in scale hierarchy Engage in the activities shown on the wall Hippos in the wild were aggressive sense of chaos since they destroyed crops along the Nile and bulrush individuals Killing of the hippo means eradicating destruction Duality what it means physically and eternally Joined with Horus to hunt down Seth Servants shown Ti shown in composite view Along the North of the Nile river delta swampy Standing on canoes like boats hunting Wavy lines below landline shows that you can see the water coming down Horus hunting down Seth in the afterlife Egyptian Mummification Goal is to preserve body for the Ka Body saturated in saline solutions Preserve organs in Canopic jars to be re resembled later in the afterlife Heart was most important element preserve the most significant organs