Egyptian Art Flashcards
Sphinx
Egyptian Art
An animal fronting another dwelling place. No __________________.
negative space
From most important subject.
Hierarchy of Scale.
Balance is achieved by filling up ________
space
Presence of a sculpture. Serves as the dwelling place of the __________ of the deceased.
soul/spirit
Solemnity of the face. _________ as subject.
Pharaoh
a stone coffin use to bury leaders and wealthy residents.
sarcophagi.
A technique wherein figures are carved in low relief, but set within sunken area.
Sunken relief.
_________ opened the story of the richness of the life of the Egyptians
Tomb
Even personal belongings are buried with them.
Egyptian Art
Papyrus.
Egyptian Art
The heart and the feather to measure their worth (must be balanced). The lives of the deceased are being weighed in the ____________.
afterlife
There are also intricate designs in its ___________ (coffins)
interior
Turning of the body; leaning. Profiles. More _________ rendering of animals in the painting.
realistic
________ frontal shoulders and profiled heads, torso, and legs emphasized
Broad
