28 March 2009 07:00
Egyptian Pyramids
(via)Pyramid designers learned that if pyramids were going to be higher and have steeper slopes, their bases needed to be wider.
28 March 2009 00:00
Formation of the Kingdom
(via)Political and religious, as well as artistic order, was also maintained in Egyptian art. In order to clearly define the social hierarchy of a situation, figures were drawn to sizes based not on their distance from the painter's point of view but on relative importance.
27 March 2009 23:00
Dynasties I and II
(via)Clear and simple lines combined with simple shapes and flat areas of color helped to create a sense of order and balance in the art of ancient Egypt. Ancient Egyptian artists used vertical and horizontal reference lines in order to maintain the correct proportions in their work.
27 March 2009 22:00
Arts and Crafts
(via)Due to the highly religious nature of Ancient Egyptian civilization, many of the great works of Ancient Egypt depict gods, goddesses, and Pharaohs, who were also considered divine. Ancient Egyptian art is characterized by the idea of order.
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