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.
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