Egyptian art / Bill Manley.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Manley, Bill, author.

Series:

World of art

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Art, Egyptian.

Local Subjects:

Art, Egyptian.

Physical Description:

320 pages : illustrations (some color), map ; 21 cm.

Place of Publication:

London : Thames & Hudson, [2017]

Summary:

"Among the creative achievements of pharaonic Egypt we discover a set of constant forms: archetypes in art and architecture that state clearly and concisely contemporary views of authority, divinity, beauty and meaning. Whether adapted to delicate jewelry or colossal statues, these forms maintain a human face - with human ideas and emotions as their stated inspiration. There were refined and reinvented through dozens of centuries, until scenes created for the earliest kings, around 3000 BCE, had been used to represent Roman emperors and the last officials of pre-Christian Egypt. Bill Manley's account draws on the finest artworks of a uniquely successful and compelling civilization through more than 3000 years, including celebrated masterpieces from the Narmer palette to Tutankhamun's gold mask and the enigmatic “Faiyum portraits,” as well as their original contexts in the tombs, temples, and palaces of the pharaohs and their people."--Back cover.

Contents:

Part I: Art & creation. 'Giving stone to its lord': offerings and monuments

'See my perfection, my son': offerings and the king

'The risen earth': creation in art and architecture

Part II: Art & the artists. 'All the craftsmanship was under my attention': the artists

'Rejoicing in the perfect monument': the artists at work

'A gateway to the far side of the sky': the principles of art

'For your spirit

have the perfect day': the canon of the human figure

Part III: Art in context. 'The first instance': the earliest art of pharaonic Egypt

'Stride perfected on perfect paths': the noble offering cult

'I was the one who opened up this area': a study in change: the first intermediate period

'She who is facing her lord': the tombs and temples of Thebes

'You create the world as you will in your uniqueness': two more studies in change. The Amarna period ; An imperial legacy

'I drove away the killers': services to others

'A perfect joy to look at': the significance of the minor arts

'I shall bring no more offerings for you': the latest art of pharaonic Egypt.

Notes:

"With 274 illustrations."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0500204284

9780500204283

OCLC:

989037723