1. Egyptian Art II
Monotheism

2. Akhenaton, Nefertiti, and Three
Daughters1335 B.C.
Amarna
Monotheism
God represented by sun
Value perspective
Circular forms

3. Akhenaton and Nefertiti
1335 B.C.
Amarna

4. Akhenaton Sacrificing to Aton
1335 B.C.
Amarna

5. Akhenaton Pillar Statue
1335 B.C.
Amarna
Curves schemata
Disk behind headgear
Monotheistic focus

6. Relief Carving
1353-1335 B.C.
Amarna

7. Nefertiti
1353-1335 B.C.
Thutmose (Artist)
Amarna
Portrait-like

8. Nefertiti Fragment
1353-1335 B.C.
Amarna

9. New Kingdom
Egyptian Art
Polytheistic

10. Mortuary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut
1473-1458 B.C.
Deir El-Bahri
New Kingdom
3 terraces
Live rock
Monumental
Polytheistic
Sunken relief

11. Hatshepsut, Ka Statue
1473-1458 B.C.
New Kingdom
Angular, triangular shape,
Solid to protect soul
Closed form

12. Temple of Amen-Re 1290-1224 B.C.
Karnak
New Kingdom
Temple complex: corridor axis, bilateral symmetry

13. Temple of Amen-Re Karnak
New Kingdom
Pylon wall
Corridor axis
Registers: Characters/storytelling/hieroglyphs,
Power of pharaoh: Make him overly large
Colossal statues reference to ka statue

14. Temple of Ramses II
1290-1224 B.C.
Abu Simbel
New Kingdom
Colossal figures that represent power
Live rock
Perfectly repetitive
Triangular
Closed form
Aswan Dam

15. Hypostyle Hall
Bilateral symmetry repeated on each side of corridor axes
Clerestory
134 columns, 66 ft. tall, 22 ft. diameter
Colossal statues and figures
Sunken relief

16. Temple of Nefertari
Ca. 1275 B.C.
Abu Simbel
New Kingdom
Colossal figures
Different gods
Bilateral symmetry
Corridor axes

17. Temple of Ramses II
1390-1353 B.C.
Luxor
New Kingdom
Corridor axes
Pylon wall
Colossal figures
Obelisk
Hypostyle hall, large columns

18. Tomb of Tutankhamen
1323 B.C.
Thebes
New Kingdom
Bilateral symmetry
Solid tomb
Spherical shapes

19. Important Terms
• Monotheism: Belief in one god
• Temple Complex, Corridor Axis: Moving through space as if down a corridor but organizing architecture as to
show us how to move through space, symbolic to Nile river, passage to afterlife
• Temple Complex, Bilateral Symmetry: Center of temple complex, separation, every thing's perfectly balanced
• Temple Complex, Hypostyle Hall: Hall built with columns
• Temple Complex, Clerestory: Lets light through, ventilation
• Temple Complex, Pylon Wall:
• Temple Complex, Obelisk: Triangular at top, shaft carved w/ sunken relief
• Temple Complex, Colossus: Large statues or figures
• Howard Carter: Discovered Tutankhamen’s tomb