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D:\840971885.doc Page 1 of 13 Quiz: Wednesday September 24 (10 pts) Art History I Chapter 3: Egypt Vital Info Paper: Wednesday October 3 (100 pts) Exam #1 – Monday, October 6 (Introduction, Chapters 1, 2, 3) General Terms relief hieroglyphs Ka Registers Pictographs artistic conventions Prehistoric (Neolithic) c. 4000 - 3500 BCE Predynastic Before 3150 BCE Early Dynastic Period (Dynasties I-II) Old Kingdom General Terms mastaba Memphis Imhotep (Im-HOH-tep) Menkaure Sphinx Khafre post and lintel Khufu Major God: Re (Dynasties III-IV) Architecture mud brick Step pyramid of King Djoser at Saqqara Great Pyramids at Giza pharoah (FARE-owe) engaged column freestanding column axial plan abstract sed festival First Intermediate Period Middle Kingdom General Terms Thebes Second Intermediate Period New Kingdom General Terms Major New Kingdom God: Amon (Amun, Amen) Clerestory. Ramesses II New Kingdom (Amarna) General Terms Akhenaten (Ak-en-AH-tun) Aten Late Period Symbols of Lower Egypt (Northern Egypt): Cobra and Papyrus Symbols of Upper Egypt (Southern Egypt): Falcon (Vulture) and Lotus. Horus = Local god of Upper Egypt Potters wheel developed (Egypt c. 4000-3000 BCE) c. 3150 - 2700 BCE Sculpture Palette of Narmer (S03-04) c. 2700 - 2190 BCE Sculpture Diorite Menkaure and his wife (S03-15) Painting c. 2190 - 2040 BCE (Dynasties XI-XII) Architecture Rock cut tombs of Beni Hasan (Hyksos) c. 2040 - 1674 BCE Sculpture Senwosret (Dynasties XVII - XX) Architecture Pylon Hypostyle hall Mortuary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut at Dier el- Bahari Temple of Amun-MutKhonsu, Luxor Great Temple of Amun, Karnak Peristyle Obelisk (Am-AY-nuh) Architecture c. 1552 - 1069 BCE Sculpture Tutankhmen (Tut-anKA-mun) (Dynasties XXI - XXX) Painting c. 1674 - 1552 BCE Sculpture sunken relief Queen Nefertiti (Nef-er TEE-TEE) c. 1085 – 332 BCE Painting Painting D:\840971885.doc Page 2 of 13 Required Reading: 92 - 125. Omit 108+ (Middle Kingdom Architecture and town planning), and pp. 112 (Small objects found in tombs) Slides "eligible" for slide identification S03-02 S03-04 S03-08 S03-10 S03-13 S03-14 S03-15 S03-18 S03-21 S03-29 S03-31 S03-33 S03-35 S03-38 S03-34 Paper: Wed. September 24 Points: 100 pts Paper Assignment: 1. Select an Egyptian building from the Old Kingdom and one from the New Kingdom. Describe them, and tell why you think they are important examples in the history of Egypt. Include a reference to the patron(s) and location of each. Be sure to include the essentail structural components and organization. Reflect your knowledge of Egyptian architecture. Choose from list: Old Kingdom Step pyramid of King Djoser Great Pyramid(s) at Giza Mastaba Exam Essay Questions: None Middle Kingdom: Rock cut tombs of Beni Hasan Some or all will be on the Unit Exam New Kingdom: Funerary Temple of Hatshepsut Great Temple of Amun, Karnak Mortuary Temple of Rameses II, at Abu Simbel D:\840971885.doc Page 3 of 13 BELOW:---------This copy has more of the items included in list Art History I Quiz: Wednesday September 24 (10 pts) Chapter 3: Egypt Vital Info Paper: Wednesday October 3 (100 pts) Exam #1 – Monday, October 6 (Introduction, Chapters 1, 2, 3) General Terms relief hieroglyphs (HIGH-roglif) Ka Registers pictographs dressed stone causeway diorite Prehistoric (Neolithic) pylon pharaoh (FARE-owe) engaged column freestanding column barrel vault foreshortening axial plan abstract sed festival artistic conventions c. 4000 - 3500 BCE Predynastic Before 3150 BCE General Terms Early Dynastic Period (Dynasties I-II) General Terms Old Kingdom (Dynasties III-IV) General Terms mastaba Memphis Imhotep (Im-HOHtep) Menkaure (Mycerinus) Sphinx Khafre (Chefren (KEF-ren)) post and lintel Khufu (Cheops (CHOPS)) Giza Major Old Kingdom God: Re (Ra) Architecture First Intermediate Period General Terms Middle Kingdom (Dynasties XI-XII) General Terms Thebes Sesostris Second Intermediate Period (Hyksos) c. 2190 - 2040 BCE Architecture Symbols of Lower Egypt (Northern Egypt): Cobra and Papyrus Symbols of Upper Egypt (Southern Egypt): Falcon (Vulture) and Lotus. Horus = Local god of Upper Egypt Potters wheel developed (Egypt c. 4000-3000 BCE) Sculpture Painting Sculpture Palette of Narmer (S03-04) Painting Sculpture Diorite Menkaure and his wife (S03-15) Prince Rahotep & his Wife Nofret Painting Sculpture Painting Sculpture Painting c. 3150 - 2700 BCE Architecture c. 2700 - 2190 BCE Architecture mud brick Step pyramid of King Djoser (Zoser) at Saqqara c. 2040 - 1674 BCE Architecture Rock cut tombs of Beni Hasan c. 1674 - 1552 BCE D:\840971885.doc General Terms New Kingdom (Amarna) General Terms Amarna Period (AmAY-nuh) Akhenaten (Ak-en-AHtun) Aten Queen Nofretete (Nefertiti) (Nef-er TEETEE) New Kingdom (Dynasties XVII - XX) General Terms Major New Kingdom God: Amon (Amun, Amen) Pylon temples Golden Age of Egypt Hypostyle hall Amenhotep III Clerestory. Ramesses II Tutankhmen (Tut-anKA-mun) Late Period (Dynasties XXI - XXX) General Terms Page 4 of 13 Architecture Sculpture Painting Architecture Sculpture sunken relief Painting Sculpture Painting c. 1552 - 1069 BCE Architecture Mortuary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut at Dier el- Bahari Temple of Amun-MutKhonsu, Luxor Great Temple of Amun, Karnak Peristyle obelisk c. 1085 – 332 BCE Sculpture Required Reading: 92 - 125. Omit 108+ (Middle Kingdom Architecture and town planning), and pp. 112 (Small objects found in tombs) Slides "eligible" for slide identification S03-02 S03-04 S03-08 S03-10 S03-13 S03-14 S03-15 S03-18 S03-21 S03-29 S03-31 S03-33 S03-35 S03-38 S03-34 Paper: Wed. September 24 Points: 100 pts Paper Assignment: Select an Egyptian building from the Old Kingdom and one from the New Kingdom. Describe them, and tell why you think they are important examples in the history of Egypt. Include a reference to the patron(s) and location of each. Be sure to include the essential structural components and organization. Reflect your knowledge of Egyptian architecture. Choose from list: Old Kingdom Stepped Pyramid of Djoser Great Pyramid (s) at Giza Mastaba Middle Kingdom: Rock cut tombs at Beni Hasan New Kingdom: Funerary Temple of Hatshepsut Great Temple of Amun, Karnak Mortuary Temple of Rameses II, at Abu Simbel Some or all will be on the Unit Exam Exam Essay Questions: 1. Since ancient times rulers have built great palaces as monuments to their authority, a kind of architectural propaganda. Discuss the Citadel and Palace Complex of Sargon II (S02-22) and the Palace Complex at Persepolis (S02-31 and 32) and the concepts presented of the respective rulers who erected them. D:\840971885.doc Old Kingdom (Dynasties III-VI) Page 5 of 13 c. 2680 - 2260 BC D:\840971885.doc Art History I Janson- History of Art Chapter 2: Page 6 of 13 Egypt Vital Info General Terms: relief hieroglyphs (HIGH-ro-glif) registers dressed stone causeway engaged column freestanding column barrel vault pylon Ka pharaoh (FARE-owe) diorite foreshortening Symbols of Lower Egypt (Northern Egypt): Cobra and Papyrus Symbols of Upper Egypt (Southern Egypt): Falcon (Vulture) and Lotus. Horus = Local god of Upper Egypt Prehistoric (Neolithic) c. 4000 - 3500 BC Predynastic Palette of Narmer 3500- 3000 BC Early Dynastic Period (Dynasties I-II) 3000 - 2680 BC Old Kingdom (Dynasties III-VI) mastaba Memphis Mycerinus Chefren (KEF-ren) Cheops (CHOPS) Giza Major Old Kingdom God: Re (Ra) c. 2680 - 2260 BC Step pyramid of King Zoser at Saqqara Imhotep (Im-HOH-tep) Sphinx post and lintel Prince Rahotep & his Wife Nofret mud brick First Intermediate Period Middle Kingdom (Dynasties XI- XII) Thebes Sesostris Second Intermediate Period (Hyksos) 2260 - 2130 BC c 2130 - 1790 BC Rock cut tombs of Beni Hasan 1790 - 1570 BC New Kingdom Amarna Period (Am-AY-nuh) Akhenaten (Ak-en-AH-tun) Queen Nofretete (Nefertiti) (Nef-er TEE-TEE) New Kingdom (Dynasties XVIII- XX) 1570-1085 BC Major New Kingdom God: Amon (Amun, Amen) Golden Age of Egypt Amenhotep III Mortuary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut at Dier el- Bahari Temple of Amun-Mut-Khonsu, Luxor Rameses II Late Period (Dynasties XXI-XXX) 1085-332 BC Aten Pylon temples Hypostyle hall Clerestory. Tutankhmen (Tut-an-KA-mun) D:\840971885.doc Page 7 of 13 Discussion Paper Topic 1. Select an Egyptian building from the Old Kingdom,and one from the New Kingdom. Describe them, and tell why you think they are important. Mention the patron of each. Potential Essay Questions 1. Select an Egyptian building from the Old Kingdom,and one from the New Kingdom. Describe them, and tell why you think they are important. Mention the patron of each. 2. Compare the portrait of Sesostris III with those of Chefren (Khafre) and of Queen Nofretete (Nefertiti). What differences do you see, and how might these differences reflect changed social conditions? 3 What does the Palette of King Narmer tell us about Old Kingdom concepts of (1) the Pharoah (2) the gods (3) "style" in depicting figures and events? Slides "eligible" for slide identification 71 72 73 77 93 95 96 98 80 99 83 100 Be prepared to identify according to Predynastic, Old Kingdom, Middle Kingdom, New Kingdom, New Kingdom (Amarna Period) 84 101 85 102 89 103 90 104 91 D:\840971885.doc Page 8 of 13 Art History I Gardner- Art Through the AgesNeeds revision Chapter 3: Egypt Vital Info General Terms: relief hieroglyphics HIGH-ro-glif secco fresco Rosetta stone causeway engaged column freestanding column barrel vault pylon Ka pharoah (FARE-owe) dressed stone. diorite Symbols of Lower Egypt (Northern Egypt): Cobra and Papyrus Symbols of Upper Egypt (Southern Egypt): Vulture and Lotus. Predynastic Palette of Narmer Menes Old Kingdom mastaba Memphis Necropolis Pyramid of Khafre Chefren KEF-ren Cheops CHOPS Gizeh Major Old Kingdom God: Step pyramid of King Zoser at Saqqara Imhotep (Im-HOH-tep) Reserve Head Sphinx Re (Ra) Middle Kingdom Thebes Rock cut tombs of Beni Hasan Sesostris mural painting reserved columns post and lintel facade New Kingdom Amarna Period (Am-AY-nuh) Akhenaten (Ak-en-AH-tun) New Kingdom Pylon temples Rameses II Temple of Rameses II at Abu Simbel Thutmose III Temple of Amen-Re at Karnak Mortuary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut at Dier el- Bahari Tutankhmen (Tut-an-KA-mun) Gods Aten Horus Major Old Kingdom God: Major New Kingdom God: Major God of Amarna Period: Hypostyle hall Clerestory. Caryatid figures Queen Nefertiti (Nef-er TEE-TEE) Temple of Horus, Edfu Osiris Hathor Re (Ra) Amon Aton D:\840971885.doc Page 9 of 13 Potential Essay Questions 1. Select an Egyptian building from the Old Kingdom, one from the Middle Kingdom, and one from the New Kingdom. Describe them, and tell why you think they are important. Mention the patron of each. 2. Discuss the use of convention and realism in Egyptian relief carving and painting. What types of subjects generally were treated more conventionally? Why? (Note particularly G3-18, G3-19, G3-23, G3-35, G3-37, and G3-40) 3. Compare the rock cut tombs of Beni Hasan (G3-20 to G3-22) with the mountain temples of Hatshepsut (G3-25) and Rameses II (G3-26 and 3-27). In what ways are they similar? How do they differ? In what ways do all these tombs relate to temples such as the Temple of Amen-Re at Karnak (G3-30 and G3-31)? Slides "eligible" for slide identification Be prepared to identify according to Predynastic, Old Kingdom, Middle Kingdom, New Kingdom, New Kingdom (Amarna Period) Important dates Sept. 20 Discussion of Term Paper (Format, Topics ,etc.) Sept. 20 Discussion Paper due at beginning of class period Sept. 27 Test over Chapter 1-Prehistoric, Chapter 2- Egypt Dec. 1- Term Paper due at beginning of class period Chapter 3- Ancient Near East D:\840971885.doc Page 10 of 13 Potential Essay Question (will definitely be on the test) 1. .Explain the connection between Egyptian conceptions of the after-life and Egyptian art. 2. Select an Egyptian building from the Old Kingdom, one from the Middle Kingdom, and one from the New Kingdom. Describe them, and tell why you think they are important. Mention the patron of each. 3. After examining Egyptian works of art that were created over a span of two thousand years, would you classify the overall outlook of the Egyptians as optimistic or pessimistic? Why? 4. Discuss the use of convention of realism in Egyptian relief carving and painting. What types of subjects were treated more conventionally? Why? 5. It has been said that the spirit of the Old Kingdom is best expressed in the pyramids, that of the Middle Kingdom in its sculpture, and that of the New Kingdom in its painting. Does such a statement seem justified to you? Support your answer with a discussion of relevant works of art. 1. Discuss the use of convention and realism in Egyptian relief carving and painting. What types of subjects generally were treated more conventionally? Why? (Note particularly G3-18, G3-19, G3-23, G3-35, G3-37, and G3-40) 2. How does Middle Ki ngdom portraiture and painting differ from that of the Old Kingdom? What historical circumstances might account for these changes? 3. How is the art of Akhenaten both typical and atypical of Egyptian art? What influence did Akhenaton's art exert on the art of later dynasties? 2. Compare the portrait of Sesostris III with those of Chefren (Khafre) and of Queen Nofretete (Nefertiti). What differences do you see, and how might these differences reflect changed social conditions? 3. Compare the Egyptian Pyramid of Zoser (G3-6) with the Ziggurat at Ur (G2-13 and G2-14). In what ways are they similar? How do they differ? What was the function of each? 4. What do the Great Pyramids of Gizeh (G3-10-to G-12) and the palace of Persepolis (G2-39 and G2-41) say about the major concerns of the men and the societies that commissioned them? 6. Compare the way the Egyptians depicted animals (G3-19, G3-23, and G3-35) with the way animals were depicted by the artists of ancient Mesopotamia (G2-18, G2-19, G2-21, G2-33, G2-34, and 2-35) and those of Paleolithic Europe (G1-1 to G1-8, G1-10, and G1-11). Which artists seem to portray them most naturally? What part does abstract pattern play in each? Which figures do you like best? Why? 7. After examining Egyptian works of art that were created during a span of more than two millennia would you classify the overall outlook of the Egyptians as optimistic or pessimistic? Why? 1. Compare ideas of death as reflected in Neolithic and in Egyptian art. 2. What does the Palette of King Narmer tell us about Old Kingdom concepts of (1) the Pharoah (2) the gods (3) "style" in depicting figures and events? 4. Compare (Form and Function) the concept of "ruler" as seen in figs. 61, 67, and 75. 5. Compare (Form and Function) Egyptian architecture as seen in figs. 57, 69, and 71. *Remember that "compare" means to consider both similarities and differences. 6. How is the geography of Egypt (especially the Nile) so influential on the art? D:\840971885.doc Page 11 of 13 Potential Research Question (will definitely be on the test) 6. Compare the way the Egyptians depicted animals (G3-19, G3-23, and G3-35) with the way animals were depicted by the artists of ancient Mesopotamia (G2-18, G2-19, G2-21, G2-33, G2-34, and 2-35) and those of Paleolithic Europe (G1-1 to G1-8, G1-10, and G1-11). Which artists seem to portray them most naturally? What part does abstract pattern play in each? Which figures do you like best? Why? Potential Discussion Question 5. Compare the rock cut tombs of Beni Hasan (G3-20 to G3-22) with the mountain temples of Hathepsut (G3-25) and Rameses II (G3-26 and 3-27). In what ways are they similar? How do they differ? In what ways do all these tombs relate to temples such as the Temple of Amen-Re at Karnak (G3-30 and G3-31)? 5. It has been said that the spirit of the Old Kingdom is best expressed in the pyramids, that of the Middle Kingdom in its sculpture, and that of the New Kingdom in its painting. Does such a statement seem justified to you? Support your answer with a discussion of relevant works of art. D:\840971885.doc Page 12 of 13 Bibliography from Minott, Charles. History of Art Outline. Egyptian Art Aldred, C. The Development of Ancient Egyptian Art from 3200 to 1315 B.C. 3 vols. London: Academy, 1973. Badawy, A. A History of Egyptian Architecture. 3 vols. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1973. Baines, J., and J. Malek. Atlas of Ancient Egypt. New York: Facts-on-File, 1980. Lange, K., and M. Hirmer. Egypt: Architecture Sculpture and Painting in Three Thousand Years. London: Phaidon, 1968. Mahdy, C., ed. The World of Pharaohs: A Complete Guide to Ancient Egypt. London: Thames and Hudson, 1990. Robins, G. Egyptian Painting and Relief. Aylesbury, England: Shire, 1986. Romer, J. The Valley of the Kings. New York: William Morrow, 1981. Smith, W. S. The Ancient Art and Architecture of Ancient Egypt. rev. ed. New York: Viking, 1981. D:\840971885.doc Page 13 of 13 EGYPTIAN CHRONOLOCY Pre - Historic (NEOLITHIC ) Pre - Dynastic Period c. Early Dynastic Period (Dynasties I - II) 4000-3500 B.C. 3500-3000 B.C. 3000-2680 B.C. Old Kingdom (Dynasties III - VI) c. 2680-2260 B.C. First Intermediate Period c. 2260-2130 B.C. Middle Kingdom (Dynasties XI - XII) c. 2130-1790 B.C. Second Intermediate Period (Hyksos) 1790-1570 B.C. New Kingdom (Dynasties XVIII - XX) 1570-1085 B.C. Late Period (Dynasties XXI - XXX) 1085-332 B.C.