over the course of millennia, Egyptian art
has delighted the eye,
earning the admiration
of countless travellers
and museum visitors.
Serving as a foundation
for western art, it continues to inspire artists
today. Concepts such
as the ideal form for
the human figure, perspective, movement,
and hierarchy were
all codified within the
first few dynasties and,
with only the occasional exceptions, remained
unchanged. Murals containing detailed drawings including, scenes
of ‘the trail of justice’,
pregnancy, coronation
of the pharaoh and
mummification offer a
valid insight into life
in Ancient Egypt. Some
paintings of this kind
remain fully in colour due
to the mix of ‘tempura’
in which each colour
had a different meaning and manufacturing process, For example ; Black was made
from soot or charcoal
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symbolizing the under
world and Egyptian god
‘Osiris’. Many important
scenes were repeated
on the walls of each significant god or pharaoh,
which made it easier for
archaeologists to recognise important figures in
Ancient Egyptian hierarchy. It is notable that
whilst native Egyptian
and classic styles were
understood, admired
and even juxtaposed,
they have seldom been
combined with other
artistic methods.