Egyptian artists are anonymous. In Egyptian society, artists were craftsmen, usually working in large groups together on a project.
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Iconography
Iconography refers to symbols in art. Egyptian iconography allows a work of art to be read. Since Egyptian writing was recorded in pictures, Egyptian art lends itself to a very sophisticated iconography that can be clearly understood.
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Patron
The patron traditionally commissions a work of art. He or she is the benefactor who pays the artist. In Ancient Egypt, the patron is nearly always the state.
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Style
Style in art refers to the way the work is made. Egyptian style is largely uniform for three thousand years. Differences in Egyptian style are subtle and require training to understand and notice them.
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Art
In ancient Egypt, art reflected a very particular worldview. Egyptian art reflected an idealised world and ignored any part of the world that did not fit the ideal.
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Iconography refers to symbols in art. Egyptian iconography allows a work of art to be read. Since Egyptian writing was recorded in pictures, Egyptian art lends itself to a very sophisticated iconography that can be clearly understood.
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Iconography
Card 3
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The patron traditionally commissions a work of art. He or she is the benefactor who pays the artist. In Ancient Egypt, the patron is nearly always the state.
Back
Card 4
Front
Style in art refers to the way the work is made. Egyptian style is largely uniform for three thousand years. Differences in Egyptian style are subtle and require training to understand and notice them.
Back
Card 5
Front
In ancient Egypt, art reflected a very particular worldview. Egyptian art reflected an idealised world and ignored any part of the world that did not fit the ideal.
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