Papers by Studi Poliziani di Egittologia 1 Artists and Painting in Ancient Egypt
Cet article est consacre au personnage Haroua, haut fonctionnaire thebain sous la dependance de l... more Cet article est consacre au personnage Haroua, haut fonctionnaire thebain sous la dependance de la Divine Adoratrice Amenirdis durant la Basse Epoque. L'etude de sa tombe permet de mieux definir son role. Sa monumentalite et le fait qu'elle ait ete decoree a Thebes font de la demeure eternelle de Haroua une exception. L'A analyse la structure funeraire, creusee dans le sous-sol calcaire de la plaine de l'Assassif, en tant que modele inspirateur et ses significations. Il etudie ensuite la decoration : le discours inscrit sur les murs est interprete comme le parcours que l'egyptien davait suivre pour atteindre le dieu Osiris et acceder a la vie eternelle. Il s'interesse plus particulierement a la decoration de la paroi meridionale de la cour qui apporte des informations complementaires sur Haroua dont l'une des fonctions etait de superviser la realisation des effigies de la Divine Adoratrice. Enfin l'A evoque les themes de la vie et de la mort illustres...
This article discusses the methodological and technological methods that are used in Egyptian pai... more This article discusses the methodological and technological methods that are used in Egyptian painting. Given the wide-range of surfaces that were adorned with pigment, the major issues, techniques, and problems associated with flat painting will be explored. The study of Egyptian painting is typified by the plurality of approaches available to the researcher. The most traditional and often-used approach, stylistic analysis that traces similarities between groups of paintings and painted forms to create a typology as well as to date works of art. This type of analysis is utilized in art history to outline the qualities and forms of an artwork characteristics which are connected to historical, cultural or religious trends and, sometimes, to identify the style of particular artists, their workshops, techniques and work processes. In aesthetics, the nature and significance of works of specific media, periods, genres or styles are studied. Painting is also examined according to its magical function in specialized contexts (temple, tomb, palace, house) and how it intersected with the living, the dead, and the gods. The transmission of models, issues of center-periphery, gender, and the analysis of the ‘other’ have also received scholarly attention. The role of iconography is consistently explored in painting, both in terms of its meaning and function within sacred space and its communicative aspects. The interplay between text and image is examined particularly within the context of literary theory. Technological examinations have elucidated the properties of pigment, binders and resin and offer some important applications for dating and artistic workshop practices. The article examines the pros and cons of each approach and suggests future applications in the study of ancient Egyptian painting.
This article discusses the methodological and technological methods that are used in Egyptian pai... more This article discusses the methodological and technological methods that are used in Egyptian painting. Given the wide-range of surfaces that were adorned with pigment, the major issues, techniques, and problems associated with flat painting will be explored. The study of Egyptian painting is typified by the plurality of approaches available to the researcher. The most traditional and often-used approach, stylistic analysis that traces similarities between groups of paintings and painted forms to create a typology as well as to date works of art. This type of analysis is utilized in art history to outline the qualities and forms of an artwork characteristics which are connected to historical, cultural or religious trends and, sometimes, to identify the style of particular artists, their workshops, techniques and work processes. In aesthetics, the nature and significance of works of specific media, periods, genres or styles are studied. Painting is also examined according to its magical function in specialized contexts (temple, tomb, palace, house) and how it intersected with the living, the dead, and the gods. The transmission of models, issues of center-periphery, gender, and the analysis of the ‘other’ have also received scholarly attention. The role of iconography is consistently explored in painting, both in terms of its meaning and function within sacred space and its communicative aspects. The interplay between text and image is examined particularly within the context of literary theory. Technological examinations have elucidated the properties of pigment, binders and resin and offer some important applications for dating and artistic workshop practices. The article examines the pros and cons of each approach and suggests future applications in the study of ancient Egyptian painting.
Paper on the connections between the Roman funerary portraits of Egypt and the early Christian po... more Paper on the connections between the Roman funerary portraits of Egypt and the early Christian portraiture painting.
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Study on the colour in the Amarna art with some interesting conclusions especially on the use of ... more Study on the colour in the Amarna art with some interesting conclusions especially on the use of yellow and red and in which way they were used to create subtle variations of hue according the subject depicted.
The paper deals with artistic conventions in Old Kingdom tombs taking as case study the work of t... more The paper deals with artistic conventions in Old Kingdom tombs taking as case study the work of the artist Seni at Hawawish.
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Papers by Studi Poliziani di Egittologia 1 Artists and Painting in Ancient Egypt
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