| Ancient Egyptian Art is one of the most
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| | noticeable for their very formal, even
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| recognized, admired and collected art in
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| | rigid stance and posture, but their faces
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| the history of the world. From delicate
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| | are always serene, regardless of the
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| gold jewelry to vivid paintings to
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| | scene in which they are depicted. There
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| massive statues dozens of feet tall, for
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| | were very strict rules about how a god or
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| over 5,000 years Egyptian art has
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| | pharaoh could be represented, which even
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| fascinated, delighted and awed generation
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| | included a prohibition against anything
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| after generation with its beauty, style
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| | being drawn in front of the face or body
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| and mystery. While genuine ancient
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| | of the pharaoh, even when the scene
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| pieces of art are rare and extremely
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| | depicted clearly required it for any kind
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| valuable, modern Egyptian artists make
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| | of realism. Realism was simply not a
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| beautiful art and jewelry that is
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| | goal of ancient Egyptian Art. It is
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| inspired by some of the greatest
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| | these very formal and stylized rules that
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| recovered works from ancient sites, and
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| | have made Egyptian Art one of the most
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| which adheres strictly to the styles used
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| | widely recognized forms of art in the
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| by ancient artists. Jewelry in gold and
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| | world.
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| silver with inlaid stones are fashioned
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| | Over thousands of years Egyptian artists
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| after pieces of jewelry recovered from
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| | adhered to this one style, which is quite
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| ancient tombs. Papyrus Paintings are
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| | remarkable, especially as compared to the
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| painted in vivid color on genuine
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| | extreme differences in art expression
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| papyrus, made using the same principles
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| | that have occurred in the modern world in
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| developed thousands of years ago on the
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| | just the past 100 years or so. The only
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| banks of the Nile, where the papyrus
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| | acknowledged variations are in the
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| plant grows to this day. Paintings are
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| | portrayals of animals and common people
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| executed in the style of frontalism, one
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| | as compared to the more formal depictions
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| of the most striking characteristics of
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| | of pharaohs and gods. As can be seen in
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| ancient Egyptian Art.FrontalismFrontalism
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| | many Egyptian paintings, animals and
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| is the style in which every known piece
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| | common people or slaves are represented
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| of ancient Egyptian art was produced. In
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| | in a more natural manner, though still
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| paintings, the style of frontalism means
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| | within very strict and formulaic
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| that the head of the character is drawn
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| | rules.This frontalist style is the
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| in profile, while the body is drawn from
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| | primary reason why ancient Egyptian art
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| a front view. However, even though the
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| | is so easily recognizable, and its appeal
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| face is in profile, the eye is drawn in
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| | has lasted through many centuries to this
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| full, as it would be seen from the front.
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| | day.Ann M. Hession is the founder of
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| The legs always face the same direction
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| | Egyptian Artisans. A graduate of
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| as the head, with one foot forward and
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| | Harvard University, Ms. Hession has been
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| one back.Ancient Egyptian figures,
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| | fascinated by ancient Egyptian art and
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| especially of gods and pharaohs, are
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| | culture since high school.
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