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Women, Family Roles, and Artistic ConventionsHatshepsut: Does this ancient Queen represent more continuity or more change in a society heavily steeped in tradition?
Task 1: Read Pages 77-79 in the text under the subheadings “Family,” “The Role of Women,” and “The Role of Men” and make notes.
Continuity in Egyptian
Art1. Conservatism
(preserved tradition- like family occupations-NO innovation)
2. Religious Purpose (not realism)
3. Pharaoh as chief subject and patron
StudyBlue. “Introduction to the Arts.” Last modified 2013. http://www.studyblue.com/notes/note/n/introduction-to-the-arts-midterm/deck/2416850
Statue of King Mankaure and His
Queen
Gold Statue of Amun
Statues• Look straight
ahead• No activity
(rigid)• Show no
emotion (for majesty)
Brooklyn Museum. Last modified 2003. http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/exhibitions/egypt_reborn/#
A Scribe and his Wife
Relief and Painting• Show character of the deceased to the gods,
what they hope to do in the afterlife• Precision over perspective (viewer can see the
contents and ladle in a pot or a bowl)
Unknown. “Egyptian Afterlife.” Last modified 2009. http://www.crystalinks.com/egyptafterlife.html
Tomb Painting from the Tomb of a Man Named Menna
Profile:-Head-Side view with eye and eyebrow-eye never looks straight ahead
Colour-Men (red) depicts their outdoor life-Women (yellow) shows they are indoors and protected
Brooklyn Museum. Last Date Modified 2003. http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/exhibitions/egypt_reborn/#
The Wilbur Plaque: Possibly Akhenaton and
Nefertiti?
Stance:-Hips shown with ¾ turn-chest and shoulders full width-both feet, legs, arms, and hands showing
Scale:-Size shows status-Central figure much larger-men larger than wives-Wives and kids often crouch below hugging calves
Brooklyn Museum. Last Date Modified 2003. http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/exhibitions/egypt_reborn/#
Statue of Nykara and His Family
Hatshepsut• Egypt a notoriously conservative and tradition bound
society• This conservatism promoted a stable society that lasted 3
thousand years and change, when it did come, was slow and cautious
• How would the Egyptians react to a female pharaoh?
King Tut One. Last Date Modified, 2005. http://www.kingtutone.com/queens/hatshepsut/
Statue of Hatshepsut
Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el-
Bahri