| Egyptian Art is one of the most ancient and | | | | the belief of theirs through their artworks as well. It is |
| expressive cultural approaches of its era and in the | | | | said that many sculptures, statues, and paintings of |
| modern era too. Ancient Egyptian Art dates back to | | | | people they used to create, would acquire |
| c.5000 BC to c.300 BC. | | | | "immortalizing" status. They employed some magical |
| Interestingly, the Egyptians did not know the term 'art' | | | | spells to keep the soul of those casted people alive. |
| but they went on creating something different, which | | | | The art of Egypt had many forms, Architecture, |
| stand today as exotic and remarkable creations. In the | | | | Papyrus (a sort of paper art), Pottery, Sculpture, |
| artistic parlance, we can say that Egyptians did not | | | | Hieroglyphs (a mix of pictures & symbols), |
| create art; rather their works achieved an arts status. | | | | Literature, and Paintings. The stupendous Egyptian |
| Most of their works were symbolic and were meant | | | | Architecture is the most famous of all their artworks. |
| for functional use, while being beautiful enough to be an | | | | Great Pyramid of Giza, Great Sphinx of Giza, Karnak, |
| art. The Modern Era terms Egyptian works as an art | | | | Luxor Temple, and King Tutankhamen's Tomb, mark |
| form, owing to their impeccable creativity, artistry, and | | | | the wonders of Egyptian Architecture. The Book of |
| aesthetic outlook. Definitely, the Ancient Egyptian Art | | | | the Dead is a milestone of Papyrus art form. |
| has an aristocratic appeal about it, which touches the | | | | Sculpture has its own wide, special place in Egyptian |
| chords of modern aesthetic taste. | | | | Art. Apart from the stone and metal carnations, |
| Most of the sculptures and images Egyptians created | | | | wooden statues were also created. However, of |
| were to immortalize some remarkable people or some | | | | course the wooden and metal carnations have a |
| potential events and occasions of that time. Some | | | | different effect and are lighter than the stone ones. |
| artworks were also symbolic of Gods and were used | | | | The Egyptian Sculptures were usually created in two |
| for worshiping. While many Egyptian artworks had an | | | | or three dimensions. These carvings mostly had texts, |
| artistic quality and approach, some of them had | | | | which referred to the happenings and the events |
| awkward proportions of art elements. | | | | taking place at that time. |
| Egyptians had a firm faith in immortality and they lived | | | | |