Egyptian art /

The art and architecture of Egypt during the age of the pharaohs continue to capture the imagination of the modern world. Vivid, graceful forms decorating monuments that emanated ambition and authority spark our wonder about this distant culture. Ever youthful and elegant men and women encounter odd...

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Main Author: Manley, Bill (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Thames & Hudson, 2017.
Series:World of art.
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Summary:The art and architecture of Egypt during the age of the pharaohs continue to capture the imagination of the modern world. Vivid, graceful forms decorating monuments that emanated ambition and authority spark our wonder about this distant culture. Ever youthful and elegant men and women encounter odd, animal-headed gods and monsters amid scenes of work and leisure, in a paradise of plain, bright colours, where hieroglyphic texts hint at grand ideas. The tombs and temples of ancient Egypt seem to reveal how art and monumental building first flowered at the heart of civilization, and the many ways in which they may adorn and articulate the human condition, and our relationships with the eternal and our time on Earth.
Physical Description:320 pages : chiefly color illustrations, color maps ; 21 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:0500204284
9780500204283