Egyptian art was an important part of their lives at this time. Art at this time was either commissioned by kings or nobles for temples or tombs. They had wall paintings and statues of gods and kings in temples to serve for a spiritual purpose. Egyptians loved to be surrounded by beauty in life and in death. Egyptian art was for all intent and purposes for religious and funerary art. Colorful paintings and reliefs, which once decorated the walls of tombs of Pharaoh and the royal family, wealthy officials, courtiers, and nobles, ensured the survival of the deceased in the afterlife. "Sculptures could serve as a home for the " ka " of the deceased which is the spiritual essence while others would be ex-voto and gifts offered to a deity"(Smith 32). They believe this spirit would help that person come back in the next life because of they praying to these scu
The Egyptians created art to endure. The major art forms they used were sculpture, painting, and sculptured relief. "Sculptured reliefs are basically drawings that have been carved on flat surfaces, stone walls and slabs being the prominent surfaces" (Smith 37). Once the figure has been drawn on the wall, the artist will remove a thickness of the flat surface around the figure so it gives the impression that the figure sticks out from the wall. Another thing artist use to be was carve the contours of the figure and the figure itself really deep into the wall so it gave the illusion of the figure being embedded in the wall is created.
Tombs were filled with as many statues, and also carving and painting, as an owner could afford because they believed it would bring them back to a better life. Egyptian statue wall paintings and carved steles were all fun
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