Get a clear picture of the history of ancient Egyptian art and its characteristics. From tombs to bas-reliefs and more, ancient Egyptian art tells an incredible story of religion, kings, and an advanced society.

In this video, I cover the main characteristics and themes of the five main periods of ancient Egyptian art history, as well as analyzing famous artworks (often taught in art history classes) from each of these periods:

1. Predynastic – Narmer Palette
2. Old Kingdom – Statue of Kafre on a throne and the seated scribe
3. Middle Kingdom – Statue of Sesostris III
4. New Kingdom – Statue of Akhenaten
5. Late Period and Beyond – Egyptian Mummy Portraits

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Video preview:

0:00 – Introduction to Ancient Egyptian Art
1:54 – Themes of Ancient Egyptian Art
3:49 – Beginning of the Dynastic Period
4:28 – Developed Canon
6:54 – Analysis of Narmer's palette
12:01 – Old Kingdom Period
13:05 – Analysis of Kafre Inthroned
18:17 – Analysis of the seated scribe
19:57 – Middle Kingdom Period
8:30 p.m. – Analysis of Sésostris III
21:19 – New Kingdom Period
24:00 – Statue of Akhanaton
27:23 – Late Period and Beyond

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CREDITS

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License links:
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CC BY 3.0 – https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.fr

Attributions:
Profile photograph of the statue of Kafre (Djehouty, CC BY-SA 4.0)
Photograph of the seated scribe (Rama, CC BY-SA 3.0 FR)
Statue of Sesostris III (Captmondo, CC BY-SA 3.0)
Photograph of the Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut (Ad Meskens, CC BY-SA 3.0)
Statue of Akhenaten (Ismoon, CC BY-SA 2.5)
King Tut Mask (Firebrace, CC BY-SA 3.0)
Statue of Ramesses II (Pbuergler, CC BY-SA 3.0)
Photograph of the Pyramids of Giza (Ricardo Liberato, CC BY-SA 2.0)
Relief depicting the unification of Egypt at the Temple of Luxor (Olaf Tausch, CC BY 3.0)
Queen Cleopatra (Eslam17, CC BY-SA 3.0)
Photograph of the tomb of Ramses in the Valley of the Kings (Tim Adams, CC BY-SA 3.0)
Map of Ancient Egypt (Jeff Dahl, CC BY-SA 3.0)
Photograph of the catacombs (Jerrye & Roy Klotz, MD, CC BY-SA 3.0)

*All other images used are in the public domain or have been granted permission

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