Literary Art in Egypt

The Art in the earliest times in Egypt consisted of drawings that were engraved on the cliffs, which was very different than the huge pyramids and temples that were built later on. These engravings were in Upper Egypt and Nubia near the Nile Valley. Some of the drawings consisted of hunting scenes while other depicted other fundamentals of their lives in the Neolithic period, such as herds of cattle and boats on rivers. There were some paintings on pottery during the Predynatic period to display and reflect preoccupations and different styles. There are many unique forms of literary art in Egypt that can be found on this website: <http://www.touregypt.net/featurestories/artoverview.htm>

Ancient Egyptians made their own unique monuments and designed them to represent their religious beliefs. These cut statues would represent meaningful aspects of their religion that were important to their cult as well. Some were images of the dead portraying that they will survive in their next world.

The Egyptian art that is normally seen in museums or books pertain to modern aesthetic interests. Most of the Egyptian society's work was due to conformity and not individualistic portrayals.

All of the beautiful and unique forms of their literary art that I have come across, I have not been able to insert the photos taken of the art, but there are many that can be seen on: <http://www.gutenberg.org/files/17321/17321-h/v1a.htm> They are definitely worth looking at to compare the earliest finding of their art to the most modern.

Dunn, Jimmy. "Egypt: An Introduction to Egyptian Art 2." Egypt Travel Guide - Tour Egypt. Web. 4 Jan. 2012.

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KING, L. W., and H. R. HALL. " Maspero's History of Egypt, Volume 13a by L. W. King and H. R. Hall ."Project Gutenberg. Web. 4 Jan. 2012. <http://www.gutenberg.org/files/17321/17321-h/v1a.htm>