Ancient Egyptian Art History | Overview and Characteristics

Get a clear picture of what Ancient Egyptian art history is all about and its characteristics. From tombs, to reliefs, and more, the art from Ancient Egypt tells an incredible story of religion, kings, and an advanced society.

In this video, I cover the main characteristics and themes within the five main periods of Ancient Egyptian art history, along with analysis of famous artworks (often taught in art history classes) from each of these periods:

1. Pre-Dynastic - Palette of Narmer
2. Old Kingdom - Statue of Kafre Enthroned and The Seated Scribe
3. Middle Kingdom - Statue of Senusret III
4. New Kingdom - Statue of Akhenaten
5. Late Period and beyond - Mummy Egyptian portraits

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Video Outline:

0:00 - Intro to Ancient Egyptian Art
1:54 - Ancient Egyptian art Themes
3:49 - Early Dynastic Period
4:28 - Canon Developed
6:54 - Palette of Narmer Analysis
12:01 - Old Kingdom Period
13:05 - Kafre Enthroned Analysis
18:17 - The Seated Scribe Analysis
19:57 - Middle Kingdom Period
20:30 - Senusret III Analysis
21:19 - New Kingdom Period
24:00 - Statue of Akhanaten
27:23 - Late Period and Beyond

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Attributions:
Profile statue of Kafre photograph (Djehouty, CC BY-SA 4.0)
The Seated Scribe photograph (Rama, CC BY-SA 3.0 FR)
Statue of Senusret III (Captmondo, CC BY-SA 3.0)
Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut photograph (Ad Meskens, CC BY-SA 3.0)
Akhenaten statue (Ismoon, CC BY-SA 2.5)
King Tut mask (Firebrace, CC BY-SA 3.0)
Ramses II statue (Pbuergler, CC BY-SA 3.0)
Giza pyramids photograph (Ricardo Liberato, CC BY-SA 2.0)
Luxor temple unification of Egypt relief (Olaf Tausch, CC BY 3.0)
Queen Cleopatra (Eslam17, CC BY-SA 3.0)
Tomb of Ramses in Valley of the Kings photograph (Tim Adams, CC BY-SA 3.0)
Ancient Egypt map (Jeff Dahl, CC BY-SA 3.0)
Catacombs photograph (Jerrye & Roy Klotz, MD, CC BY-SA 3.0)

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