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Anyone know of any particular frescoes which may show that the Egyptians may have practiced chiaroscuro in their works? This excerpt from a book says so. Read the first paragraph. It says it was common in the Amarna period.
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I know what it is. I'm asking did the Egyptians ever use it like the article says. I just want to see some pics of frescoes that supposedly show it.
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I put that up because others might not know what the term meant,
I looked for>
"Possibly one of the finest Egyptian representations of an animal is the fresco of a goat in the tomb of Gen-Amen, discovered by Mr. Mond. There is even an attempt here at chiaroscuro, which is unknown to Egyptian art generally, except at Tell el-Amarna. "
^^^ couldn't find it also sometimes a goat is confused for a ram,
good thread question
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quote:Originally posted by Ebony Allen: Anyone know of any particular frescoes which may show that the Egyptians may have practiced chiaroscuro in their works? This excerpt from a book says so. Read the first paragraph. It says it was common in the Amarna period.
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^^ Well I guess in the above image the chiaroscuro is reflected on Nefertiti and the sun, correct?
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History of Egypt, Chaldea, Syria, Babylonia, and Assyria in the ... - Google Books Result
Leonard William King, Harry Reginald Hall - 1906 - 468 pages
Possibly one of the finest Egyptian representations of an animal is the fresco of a goat in the tomb of Gen- Amen, discovered by Mr. Mond. There is even an ...
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Leonard William King, Harry Reginald Hall - 1907 - 480 pages Possibly one of the finest Egyptian representations of an animal is the fresco of a goat in the tomb of Gen- Amen, discovered by Mr. Mond. There is even an ...
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when they speak of Gen-Amen they mean the famous Tomb of Menna discovered by Robert Mond ( an alternate word maybe, Gen-Amen)
^^^ the picture I think they are talking about is called Wall Painting from a tomb at Sheikh Abd el-Qurna (where Menna's and many other tombs are)
the text you mentioned is there.
The reproduction quality is very poor unfortunately about 3/4 scroll down. maybe somebody can find a better version
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I used html for reading so ther were no page numbers. Just search "Gen- Amen" in the book and the picture is there
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quote:Originally posted by Ebony Allen: ^^ Well I guess in the above image the chiaroscuro is reflected on Nefertiti and the sun, correct?
Yes, it is. It was carved in such that it gives a shadow effect and depth of field.
Artist used different styles during different dynasties.
This is one of the ways to determine the age of hieroglyphs.
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