Writings on Egyptian Art. Selected Texts.
Saffron| N° d'inventaire | 16484 |
| Format | 18 x 25 |
| Détails | 480 p., illustrations, hardcover. |
| Publication | Brussels, 2012 |
| Etat | Nine |
| ISBN | |
Introduction (by Nadine Cherpion) Part One. Ancient Egypt (Original text, in French, of the book published in German in the collection “Propyläen Kunstgeschichte”, vol. 15, Berlin, 1975) 1. History of Egyptian art. 2. Late Period sculpture in the round. Part Two. Studies 1. The relative proportions of figures in group statues. 2. Champollion and the study of Egyptian art. 3. Reflections on the methods to be applied to the study of Egyptian art. 4. Sculpture and anthropometry. 5. Objectivity of Egyptian portraits. 6. On some statues usurped by Ramses II (British Museum 61 and Louvre A 20). 7. On the use of relief in the hollow in the Ramesside period. 8. The statue of Amenhotep I (Turin 1372). 9. The portrait. 10. An Egyptian Figure Restored [Durham EG 493] (subject to change) 11. Some mysteries clarified about the tomb of Tutankhamun. 12. The statue of Ramses II in the Geneva Museum of Art and History reexamined. 13. The date of Sheikh el-Beled (CG 34). 14. The relief. 15. Amarnaisms: the “disc of the Aten,” the “sexless king.” 16. The iconography of Tutankhamun and the effigies from his tomb. 17. Pharaonic Egypt and its symbols: water, lotiform and papyriform columns. 18. Greek influence on Egyptian art: folds of clothing and folds of skin. 19. A head of Chephren in pink granite [Private collection] 20. The two youths of Amenhotep III. 21. The Sculpture in the Round of Amenhotep III: Types and Purposes. 22. Ankhesenamun and the Golden Naos (C 108). 23. Royal Figures from Tut'ankhamun's Tomb: Their Historical Usefulness. 24. The History of Art in the Service of History. 25. The Nose of Thutmose III. 26. Ramesses II Admired Senusret I. 27. The Egyptian Portrait, or the Head of Pharaohs and Others. 28. Meditation before a Work of Art: The Face of the Mayan Treasurer. 29. Style and Reality. On Egyptian Statuary. General Index Abbreviations Photo Credits
Introduction (by Nadine Cherpion) Part One. Ancient Egypt (Original text, in French, of the book published in German in the collection “Propyläen Kunstgeschichte”, vol. 15, Berlin, 1975) 1. History of Egyptian art. 2. Late Period sculpture in the round. Part Two. Studies 1. The relative proportions of figures in group statues. 2. Champollion and the study of Egyptian art. 3. Reflections on the methods to be applied to the study of Egyptian art. 4. Sculpture and anthropometry. 5. Objectivity of Egyptian portraits. 6. On some statues usurped by Ramses II (British Museum 61 and Louvre A 20). 7. On the use of relief in the hollow in the Ramesside period. 8. The statue of Amenhotep I (Turin 1372). 9. The portrait. 10. An Egyptian Figure Restored [Durham EG 493] (subject to change) 11. Some mysteries clarified about the tomb of Tutankhamun. 12. The statue of Ramses II in the Geneva Museum of Art and History reexamined. 13. The date of Sheikh el-Beled (CG 34). 14. The relief. 15. Amarnaisms: the “disc of the Aten,” the “sexless king.” 16. The iconography of Tutankhamun and the effigies from his tomb. 17. Pharaonic Egypt and its symbols: water, lotiform and papyriform columns. 18. Greek influence on Egyptian art: folds of clothing and folds of skin. 19. A head of Chephren in pink granite [Private collection] 20. The two youths of Amenhotep III. 21. The Sculpture in the Round of Amenhotep III: Types and Purposes. 22. Ankhesenamun and the Golden Naos (C 108). 23. Royal Figures from Tut'ankhamun's Tomb: Their Historical Usefulness. 24. The History of Art in the Service of History. 25. The Nose of Thutmose III. 26. Ramesses II Admired Senusret I. 27. The Egyptian Portrait, or the Head of Pharaohs and Others. 28. Meditation before a Work of Art: The Face of the Mayan Treasurer. 29. Style and Reality. On Egyptian Statuary. General Index Abbreviations Photo Credits