Egyptian and Aegean Art Ancient Egyptian art and ancient Aegean art both existed in different historical time periods, thus lending to the very distinct differences in styles. Ancient Egyptian art began its creation in 3000 B.C. and having reached its highest level in painting and sculpture by 300 A.D. { }. Egyptian art was highly symbolic and stylized in contrast to the more naturalistic Aegean art. Historically, Egyptian art evolved over several different periods such as the Predynastic, Old Kingdom, Middle Kingdom, New Kingdom, Amarna, third intermediate periods, and the Ptolemaic { }. In contrast, ancient Aegean art existed from 3000 B.C. to 1200 B.C. and included various styles and cultures, such as: Cycladic, Minoan, Mycenaean, and cyclopean …show more content…
Ancient Egyptian art typically portrayed women with less traipse compared to men; this Egyptian method of representation is presented in round sculptures that have male figures having large strides and the female figures having both legs almost completely together. Their reasoning behind this was to show that people have two legs instead of just one leg. In addition, human hands are shown in either in a fist or an open hand and have all five fingers; the thumbs are portrayed as the last finger instead of the first, leading this representation to be unrealistic. It also depicts the pelvis and legs from the side view, not frontal view, and the chest having a single breast. This method of representing humans remained essentially the same through thousands of years { …show more content…
Ancient Egyptian art illustrated animals with their inner right leg forward; the front legs, in a corresponding fashion, repeat this motion. It was a rule in Egyptian art to depict mammals walking and sometimes with an incorrect parallel traipse, which does naturally occur in animals with long legs such as camels and giraffes. Aegean art, in disparity, shows a more realistic movement of mammals. In nature, animals alternate their strides when moving, which is similar to what is portrayed in the Aegean art { }. However, one similarity between the two is the way animal horns are depicted. In Aegean art, the horns of bulls are presented in the side view except when the bull is shown in the frontal view or the rear view. Egyptian art shows the horns of gazelles and Oryx in strict side view to expedite quick identification. Noticeably, Egyptian and Aegean art embraced the side view characterization of animals with some