11 Chapter 3.4: The Image of the Pharaoh
THE IMAGE OF THE PHARAOH
The image of the Pharaoh was carefully crafted to portray their power and divine status. From what the Pharaoh wore or held to the youthfulness and position of their physique; every detail conveyed an important message. For nearly 3,000 years the depiction of royalty remained unchanged. There were, however, a few instances when the formulas of Egyptian art deviated from the norm.
THE IMAGE OF THE PHARAOH TASK 1:
The following videos examine the images/portraits of a Pharaoh, exploring how they served as an expression of royal power or deviated from the norm. After watching the following videos, please complete the information required.
The Narmer Palette
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thGOf07ahU8
The Narmer Palette – Egyptology 101
THE IMAGE OF THE PHARAOH TASK 1 prompt:
When was the palette made?
Where was it originally displayed?
What type of object is this?
How is the figure identified in it?
What is the type of scale used here and what is its purpose?
What aspects refer to the unification of upper and lower Egypt?
Which vignettes speak to the king’s power?
THE IMAGE OF THE PHARAOH TASK 2:
The following videos examine the images/portraits of a Pharaoh, exploring how they served as an expression of royal power or deviated from the norm. After watching the following videos, please complete the information required.
Khafre Enthroned
The Masterpiece of Khafre
THE IMAGE OF THE PHARAOH TASK 2 prompt:
What was the purpose of the statue?
Which features symbolize his royal status?
Which aspects are idealized and what does this idealization reinforce?
How is Khafre’s divinity reinforced?
What association is created with the sun god Ra?
How is Horus portrayed here and what does his presence suggest?
THE IMAGE OF THE PHARAOH TASK 3:
Senusret III
The following videos examine the images/portraits of a Pharaoh, exploring how they served as an expression of royal power or deviated from the norm. After watching the following videos, please complete the information required.
Ancient Egypt – Pharaoh Senusret III
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jcFrZJpKj4
Statues of Senusret III
THE IMAGE OF THE PHARAOH TASK 3 prompt:
Senusret III ruled in Egypt’s Middle Kingdom and his images deviate from earlier pharaohs. How? What could explain the new features?
THE IMAGE OF THE PHARAOH TASK 4:
Hatshepsut
The following videos examine the images/portraits of a Pharaoh, exploring how they served as an expression of royal power or deviated from the norm. After watching the following videos, please complete the information required.
Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut and Large Kneeling Statue, New Kingdom, Egypt
Large Kneeling statue of Hatshepsut – Met (Article)
Please follow this link to the article from the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
THE IMAGE OF THE PHARAOH TASK 4 prompt:
A female Pharaoh, how did Hatshepsut choose to have herself shown in portraits and why?
THE IMAGE OF THE PHARAOH TASK 5:
Akhenaten
The following video examines the images/portraits of a Pharaoh, exploring how they served as an expression of royal power or deviated from the norm. After watching the following video, please complete the information required.
Akhenaten and the Amarna Style
THE IMAGE OF THE PHARAOH TASK 5 prompt:
What radical change did Akhenaten initiate?
What does the term Amarna describe?
How did the art under Akhenaten abandon the ideal human form?
How is movement and the snapshot of a moment in time incorporated into the art?
How does Akhenaten’s representation deviate from the ideal masculine?
What could have been the purpose for combining the masculine and feminine?
What was Akhenaten’s motivation for the cult of Aten and his role in it?
Do Akhenaten’s ideas succeed?
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