Ancient Egypt transformed : the Middle Kingdom /
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The Middle Kingdom (ca. 2030-1700 B.C.), the second great era of ancient Egyptian culture, was a transformational period during which the artistic conventions, cultural principles, religious beliefs, and political systems formed during earlier dynasties were developed and reimagined. This comprehensive volume presents a detailed picture of the art and culture of the Middle Kingdom, arguably the least known of Egypt's three kingdoms yet a time of remarkable prosperity and unprecedented change. International specialists present new insights into how Middle Kingdom artists refined existing forms and iconography to make strikingly original architecture, statuary, tomb and temple relief decoration, and stele. Thematic sections explore art produced for different strata of Egyptian society, including the pharaoh, royal women, the elite, and the family, while other chapters provide insight into Egypt's expanding relations with foreign lands and the themes of Middle Kingdom literature. More than 250 objects from major collections around the world are sumptuously illustrated, many with new photography undertaken specifically for this catalogue.
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Catalog of an exhibition held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, October 12, 2015-January 24, 2016. :
xix, 379 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 31 cm. :
Includes bibliographical references (pages 337-367) and index. :
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Egypt in Italy : visions of Egypt in Roman imperial culture /
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"This book examines the appetite for Egyptian and Egyptian-looking artwork in Italy during the century following Rome's annexation of Aegyptus as a province. In the early imperial period, Roman interest in Egyptian culture was widespread, as evidenced by works ranging from the monumental obelisks, brought to the capital over the Mediterranean Sea by the emperors, to locally made emulations of Egyptian artifacts found in private homes and in temples to Egyptian gods. Although the foreign appearance of these artworks was central to their appeal, this book situates them within their social, political, and artistic contexts in Roman Italy. Swetnam-Burland focuses on what these works meant to their owners and their viewers in their new settings, by exploring evidence for the artists who produced them and by examining their relationship to the contemporary literature that informed Roman perceptions of Egyptian history, customs, and myths"-- |c Provided by publisher.
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xii, 249 pages ; 26 cm. :
Includes bibliographical references and index. :
9781107040489
Egypt in the age of the pyramids : highlights from the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Expedition /
: Published in conjunction with the exhibition organized by the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, in collaboration with the Nagoya/Boston Museum of Fine Arts in Nagoya, Japan, and held at the Cincinnati Art Museum, Cincinnati, Ohio, March 18 - June 16, 2002, and at the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, Memphis, Tenn., Feb. 25 - May 18, 2003. : 139 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 28 cm. : Bibliography : pages 131-137. : 0878466304 (pbk.) :
Change and innovation in Middle Kingdom art : proceedings of the MeKeTRE study day held at the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna (3rd May 2013) /
: Proceedings of the MeKeTRE study day held at the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna(3rd May 2013). : x, 131 pages,15 pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 31 cm. : Includes bibliographical references. : 9781906137502