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112: Artistic Revolution

112: Artistic Revolution

FromThe History of Egypt Podcast


112: Artistic Revolution

FromThe History of Egypt Podcast

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Length:
55 minutes
Released:
Jun 19, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Akhenaten (Part 5): Amarna Art.Around the time of his Sed-Festival, Amunhotep IV introduced a whole new form of artistic representation. Royal imagery was reworked from the ground up, including new proportions, displays and themes. In this episode, we explore the changes to relief and sculpture, and meet the artisans who put pharaoh's vision into practice...Time Period: c.1359 BCE (regnal year 4)King: Amunhotep IV (Nefer-kheperu-Re Wa-en-Re, Imen-Hetep)Queen: Nefertiti (Nefer-neferu-Aten Neferet-Iti)Locations: Thebes (Waset), Aswan (Elephantine).Images and Website (www.egyptianhistorypodcast.com).Music by Keith Zizza (www.keithzizza.com).Join the History of Egypt Podcast on FlickChat! (https://flickchat.page.link/uaFoPuMyPGhograa6).Join the Agora Podcast Network at the Intelligent Speech Conference AND get 5% off your order with the discount code EGYPT (https://www.intelligentspeechconference.com/shop/). For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
Released:
Jun 19, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

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Learn about ancient Egypt, as *they* described it. We use ancient texts, archaeology and social history to explore their civilization and weave a tale of pharaohs, pyramids, gods, monuments and people. The History of Egypt Podcast uses the ancients' own words to describe their society, and is written by a trained Egyptologist. A member of the Agora Podcast Network.