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Color field

Abstract painting influenced by the theories of Clement Greenberg that initially sought to remove the figure-ground relationship by emphasizing flat form and techniques like staining.

Dates

1952–85

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Modernisms > North America

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1. Ancient Egypt, an introduction

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3. Ancient Egypt art

4. Ancient Egypt, an introduction

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Works of Art

Tutankhamun’s tomb (innermost coffin and death mask)

c. 5000–3000 B.C.E.

Temple of Amun-Re and the Hypostyle Hall, Karnak

c. 5000–3000 B.C.E.

Mortuary Temple and Statue of Hatshepsut

c. 5000–3000 B.C.E.

The tomb-chapel of Nebamun

c. 5000–3000 B.C.E.

Tutankhamun’s tomb (innermost coffin and death mask)

c. 5000–3000 B.C.E.

Temple of Amun-Re and the Hypostyle Hall, Karnak

c. 5000–3000 B.C.E.

Mortuary Temple and Statue of Hatshepsut

c. 5000–3000 B.C.E.

The tomb-chapel of Nebamun

c. 5000–3000 B.C.E.

El Anatsui, Old Man’s Cloth, 2011, bottle caps, material, material (The Metropolitan Museum of Art)

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Periods, Cultures, Styles

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Predynastic Period

c. 5000–3000 B.C.E.

Early Dynastic Period

c. 5000–3000 B.C.E.

Old Kingdom

c. 5000–3000 B.C.E.

Middle Kingdom

c. 5000–3000 B.C.E.

Old Kingdom

c. 5000–3000 B.C.E.

Final Kingdom

c. 5000–3000 B.C.E.

Old Kingdom

c. 5000–3000 B.C.E.

Final Kingdom

c. 5000–3000 B.C.E.

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Introduction to Ancient Egypt

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Introduction to Ancient Egypt

The Basics

25 Videos + Essays

Introduction to Ancient Egypt

The Basics

25 Videos + Essays

Introduction to Ancient Egypt

The Basics

25 Videos + Essays

Introduction to Ancient Egypt

The Basics

25 Videos + Essays

Introduction to Ancient Egypt

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