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A 5 page paper which compares and contrasts Minoan
and Egyptian frescoes of the New Kingdom. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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5 pages (~225 words per page)
File: JR7_RAfresco.rtf
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changes taking place during the New Kingdom dynasty the art changed as well, becoming influenced by other cultures, especially the Minoan. As one author notes, "At the start of the
Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt they imported and copied objects and ideas from many regions, but Especially drew from the more sophisticated Minoans of Crete. By the time of the last
interments in the Shaft Graves, during Pharaoh Thutmose IIIs reign, the Mycenaeans had not only embraced Minoan artistic trends, but had taken over former Minoan colonies throughout the Aegean, and
had conquered Crete itself" (Shaft Grave Art). Bearing that in mind the following paper examines the similarities and differences between Minoan and Egyptian frescoes during the period known as the
New Kingdom. The paper discusses imagery and function of the frescoes as well. Egyptian Frescoes and Minoan Frescoes As mentioned, the Egyptians maintained, for a very long time,
an artistic approach that remained true to their own particular belief systems. As one author notes, "For the ancient Egyptians, art was connected to the funerary and their cult of
eternal life. Over three thousand years, Egyptian art had been kept their stylised form" (What qualities of style and subject are common to both Minoan and Amarna art, and what
are the differences?). But, with the "18th Dynasty of New Kingdom, king Amenophis IV broke many of the old tradition...He rejected the previous religion of Amen and proclaimed the new
religion of sun-disk god, Aton" (What qualities of style and subject are common to both Minoan and Amarna art, and what are the differences?). In addition he "moved the capital
to Tel el-Amarna from Thebes. This period is called Amarna period and these political changes brought the new approaches to the art, called Amarna art" (What qualities of style and
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