For this post, you will write a detailed description and visual analysis of the back view of the Palette of Narmer (ancient Egyptian art,
For this post, you will write a detailed description and visual analysis of the back view of the Palette of Narmer (ancient Egyptian art, c. 2950 BCE). (image below).
STEP ONE:
Describe the work of art in detail. Imagine that you are describing this artwork to someone who can’t see it and your goal is to include enough information that the person can form a mental picture of the artwork. Your description should include the following information (this information can be found in Week 1 Powerpoint 4–Art of Ancient Egypt):
Dimensions and medium (listed in the caption underneath the image in Week 1 PowerPoint 4)
Description of the figures pictured on the palette (Who is shown? What are they doing?)
Composition (How are the figures arranged?)
Technique (Is this a sculpture in the round, low relief sculpture, or a high relief sculpture?)
Viewpoint (Are the figures shown frontal, in profile, or in a composite view?)
STEP TWO:
Next, visually analyze the artwork. Identify, describe, and try to explain the way the artist used visual and formal elements such as scale, composition, style, etc. to create meaning within the artwork. Remember that artists make many choices when they design and create their artworks. How do these choices effect the meaning of this artwork? Why does the artwork look the way it does? Make sure to consider the following:
Scale (How does the size of the figures, particularly in relation to each other, impact the meaning of the work?)
Style (Are the figures naturalistic, stylized, and/or idealized?)
 Composition (Why are the figures arranged the way they are?)
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