ArtBabble: Egyptian Art

#4 Fakes, Forgeries, and Mysteries: Head of a King

Detroit Institute of Arts — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 21:52:14 +0000

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Watch museum experts solve the DIA's greatest art mysteries! Check back each week for a new whodunit. Visit dia.org today and get your tickets to see Fakes, Forgeries and Mysteries.

Ancient Art of the Mediterranean at the IMA

Indianapolis Museum of Art — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 14:14:44 +0000

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Indianapolis Museum of Art

Intern to the Director, Chelsey Flemming talks about her contribution to the Ancient Art of the Mediterranean Gallery at the IMA.

Colonization and trade across the Ancient Mediterranean shaped tastes in art, and choices of material, from the ornate ceramic vessels used in Greek symposia to Egyptian funerary custom. The Ancient Art of the Mediterranean Gallery displays objects from Italy, Cyprus, Iran, Greece, and Egypt that reflect the relationships among these cultures.

The Mummification Process

The J. Paul Getty Museum — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 12:59:15 +0000

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Art and the Scary

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The J. Paul Getty Museum

The ancient Egyptians developed a sophisticated method to preserve a dead body for the afterlife: mummification. First, the internal organs were removed and all moisture from the body was eliminated. Next, the body was wrapped with long strips of linen, and then covered with a large linen cloth. Follow the steps of the mummification process in this short animation about the Getty Museum's Romano-Egyptian mummy Herakleides.

Orientalist Architecture in Manhattan

The New York Public Library — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 21:14:19 +0000

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The New York Public Library

John M. Lundquist, curator of Asian and Middle Eastern Collections at the New York Public Library, teaches a seminar about Orientalist influences on the architecture of Manhattan. In this audio slideshow, derived from that seminar, he explores the history and influences for a range of buildings throughout the city.

Meet the Mummy Named Demetrios

Indianapolis Museum of Art — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 15:42:42 +0000

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Indianapolis Museum of Art

To Live Forever explores the ancient Egyptian belief that death was an enemy that could be beaten through proper preparation. Explore the conservation of the mummy Demetrios with the Brooklyn Museum's conservator Lisa Bruno, including reuniting his face with his body, stabilizing his wrappings, and the transportation techniques required by someone nearly 2000 years old.

Statue of an Ancient Egyptian Family Group

Indianapolis Museum of Art — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 21:11:57 +0000

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Indianapolis Museum of Art

To Live Forever explores the ancient Egyptian belief that death was an enemy that could be beaten through proper preparation. Hear Edward Bleiberg, curator of Egyptian Art, discuss the Egyptian artistic conventions used in a statue of a family group, from the Brooklyn Museum's extensive, world-renowned collection.

Economizing Your Tomb

Indianapolis Museum of Art — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 21:10:34 +0000

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Indianapolis Museum of Art

To Live Forever explores the ancient Egyptian belief that death was an enemy that could be beaten through proper preparation. Hear Edward Bleiberg, Brooklyn's curator of Egyptian Art, discuss how Egyptian commoners mimicked the lavish practices of the Pharaohs in more thrifty ways, and see proof of this technique in objects from the Brooklyn Museum's extensive, world-renowned collection.

Artistic License in Ancient Egypt

Indianapolis Museum of Art — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 21:08:54 +0000

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Indianapolis Museum of Art

To Live Forever explores the ancient Egyptian belief that death was an enemy that could be beaten through proper preparation. In ancient Egypt, artists used a very specific style to show their subjects. Edward Bleiberg, Brooklyn Museum's curator of Egyptian Art, talks more about these artist's representation of the human body, and shows us funeral accessories that depict this distinct approach.

Introduction: To Live Forever

Indianapolis Museum of Art — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 21:07:27 +0000

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Indianapolis Museum of Art

To Live Forever explores the ancient Egyptian belief that death was an enemy that could be beaten through proper preparation. 120 objects, including statuary, coffins, jewelry and vessels, from the Brooklyn Museum's extensive, world-renowned collection tells the story of mummification, the funeral procession and rituals, the contents of the tomb, the final judgment, and the idealized afterlife. See funeral accessories that were used to defeat death and achieve success in the afterlife.

One Coffin: Two Eternities

Indianapolis Museum of Art — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 21:05:43 +0000

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Indianapolis Museum of Art

To Live Forever explores the ancient Egyptian belief that death was an enemy that could be beaten through proper preparation. Many objects used in ancient Egyptian burials had been recycled from a previous owner. Hear from the staff of the Brooklyn Museum, who worked hard to prepare the magnificent, twice-used coffin of Weretwahset, from the Brooklyn Museum's world-renowned collection, for display in To Live Forever.