Annotation
In the course students are going to be acquainted with the basic principles, features, and topics of ancient Egyptian art and iconography. The seminar will be structured into individual sections dealing with the basic principles of
Egyptian art, iconography of gods and other divine beings, meaning and symbolism of Egyptian temple and tomb structure and decoration, offering scenes, depistion of profane and ritual activities, etc. Separate classes will also concern use and symbolic meaning of materials (e.g. stones, wood, copper), colours and shapes. During the seminar the students wil be encouraged to present seminar lecture on different topics and discuss over the presented problems.
Studijní literatura:
Arnold, Do., When the Pyramids Were Built: Egyptian Art of the Old KIngdom, New York 1999.
Baines, J., Visula and Written Culture in Ancient Egypt, Oxford - New York 2007.
Málek, J., Egyptian Art, London 1999.
Ritner, R.K., The Mechanics of Ancient Egyptian Magical Practice, Chicago 1995.