As part of a comprehensive research project in collaboration with the Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities and the University of Liège, a global team of researchers from the CNRS, Sorbonne University, and Université Grenoble Alpes has revealed the artistic license exercised in two ancient Egyptian funer
, Sorbonne University, and Université Grenoble Alpes has revealed the artistic license exercised in two ancient Egyptian funerary paintings , as evident in newly discovered details invisible to the naked eye.The language of ancient Egypt has no known word for ‘art’. Its civilization is often perceived as having been extremely formal in its creative expression, the works completed by the painters of its funerary chapels being no exception.
For example, the headdress, necklace, and scepter in the image of Ramses II were substantially reworked, though this is invisible to the naked eye. And in a scene of adoration depicted in Menna’s tomb, the position and color of an arm were modified. The pigments used to represent skin color differ from those first applied, resulting in subtle changes whose purpose still remains uncertain.
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