DP & Nostradamus-Fatima-Bailey-Branham-Ford - Short vers
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1. Art and Power
Reading: Key Monuments:
Nigel Spivey, “Art and Power” Palette of Narmer, Early
from When Art made the Dynastic Egypt, 2950 BCE
World, 155-195. Stele of Naram Sin,
Akkadian, 2254-2218 BCE
Terms/Concepts: Tomb of the First Emperor,
divine right, hieratic scale, Shihuangdi, Shaanxi
apadana, legalism, Provence, China, c. 210 BCE
The Augustus Primaporta,
Roman Imperial, 1st century
CE (possible copy of 20 CE
original).
3. Instruments of Power
1. Divinity Size = Importance
Rulers seen as the most
2. Empire/Buildin imposing figure.
g Ancient kings were
often seen as “larger
3. Faces of Power than life.”
Size is often linked to
4. Kingly Deeds the divine nature of the
ruler.
5. Hathor, the cow goddess, is the
nurturer of kings.
Horus, the falcon
god declares
Narmer the rightful
king.
Narmer is the biggest and
strongest.
Hieratic Scale is the method of
using size and position to
emphasize importance.
Palette of Narmer, Early Dynastic Egypt, 2950 BCE
7. Sunbursts represent the gods.
Naram Sin is the largest and
highest figure, therefore the
most important.
Horned crown is usually
worn by a god.
Stele of Naram Sin, Akkadian, 2254-
2218 BCE
9. Hammurabi Shamash
“My words are unrivalled…Let
any oppressed man, who has a
cause, come before my image
as king of righteousness!”
Stele of Hammurabi, Old Babylonian, 1792-
1750 BCE
10. Instruments of Power
Building projects
1. Divinity showed the strength
and wealth of a ruler.
2. Empire/Buildin Palaces communicate
g the power of a king to
his subjects.
3. Faces of Power Buildings could mark
the far reaches of
4. Kingly Deeds empires, showing who
was in charge.
24. • Aqueduct: An artificial channel for transporting water from a distant source
Pont du Gard, Nîmes (France). Late
first century BCE.
25. • Aqueduct: An artificial channel for transporting water from a distant source
Pont du Gard, Nîmes (France). Late
first century BCE.
26. Pont du Gard, Nîmes (France). Late
first century BCE.
27. Pont du Gard, Nîmes (France). Late
first century BCE.
29. Instruments of Power
The way a king looked
1. Divinity was supposed to
embody how a king
2. Empire/ ruled.
Kings were supposed to
Building look physically capable
of ruling.
1. Faces of Power Kings were often
concerned with eternal
2. Kingly Deeds youth and permanence.
39. 1. Ifarahon (or visibility): bold features and
fine detail
2. Didon (or luminosity): smooth sheen
3. Gigun (or straight): strong posture and
features.
4. Odo (or “prime of life”): the proper age
5. Tut (or serenity): stoic expression
6. Ashe: Life Force
7. Iwa: Creativity
8. Ara: Evocative Power
Crowned Head of a King, Ife, Yoruba, 12th-15th
Century CE
40. Instruments of Power
Feats of Bravery
1. Divinity
Kings were required to
2. Empire/ prove their physical
strength.
Building Kings were expected to
be fierce warriors.
3. Faces of Power A ruler’s military
4. Kingly Deeds prowess was linked to
their right to rule.
49. Sol (Sun) on a
chariot
Luna (moon)
Roman
standard with
sculpture of
eagle
Roman soldier Parthian soldier
Apollo on a
griffin
Diana on a
stag
Personification of
Cornucopia
Bounty
Editor's Notes
Video Tours of Persepolishttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3fdJNjF0lcYhttp://www.persepolis3d.com/frameset.html
Soldiers from the Tomb of Emperor Shihuangdi, Qin Dynasty, 210 BCE
Height above river 160’. Width of road bed on lower arcade is 20’.
Crowned Head of a King, Ife, Yoruba, 12th-15th Century CE