Mortuary temple of Hatshepsut
Mortuary temple of Hatshepsut. Near Luxor, Egypt. New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty. c. 1473–1458 B.C.E. Sandstone, partially carved into a rock cliff, and red granite.
- MIDDLE KINGDOM AND NEW KINGDOM
- GRANITE SCULPTURE
- HATSHEPSUT
- FEMALE PHARAOH
- DIVINE BIRTH, ORACLE PREDICTED SHE WOULD BECOME KING
- COMMISSIONED TEMPLES, SCULPTURES
- POWER OF ART TO CONVEY ROYAL AUTHORITY
- SCULPTURE MADE FOR TEMPLE, 10+ OF THESE
- SPHINX
- AGAINST VAST CLIFF FACE
- TOWERING CLIFF
- REGULAR ORDER AND STRUCTURE OF BUILT ENVIRONMENT
- PERMANENCE, STABILITY
- TRYING TO ASSERT STABILITY THROUGH ARCHITECTURE
- ADOPTS PAST FORMS TO SHOW HERSELF AS KING
- SYMMETRY, STONE, SENSE OF TIMELESSNESS
- HEAD CLOTH SYMBOL OF KING, BEARD
- VISUAL LANGUAGE OF KINGSHIP
- MASCULINE
- BROAD SHOULDERS
- FEMININITY DEEMPHASIZED
- BREASTS REDUCED
- CO-RULER DESTROYED MANY HATSHEPSUT RELATED PIECES
- OFFERING TO GOD
- SEEN IN A NEGATIVE LIGHT
- ENORMOUS POWER, INFLUENCE; SCULPTURE, ARCHITECTURE
- SET IMPORTANT STANDARD FOR NEW KINGDOM
- EXPRESSING POWER OF KING
- TIMELESSNESS, ETERNITY, PERMANENT
- KING ALSO A GOD