When: Monday 10th February 10:30
Where: Salón de Actos, Espai la Senieta, Moraira (next to the large free car park)
What: A Short Stroll Through Egyptian Art
Who: Maureen Stanley
Next Monday’s talk is the one that we have all waited for! The inimitable MAUREEN STANLEY is taking us on:
“A SHORT STROLL THROUGH EGYPTIAN ART”
We can do no better than to quote Maureen’s synopsis unchanged!
“Egyptian art was the earliest and longest-living of all the ancient art from around the Mediterranean. It developed unhindered for over 3,000 years until around 300BC when the intrusion of foreign powers put an end to the old order. Egyptian art had two functions being the glorification of the gods and the preservation for eternity of the daily life style and its inherent values.
We shall stroll through these 3,000 years having a look at the various art forms, from the earliest rock painting to the fantastic tomb paintings which will show day to day life in the days of the Pharaohs, some spells from the Book of the Dead, some examples of Egyptian faience work as well as a short introduction to the Egyptian hieroglyphs and the famous Rosetta Stone.
Lots of diversity, eye-openers and surprises to see and enjoy!”
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