Religion and the Old Kingdom Style of Art
The Old Kingdom style of art was created to show the majesty of the Pharaoh.
Furthermore, artists recognised that all people had
two characteristic views--front and profile--and so depicted each part of the body in its most characteristic view.
The formula used was eye and shoulders in frontal view, head and legs in profile.
This combination made any movement
or action possible and created an image which appears frozen in time.
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