Referencing at least one work of visual art and one work of architecture, discuss the Egyptians’ use of art as propaganda

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Answer 1

1. (visual art) The Palette of Narmer shows the king as victorious over his enemies, closely associated with divinity, and able to reconcile inharmonious elements. For example, he is shown standing above his enemies, who lie beheaded before him; standing on sacred ground, implying that his acts are themselves sacred; wearing the crowns of both Upper and Lower Egypt; and victorious over both the city and the countryside.
2. (architecture) The stepped pyramid at Saqqara and the pyramids at Giza were intended as a monumental symbol of the everlasting spirit of the king.
3. (architecture) The Great Sphinx suggests Khafre’s connection to the gods.
4. (visual art) The statue of Khafre from Giza and Menkaure with a Queen both suggest the king’s perfection and close connection to the gods.
5. (architecture) To advertise the power and reach of their realms, the pharaohs of the New Kingdom engaged in massive building programs during the New Kingdom, lavishing as much attention on their temples as their tombs. The Great Temple of Amun at Karnak, the largest temple in Egypt, is one example: though the temple was begun in the Middle Kingdom, pharaohs of the New Kingdom added to it and rebuilt it extensively.
6. (architecture and visual art) Ramses’s Pylon Gate at Luxor is decorated on the outside with reliefs and texts describing the king’s victory over the Hittites. Contrary to fact, the relief depicts the battle as an unqualified military success.