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Title
Temple
of
Hatshepsut
,
Deir
el-Bahri
,
Egypt
,
general
view
.
Alternative Title
Mortuary
temple
of
Hatshepsut
;
funerary
temple
of
Hatshepsut
Date
1473-1458 BCE?
Cultural Context
Egyptian
Ancient Egyptian
African
North African
Middle Eastern
Style/Period
Egyptian (ancient)
New Kingdom (Egyptian)
Eighteenth Dynasty
Theme
Architecture (object genre)
Religious buildings
Funerary buildings
Buildings
Ceremonial structures
Monuments
Shrines (structures)
Mortuary temples
Temples
Rock-cut temples
Rock-cut architecture
Exterior views
Architectural elements
Exterior walls
Walls
Terraces (landscaped-site elements)
Courtyards
Pillars
Ramps
Colonnades
Sculpture (visual work)
Statues
Cliffs
Bird's-eye views
Bird's-eye perspectives
Aerial photographs
Aerial views
Three-quarter views
Oblique views
Archaeological sites
Subject
Architecture
Religious facilities
Funerary facilities
Temples
Monuments
Shrines
Buildings
Rock-cut architecture
Architectural elements
Walls
Terraces
Courtyards
Inclined planes
Colonnades
Architectural sculpture
Sculpture
Cliffs
Bird's-eye views
Aerial views
Aerial photographs
Archaeological sites
Description
With the
Middle
Kingdom
mortuary
temple
of
Mentuhotep
II
at
left
; "If the
most
impressive
monuments
of the
Old
Kingdom
are its
pyramids
, those of the
New
Kingdom
are its
grandiose
temples
,
often
built
to
honor
pharaohs
and
queens
, as
well
as
gods
.
Great
pharaonic
mortuary
temples
arose
along
the
Nile
near
Thebes
. These
shrines
provided
the
rulers
with a
place
for
worshiping
their
patron
gods
during
their
lifetimes
and then
served
as
temples
in their
own
honor
after
their
death
. The
temples
were
elaborate
and
luxuriously
decorated
,
befitting
both
the
pharaohs
and the
gods
.
[…]
The
most
majestic
of these
royal
mortuary
temples
, at
Deir
el-Bahri
, was
constructed
for the
female
pharaoh
Hatshepsut
,
one
of the
most
remarkable
women
of the
ancient
world
[…]
.
Some
have
attributed
the
temple
to
Senmut
,
Hatshepsut's
chancellor
and
possible
lover
,
who
is
described
in
two
inscriptions
as
royal
architect
. His
association
with this
project
is
uncertain
,
however
.
Modeled
in
part
on the
neighboring
Middle
Kingdom
temple
of
Mentuhotep
II
(at
the
far
left
in
fig
.
3-21)
,
Hatshepsut's
temple
rises
from the
valley
floor
in
three
colonnaded
terraces
connected
by
ramps
.
It
is
remarkable
how
visually
well
suited
the
structure
is
to its
natural
setting
. The
long
horizontals
and
verticals
of the
colonnades
and their
rhythm
of
light
and
dark
repeat
the
pattern
of the
limestone
cliffs
above
. The
colonnade
pillars
,
which
are
either
simply
rectangular
or
chamfered
(beveled
, or
flattened
at the
edges)
into
16
sides
, are
well
proportioned
and
rhythmically
spaced
.
[…]
In
Hatshepsut's
day
, the
terraces
were not the
barren
places
they are
now
but
gardens
with
frankincense
trees
and
rare
plants
the
pharaoh
brought
from the
faraway
'land
of
Punt'
on the
Red
Sea
. Her
expedition
to
Punt
figures
prominently
in the
poorly
preserved
but
once
brightly
painted
low
reliefs
that
cover
many
walls
of the
complex
. In
addition
to
representing
great
deeds
, the
reliefs
also
show
Hatshepsut's
coronation
and
divine
birth
. She was
said
to be the
daughter
of the
god
Amen-Re
,
whose
sanctuary
was
situated
on the
temple's
uppermost
level
. The
painted
reliefs
of
Hatshepsut's
mortuary
temple
constituted
the
first
great
tribute
to a
woman's
achievements
in the
history
of
art
. Their
defacement
after
her
death
by the
jealous
and
resentful
Thutmose
III
is
therefore
especially
unfortunate.
"
(Excerpt
,
pp.70-71)
Location Depicted
Deir el-Bahri Site (Egypt)
Egypt
Work Type
Architecture
Temples
Mortuary temples
Religious facilities
Buildings
Monuments
Rock-cut architecture
Ruins
Archaeological sites
Source
Kleiner, Fred S., and Christin J. Mamiya. Gardner's Art Through the Ages. 12th ed. Belmont, CA: Thomson/Wadsworth, 2005. (fig.3-21, p.71)
Rights
Photo credit/reproduced in Kleiner courtesy: Getty Research Library, Wim Swaan Photograph Collection, 96.P.21
Digital Publisher
University of Louisville Department of Fine Arts/Allen R. Hite Art Institute Visual Resources Center
Format
image/jpeg
Digital File Name
VRC
851-04.jpg
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