Monday, September 19, 2011
Nefertiti
Nefertiti was referred to by her subjects as "Beautiful of Face", "Great of Love", and "Mistress of Happiness". Some think her beauty shown here could have been over exaggerated, but I would like to disagree. I would like to think there is truth to her subjects statements. In my own opinion I feel like back then they did not have airbrushed magazine models to compair themselves to, yes I believe they could still compair beauty between each other, but I do not think they would have embellished her, I would like to believe she was truly that stunning in real life. Artistically I enjoy the warm colors and how they tie the beading colors to the headdress. She does look like she may be wearing some form of make up and I think that it is pretty interesting that I can get that feeling from a sculpture.
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I don't think the women wore makeup but I know that the men did which I think is totally interesting :) I also think that she probably was a very beautiful woman.
ReplyDeleteThe women did indeed wear make-up if they were of high status. I like the colors here as well. I think Nefertiti was beautiful because it came from the inside out.
ReplyDeleteNefertiti must have been very beautiful, since her servants called her that out of their own free will. I like how her face seems timeless and I can imagine this woman looking like this even today.
ReplyDeleteI love this one! I wouldn't consider her the most beautiful woman to date but just the structure of her face and the colors make her seam gorgeous!
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