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The Great Pyramids Art Analysis Ancient Egypt was characterized by a wide range of artwork with the Great Pyramids making one of the most conspicuous artwork. The diversity of the features of art that are prevalent in the Ancient Egypt’s artwork is a matter of great concern to artists, as well as historians across the ages. A wide range of aspects may be used to analyze the Great Pyramids including the style, which depicts the first impression that the viewer perceives and responds to the artwork. The style of the Great Pyramids would refer to the recognizable visual aspects that the viewer recognizes and creates a meaning out of it. The Great Pyramids are massive structures that continue to amaze viewers by the overwhelming mass and the depiction of early civilization due to the impossible perfection that they depict. The shape, massive size, and height elicit deep thoughts in viewers as to the origin, purpose, and civilization that surrounded the construction of the massive structures. Such features of the artwork have necessitated historians to come up with theories in relation to the origin and purpose surrounding the construction of the structures in ancient Egypt that are shown below.

Source: (Calvert 1) The visual clue depicted by The Great Pyramids may be complemented by an analysis of the symbolism of the artwork. The pyramids are believed to have been used as tombs for the elites, including kings. Historians have found out that the pyramids were characterized by underground tombs where kings in the Ancient Egypt were buried (Herz-Fischler 93). In fact, it would act as a great honor for someone to be interred in such a mythical structure. As such, the meaning of the pyramids may be attached to the purpose for which they were used and thus, by the virtue of being used as a cemetery for the elites in the Ancient Egypt the pyramids may have been enhanced in such high-level civilization as compared to other forms of art in that era. A view of the visual elements of The Great Pyramids gives the viewer a better understanding of the art behind the massive structures. The visual composition of the artwork is composed of massive structures that are made up of massive blocks of rock, which in turn raise questions as to the actual methodologies applied in the construction of the pyramids. Additionally, given that the massive blocks that have been stacked together to compose the massive pyramids are many in number and elevated at high heights, historians and artists propose that it must have required a huge workforce in building the structures (Calvert 2). In relation to this, historians proposed that the area near the construction site had an ancient town, which is believed to be the residential area for the workers. The large-sized blocks have been joined using limestone, which raises fascinating questions as to the planning phase of the