Release Date: January 9, 2014
Treasures of Ancient Egypt
1080p
2014
Published on, 1 year ago
Treasures of Ancient Egypt
The Birth of Art 1 Season 1 Episode
59 min
2014
Published on, 1 year ago
In a visual treat taking in Egypt's greatest historical sites, Alastair Sooke tells the story of Ancient Egyptian art through 30 extraordinary masterpieces. Tracing the origins of Egypt's unique visual style, he treks across the Sahara and travels the Nile to find the rarely-seen art of its earliest peoples. Exploring how this civilisation's art reflected its religion, he looks anew at the Great Pyramid, and the statuary and painting of the Old Kingdom. Sooke is amazed by the technical prowess of ancient artists whose skills confound contemporary craftsmen.
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