The stylistic and aesthetic diversity of ancient Egyptian columns

Abstract

This research is concerned with studying (the stylistic and aesthetic diversity of the ancient Egyptian columns) and it is located in four chapters. The first chapter is devoted to explaining the research problem, its importance, the need for it, the goal of the research and its limits. It dealt with the research problem in how the diversity of the executive methods of the ancient Egyptian columns and how the artist was able to link them with the values Aesthetic and whether they are intellectual references.

The second chapter contained the theoretical framework consisting of two sections. The first topic dealt with the concept of style and the second topic included diversity in ancient Egyptian architecture as a historical reference. Then comes the third chapter, which is concerned with research procedures, where the research community includes available models in specialized sources, books and magazines, and was chosen for a sample. The research has four models and the research method is the descriptive analytical approach. The researcher relied on the indicators of the theoretical framework in analyzing the samples, and the fourth chapter included the results of the research, including:

1- The columns in general constituted a high aesthetic diversity in documenting the architectural aspect and showed a clear mixture of engineering and sculptural elements, which helped to enhance the expressive power), conclusions, recommendations and suggestions.

2- Aesthetic diversity between the design style combined between painting and decorative sculpture.

The most notable conclusions are:

The emphasis on stylistic diversity at the formal level of the column, while preserving the essential content, helped translate the intellectual and philosophical aspects, which were not without the aesthetic aspect within the visible column form and through the halls, the plastic and expressive relations, which enhanced the stylistic diversity at the level of form and content Then it ended with recommendations and suggestions.