The Nebamun's Garden, Nebamun's Tomb 1295 BC
ancientegypt
natural stone pattern
water colours
possibly oil pastel
handmade artwork painting
underpainting
painting painterly
watercolour bleed
watercolour illustration
mixed media
watercolor
The Nebamun's Garden, a fresco dating back to 1295 BC, depicts a lush landscape of palm trees, flowering shrubs, and a pond teeming with fish and geese. The scene, discovered in Nebamun's tomb, is an example of ancient Egyptian art, showcasing their fascination with the natural world and their belief in the afterlife. This vibrant scene, full of life and color, was intended to bring joy and comfort to Nebamun in his final resting place.
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Garden with Pool is a wallpainting detail from the tomb of Nebamun who was a powerful statesman in eighteenth-dynasty Egypt. His tomb is located on the western shore of Thebes. This wall fragment depicts a rectangular pool full of tilapia fish, wading birds, and lotus flowers with papyrus growing around the edge. The pool is surrounded by palms, sycamore fig trees, mandrakes, and other bushes. Viewed from above, as if through the eyes of the gods, the trees in the lowest register of the painting are rooted in the "wrong" direction, in an attempt to create a sense of depth.
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