In this video, Dr Lucy Wrapson recreates the ancient painting techniques used in the mummy portrait of Demos, a woman who died in Hawara, Egypt around the 1st Century AD.
Wonderful demonstration. I have wondered, because the eyes of so many of these portraits look the same, wide eyed and large, if those were the ones copied from the already deceased, perhaps using a stamp of sorts and then the face painted around the stamp.
Thats was a magnificent demonstration! Is there a chance to see the whole process of painting that portrait?Like from beggining to end unedited, or anything that goes more into depth on the skin tones and the way they were applied?
Wow ! Very interesing video So glad I stumbled in to this . To me it seemed more like a tutorial. I love painting portrait on corrugated cardboard using acrylic paints. It has now become such a fetish and ritualistic hobby as well as a joyful process. Love it❤ Thank you so much Utube . This information is so priceless I will cherish ot like gold.( I always wanted to give encaustic painting a try)
she must have gotten her colors mixed up the skin colors of the portraits they are not black ... at least this is what social media keeps insisting is historically true .... hmm I am so confused
No, the fayum portraits were mostly of settler greeks in the fayum. The colors are right. You do know these are of Greek, Syrians etc. aristocrats in roman Egypt time right? Maybe not. You people can't discern much.
Resins must be added to the wax to harden the paint, or it is not very durable. The origins of encaustic wax paint are from people sealing their boats with resin and wax... and eventually adding pigment to the medium for decoration. I didn't see her add any resin to the mixture. Without the resin, the medium wouldn't be resilient enough to last for millenia, I would think. I am, BTW, an encaustic artist who has been using this medium for about 20 years. ;)
These portraits are not of Romans, but of ancient Egyptians in the Roman era, and they were buried according to the ancient Egyptian religion, which is carving or drawing pain on the coffin.
It was a Roman and Greek painting style. You can see similar techniques in Pompei. Egyptian art didn't have realistic portraiture. Stop spreading ignorance.
Thank you for a fascinating insight into the techniques of how these wonderful mummy portraits were created.
Wonderful demonstration. I have wondered, because the eyes of so many of these portraits look the same, wide eyed and large, if those were the ones copied from the already deceased, perhaps using a stamp of sorts and then the face painted around the stamp.
great demonstration, thank you for the effort
I love the Fayum mummy portraits !!
Highly appreciate this video with practical information
Wonderful, fascinating: thank you!
So interesting! Thank you for this
Genial documento Artista❤
Thats was a magnificent demonstration! Is there a chance to see the whole process of painting that portrait?Like from beggining to end unedited, or anything that goes more into depth on the skin tones and the way they were applied?
thank you. Excellent example
Wow ! Very interesing video
So glad I stumbled in to this . To me it seemed more like a tutorial.
I love painting portrait on corrugated cardboard using acrylic paints. It has now become such a fetish and ritualistic hobby as well as a joyful process. Love it❤
Thank you so much Utube . This information is so priceless I will cherish ot like gold.( I always wanted to give encaustic painting a try)
An enjoyable explication ,thanks
Wonderful
Bit of a van Gough thing going on with the scratching. Super interesting to watch
So many ,many questions ...related and unrelated !!!!!!! Never before asked questions .
Amazing
Where we can find this pigment ?
I WANT TO LEARN THIS
And academic western art seem like the first of good portrays .
I like
Seems as if most were of young people. Could it be they had a painting done and saved for the eventual mummy?
Yes, and from what I’ve heard they had the portraits displayed in their homes
Is school children crayons similar ?
she must have gotten her colors mixed up the skin colors of the portraits they are not black ... at least this is what social media keeps insisting is historically true .... hmm I am so confused
No, the fayum portraits were mostly of settler greeks in the fayum. The colors are right. You do know these are of Greek, Syrians etc. aristocrats in roman Egypt time right?
Maybe not. You people can't discern much.
Resins must be added to the wax to harden the paint, or it is not very durable. The origins of encaustic wax paint are from people sealing their boats with resin and wax... and eventually adding pigment to the medium for decoration. I didn't see her add any resin to the mixture. Without the resin, the medium wouldn't be resilient enough to last for millenia, I would think. I am, BTW, an encaustic artist who has been using this medium for about 20 years. ;)
The portrait at 3:19 min 😂😂😂😂😂
These portraits are not of Romans, but of ancient Egyptians in the Roman era, and they were buried according to the ancient Egyptian religion, which is carving or drawing pain on the coffin.
They look like the typical contemporary middle eastern individuals.
Les portrait du fayoum
Arabic facial features and Arabic DNA Schuenemman 2017
Why people were mask ?
These are called Fayoum portraits not Roman portraits. They were made by Greeks and Egyptians living in Egypt, not Romans.
It was a Roman and Greek painting style. You can see similar techniques in Pompei. Egyptian art didn't have realistic portraiture. Stop spreading ignorance.