Fowling Scene

(Egyptian), Fowling Scene, c. 1450 B.C, Fragment of Wall Painting, Tomb of Amenemheb at Thebes

Fowling Scene is an Egyptian painting on a wall in the Tomb of Amenemheb at Thebes. You can see a man standing on a boat in a papyrus swamp, with what seems to be his wife and daughter. The mans cat, which stands on a papyrus stem in front of him, holds two birds with its claws and one in its mouth. The man is guiding the birds with his throw-stick and is holding the birds he has caught in his right hand. The artist isunknown.

The elements illustrated in this painting are line and color. There are diagonal, vertical, horizontal, and curved lines in this painting. In the background you can see hyroglyphics using many sorts of lines. The grass and water is used from diagonal and vertical lines. Because this painting is over 3, 450 years old, the color is used very creatively. Since it is so old, the color is probably from different plants, foods, and liquids. The orangeish color of the Egyptians shows that they are in the sun a lot. All of the animals are in different colors also.

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