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Egyptian murals were commonly made of gold and located in the houses of kings and queens. They were created using the buon fresco technique where pigment mixed with plaster was applied to limestone and left to dry. Slaves typically performed the labor of creating murals. Egyptians built murals to record their history for future generations and depict their daily lives, including scenes of royalty and entertainment, to communicate their wealth and important historical events.
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- 1. • What materials did they use to create their murals and why? Where they were normally created? Many Egyptian murals were made from gold. They would also make these murals in the houses of the kings and queens. • What was the process of creating a mural and who did it? They use the Buon fresco technique which consists of painting in pigment mixed with water on a thin layer of plaster. The pigment is then absorbed by the wet plaster after a number of hours; the plaster dries and reacts with the air. They engraved onto the limestone then they made then they made the colours from oil. They made the slaves make the murals. • What was the reason/purpose for creating murals? Egyptians use murals to keep a record of their history and their future generations. The types of murals found in the tomb would show how rich or poor the people were. The murals would show how the Egyptians lived their lives and if there was a important time in the period they would make a mural for it. • What sort of content did the murals normally have, why? Provide examples. Contained historical events. They drew images of daily life and scenes of entertainment. Daily life and history of the pharaohs and their families.