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Wall Scenes of Seti I Inside the Hall |
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Seti I is admired by many art historians for the superb quality of the relief carvings made during his reign. This pharaoh's high standards is especially appreciated when it is compared to the often poor quality of reliefs carved during the reign of his son Ramesses II and later in the Ramesside era. One scholar, Herbert Winlock, went so far as to write an elaborate description of Seti as an art connoisseur! The finest reliefs made during the reign are found in the temple of Seti I at Abydos. In this temple, flawless blocks of limestone were used to their full advantage by sculptors who embellished the reliefs with exquisite details usually done in paint. Only the fine grain of the limestone permitted this high level of detail. |
A highly detailed relief of the
goddess Isis from Seti I's temple at Abydos. The fine grain of the limestone
used to build the temple allowed for the intricacy of the work.