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Ramses The Great - Ozymandias Art Print
by Mark Tisdale
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Ramses The Great - Ozymandias art print by Mark Tisdale. Our art prints are produced on acid-free papers using archival inks to guarantee that they last a lifetime without fading or loss of color. All art prints include a 1" white border around the image to allow for future framing and matting, if desired.
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Getting up in the dead of night to catch a bus to see the ancient ruins at Abu Simbel was entirely worthwhile. Just from an artistic perspective,... more
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Getting up in the dead of night to catch a bus to see the ancient ruins at Abu Simbel was entirely worthwhile. Just from an artistic perspective, seeing the work of sculptors from the 13th century BC is an amazing experience. But seeing something on the scale of this Nubian Monument to Ramses The Great is one of those rare moments in ones life. While it's not apparent in this close-up of the face of Ramses II, these statues to him are literally colossi as they were carved from a mountain that faced Nubia, a reminder to Egypt's neighbors about the strength of Egypt's great king.
There's also not a time I look at this mighty bust to a well remembered but long dead king that I'm not reminded of Percy Shelley's 1818 poem Ozymandias (and Ozymandias is the Greek name from Ramses II).
Ozymandias
I met a traveller from an antique land
Who said: `Two vast and trunkless legs of stone
Stand in the desert. Near them, on the sand,
Half sunk, a shattered visa...
About Mark Tisdale
Life is full of happy surprises. After just over a decade working in the 9 to 5 cube world, I threw caution to the wind to follow my dreams of being a full time visual artist. That was five years ago! Is it easy? No, but something truly worthwhile is rarely simple. My body of work is wide ranging from photographic scenes of far away places, more near and dear locations, and more fanciful artwork. It's all crafted with a heartfelt love for finding the beauty in little captured moments. My artwork also hangs on walls near and far from private homes to businesses who have chosen to decorate with my art. Whether you've purchased one piece or a house full or you simply admire and share with your friends, your patronage of my art is...
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