You have been asked why scholars use the word "conservative" to describe ancient egyptian pictorial arts. how do you answer the question? describe the egyptian canon of proportion and how it was applied. make sure to discuss the significance of the amarna period and explain its formal and iconographic characteristics. why does a change in religion bring about a change in art in ancient egypt? we have seen that the style and iconography of egyptian art changed with the introduction of a new religious system. do you think that akhenaton's religious and artistic "revolution" was brave or foolhardy? explain your position.