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Pharaohs of the Sun: Akhenaten / Nefertiti / Tutankhamen
Pharaohs of the Sun Akhenaten / Nefertiti / Tutankhamen Author:Rita E. Freed, Yvonne J. Markowitz Hundreds of beautiful artworks from the time of Akhenaten, Nefertiti, and Tutankhamen illustrate the splendor of Egypt in this fascinating, readable examination of Egyptian art and culture. — Few figures in history evoke the curiosity or command the attention that Akhenaten, Nefertiti, and Tutankhamen do. In order to promote his new religion, the... more » pharaoh Akhenaten founded the city of Amarna, the bustling capital of the world's greatest empire for twelve years during the fourteenth century b.c. After Akhenaten's death, the youthful Tutankhamen rose to power and abandoned Amarna, deliberately demolishing Akhenatens monuments and expunging his name.
In this catalog of the millennial exhibition of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, the extraordinary world of ancient Egypt comes to life through more than 250 beautiful works of art. Essays by leading Egyptologists describe the Amarna Period, a time of unprecedented changes -- in Egyptian art and architecture, technology, the role of women in religion and government -- and the dramatic break with polytheism in favor of monotheism. Sculpture, architectural elements, ceramic ware, jewelry, clothing, tools, and furniture illustrate the culture of this period. Over 400 illustrations of these objects from such renowned collections of ancient Egyptian art as those of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Dgyptisches Museum in Berlin, the British Museum, and the Louvre are reproduced in this handsome volume.
Pharaohs of the Sun is a rare opportunity to explore and understand the beauty of Amarna culture, a period that features a naturalism and a new intimacy unknown in Egyptian antiquity.
Includes 400 color, 25 black-and-white illustrations« less