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Title
Akhenaton
,
Nefertiti
, and
three
daughters
.
Date
1353-1335 BCE?
Cultural Context
Egyptian
Ancient Egyptian
African
North African
Middle Eastern
Style/Period
Egyptian (ancient)
Amarna period
New Kingdom (Egyptian)
Eighteenth Dynasty
Theme
Sculpture (visual work)
Reliefs (sculptures)
Stelae
Scenes (depictions)
Figurative art
Figures (representations)
Composite views
Profiles (figures)
Front views
Portraits
Group portraits
Men (male humans)
Pharaohs
Kings (people)
Rulers (people)
Leaders (people)
Monarchs
Monarchy
Royalty
Women
Queens (people)
Spouses
Husbands
Wives
Parents
Mothers
Fathers
Families
Children (people by age group)
Girls
Daughters
Sisters
Costume (mode of fashion)
Headdresses
Headgear
Crowns (headdresses)
Hairstyles
Gesture
Sitting
Inscriptions
Hieroglyphics
Scripts (writing)
Sunlight
Sun disks
Gods
Mythology (literary genre)
Myths (literary documents)
Legends (folk tales)
Folk tales
Folklore
Ankhs
Blessing
Symbols
Stylization
Thrones
Chairs (furniture forms)
Ceremonial chairs
Seating furniture
Legs (furniture components)
Seats (furniture components)
Cushions
Pillows
Stools (seating furniture)
Footstools (stools)
Footrests
Furniture
Eye-level views
Subject
Sculpture
Stelae
Portraits
Group portraits
Men
Kings
Rulers
Women
Queens
People associated with politics & government
Couples
Spouses
Fathers
Mothers
Families
Family
Children
Girls
Clothing & dress
Headgear
Headdresses
Crowns
Hairstyles
Domestic life
Leisure
Sitting
Gestures
Lifting & carrying
Inscriptions
Hieroglyphics
Writing systems
Sun
Light
Symbols
Gods
Myths
Legends
Supernatural beings
Fictitious characters
Thrones
Seating furniture
Chairs
Pillows
Stools
Furniture
Description
From
Tell
el-Armana
,
Egypt
. "A
sunken
relief
stele
,
perhaps
from a
private
shrine
,
provides
a
rare
look
at this
royal
family
. The
style
is
familiar
from the
colossus
of
Akhenaton
[from
the
temple
of
Aton
,
Karnak
,
Egypt
,
Dynasty
XVIII
, ca.
1353-1335
BCE]
and the
portrait
head
of
Nefertiti
[by
Thutmose
, from
Tell
el-Amarna
,
Egypt
,
Dynasty
XVIII
, ca.
1353-1335
BCE]
.
Undulating
curves
replace
rigid
lines
, and the
figures
possess
the
prominent
bellies
that
characterize
figures
of the
Amarna
school
. The
pharaoh
, his
wife
, and their
three
daughters
bask
in the
life-giving
rays
of
Aton
, the
sun
disk
. The
mood
is
informal
and
anecdotal
.
Akhenaton
lifts
one
of his
daughters
in
order
to
kiss
her.
Another
daughter
sits
on
Nefertiti's
lap
and
gestures
toward
her
father
while
the
youngest
daughter
reaches
out
to
touch
a
pendant
on her
mother's
crown
.
Such
an
intimate
portrayal
of the
pharaoh
and his
family
is
unprecedented
in
Egyptian
art.
"
(Excerpt
,
pp.79-80)
People Pictured
Akhenaton, King of Egypt
Nefertiti, Queen of Egypt, 14th cent. B.C.
Aten (Egyptian deity)
Material
Painted limestone
Paint
Limestone
Rock
Stone (rock)
Measurements
Approx. 12 1/4" high
Technique
Sculpting
Carving (processes)
Relief (sculpture techniques)
Incising
Work Type
Sculpture
Reliefs (sculptures)
Stelae
Repository
Staatliche Museen Preussischer Kulturbesitz (Berlin, Germany)
Staatliche Museen Preussischer Kulturbesitz, Ägyptisches Museum [at Charlottenburg] (Berlin, Germany)
Source
Kleiner, Fred S., and Christin J. Mamiya. Gardner's Art Through the Ages. 12th ed. Belmont, CA: Thomson/Wadsworth, 2005. (fig.3-35, p.79)
Rights
Photo credit/reproduced in Kleiner courtesy: Bildarchiv Preussischer Kulturbesitz/Art Resource, NY.
Digital Publisher
University of Louisville Department of Fine Arts/Allen R. Hite Art Institute Visual Resources Center
Format
image/jpeg
Digital File Name
VRC
833-06.jpg
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