New Kingdom EgyptAkhenaten, Nefertiti, and the Amarna Period

Pylon Temples

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Seated Khafre Bust of Nefertiti by Thutmose

Compare & Contrast

Old Kingdom Amarna

The Amarna PeriodTook place very early on in the New Kingdom (18th Dynasty)

Amenhotep III Tutankhamen

Akhenaten(Amenhotep IV)

Bust of Nefertitiby Thutmose

Analyze

Akhenaten, Nefertiti, and Three Children- Altar that was to be worshipped- Aten is present- Rays reach out and protect the rulers - Very private moment in this family- Suggests a rule shared between the two

Note:Note the form of their bodiesThe curvature of their figures

Relaxed & free-flowing

Why are there heads misshaped in Amarna art?

Skull of a human (2000s) Skull of Akhenaten

Throne of King Tut

Akhenaten: Short Documentary