Amarna art
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Amarna art is the distinctive, short-lived artistic style of ancient Egypt’s Amarna Period, noted for its unprecedented naturalism, elongated forms, and intimate depictions of the royal family under Akhenaten.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Amarna art style | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
ancient Egyptian art movement
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art style ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Amarna Period
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Atenism NERFINISHED ⓘ city of Akhetaten NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characteristic |
androgynous representation of Akhenaten
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departure from rigid frontality ⓘ domestic and affectionate royal scenes ⓘ elongated body proportions ⓘ emphasis on movement and fluidity ⓘ exaggerated cranial and facial features in royal portraits ⓘ experimentation with perspective and depth ⓘ full lips ⓘ informal poses ⓘ intimate depictions of the royal family ⓘ long narrow faces ⓘ protruding bellies ⓘ radiating sun-disk of Aten with hands at the rays’ ends ⓘ slender limbs ⓘ soft modeling of forms ⓘ unprecedented naturalism ⓘ |
| contrastsWith |
canonical Egyptian idealized proportions
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formal, static Old and Middle Kingdom royal imagery ⓘ |
| country |
Pharaonic Egypt
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surface form:
Ancient Egypt
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| endTime | shortly after Akhenaten’s death ⓘ |
| follows |
Eighteenth Dynasty traditional Egyptian art
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Theban artistic tradition ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
monotheistic or henotheistic worship of Aten
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religious reforms of Akhenaten ⓘ |
| legacy |
considered a radical artistic revolution in ancient Egypt
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largely abandoned after the Amarna Period ⓘ provides key evidence for Akhenaten’s religious and political ideology ⓘ |
| mainProponent | Akhenaten NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium |
faience objects
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relief sculpture ⓘ sculpture in the round ⓘ stelae ⓘ wall painting ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Bust of Nefertiti
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colossal statues of Akhenaten from Karnak ⓘ house altars showing Akhenaten, Nefertiti, and their daughters beneath Aten ⓘ reliefs from the Tomb of Meryra ⓘ |
| startTime | reign of Amenhotep IV / Akhenaten ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
Aten as sun disk
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court officials and elites at Amarna ⓘ domestic and palace scenes ⓘ rituals and offerings to Aten ⓘ royal family life ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
14th century BCE
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reign of Akhenaten NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Amarna art style