Contributions

  • Bryan, Betsy Morrell. - Contributor
  • Berman, Lawrence Michael, 1952- - Contributor
  • Delange, Elisabeth. - Contributor
  • Cleveland Museum of Art. - Contributor
  • Kimbell Art Museum. - Contributor
and 1 more
  • Galeries nationales du Grand Palais (France) - Contributor

Publication

1992 - Cleveland Museum of Art in cooperation with Indiana University Press, Cleveland, Ohio

Language

English

Word Count

119,000 words, Guess

Page Count

476 pages

Identifiers

and 1 more
  • LibraryThing1057840

Classifications

  • DDC932/.014/092
  • LCCDT58.9 .K69 1992

Description

The fully illustrated catalogue of a major exhibition organized by the Cleveland Museum of Art in collaboration with the Reunion des Musees Nationaux, Paris, Egypt's Dazzling Sun is an exceptional contribution to scholarship on the art and history of the reign of Amenhotep III (1391-1353 BC), the pharaoh who called himself the "Dazzling Sun Disk." Ruling in a period of unprecedented peace, Amenhotep III commissioned splendid temples and sponsored royal workshops in many. Media. His aesthetic and technical innovations resound in the styles of his direct descendant, Tutankhamen, and in Egyptian art of all centuries. Comprehensive essays along with discussions of 143 objects, drawn from collections in the United States, Europe, and Egypt, offer a remarkably complete view of this golden age of Egyptian art. A range of new research methodologies assist in unveiling the remarkable variety and superb quality of the best work of Amenhotep III's. Reign.

Subjects

Topics

AmenhotepExhibitionsAntiquities932/.01/092Egyptian ArtCivilizationArt, egyptian

Places

Other Editions

  • Egypt's dazzling sun: Amenhotep III and his worldCleveland Museum of Art in cooperation with Indiana University Press1992-01-01

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