Painting in Thutmose's tomb thought to be a self-portrait Bust of Queen Nefertiti | Name: Thutmose Pronounce: tut-mohs Art Movement: Ancient Egypt Active: c. 1350 BCE (Before Common Era) Main Medium: Sculpture Quote: “You cannot describe it with words. You can only see it.” (written in the diary of the German Egyptologist Ludwig Borchardt who discovered the Nefertiti sculpture in 1912) About the Artist: Known as "The King's Favorite and Master of Works, the Sculptor Thutmose." He was thought to have been the official court sculptor of the Egyptian pharaoh Akhenaten in the latter part of his reign. A German archaeological expedition in early December 1912 found a ruined house while digging in pharaoh Akhenaten's deserted city called Akhetaton; the building was identified to be Thutmose's based on an ivory horse sculpture found in the courtyard inscribed with his name and job title. [Source] About the Artwork: His most famous and well-preserved sculpture is a bust of Akhenaten's wife, Queen Nefertiti. This famous artifact, 44 pounds and life-size, has a layer of painted gypsum stucco over a full-featured limestone core. Modern x-ray scans revealed that there was an original mold of Nefertiti's actual face that Thutmose then sculpted on top of, changing many details such as higher cheek bones, more almond shaped eyes, and she originally had wrinkles. It was with paint that the master gave to sculptures “the final touch of life.” [Source] |
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