Main entry:

Kozloff, Arielle P.

Title & Author:

Egypt's dazzling sun : Amenhotep III and his world / by Arielle P. Kozloff and Betsy M. Bryan with Lawrence M. Berman ; and an essay by Elisabeth Delange ; [translation of the essay ... by Arielle P. Kozloff].

Publication:

Cleveland : Cleveland Museum of Art in cooperation with Indiana University Press ; Bloomington, IN : Distributed by Indiana University Press, 1992.

Description:

xxiv, 476 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 30 cm

Notes:
Published in conjunction with the exhibition to be held at: the Cleveland Museum of Art, July 1-September 27, 1992; Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth, October 24, 1992-January 31, 1993; Galeries nationales du Grand Palais, Paris, March 2-May 31, 1993.
Includes bibliographical references.
Ch. I. In Pursuit of a Pharaoh: 200 Years of Passion and Intellect -- Ch. II. Amenhotep III and His Times -- Ch. III. Large Commemorative Scarabs -- Ch. IV. Designing the Cosmos: Temples and Temple Decoration -- Ch. V. Royal and Divine Statuary -- Ch. VI. Small-Scale Royal Representations -- Ch. VII. Royal and Divine Images in Animal Form -- Ch. VIII. Private Statuary -- Ch. IX. Tomb Decoration: Paintings and Relief Sculpture -- Ch. X. Funerary Equipment -- Ch. XI. Ritual Implements and Related Statuettes -- Ch. XII. Glass Vessels -- Ch. XIII. Carved and Molded Vessels and Figurines -- Ch. XIV. Animals as Amulets, Weights, and Implements -- Ch. XV. Jewelry.

Summary:

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.

Resources:
Table of contents

ISBN:

0940717166 (hbk.)
9780940717169 (hbk.)
0940717174 (pbk.)
9780940717176 (pbk.)

Subject:

Amenhotep III, King of Egypt Exhibitions.
Amenhotep III, King of Egypt.
Amenhotep III, King of Egypt Art.
Antiquities.
Beeldende kunsten.
Pharaohs in art.
Art, Egyptian Exhibitions.
Egypt Antiquities Exhibitions.
Egypt Antiquities.
Égypte Antiquités.
Égypte Antiquités Expositions.
Egypt.
Amenhotep III King of Egypt Exhibitions

Form/genre:

Exhibition catalogues.
Exhibition publications.
exhibition catalogs.
Exhibition catalogs.
Catalogues d'exposition.

Added entries:

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

Holdings:

Location: Library main 89189
Call No.: ID DT58.9.K69; ID:93-B2502
Status: Available