Picture136pp • 320x320mm • Hardback
ISBN: 9789775864352
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Available: September 2025

Amarna Art: The Photographs of Werner Forman

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AMARNA ART
THE PHOTOGRAPHS OF WERNER FORMAN

Werner Forman 
Introduction by Daniele Salvoldi
In Ancient Egypt's rich history, the revolutionary Amarna's beauty stands apart. Werner Forman, a renowned photographer of ancient civilizations, captures the essence of Amarna art.
Amarna Art: The Photographs of Werner Forman IV, who reigned from 1351 to 1334 BC in the late Eighteenth Dynasty of the New Kingdom, broke with his predecessors, changed his name to Akhenaten, and declared the Aten his sold God.

Moving his capital upstream on the Nile, from the imperial city of Thebes to the virgin site of Amarna, Akhenaten and his wife Nefertiti established the cult of the Aten, the world's first-known monotheism.
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In this unprecedented break in Egyptian history, he encourage artists to abandon traditional art forms and embrace freedom and realism, ushering in a new era which continues to leave scholars guessing.
Werner Forman (1921-2010), a renowned photographer of ancient civilizations, captures the essence of Amarna art. With a substantial portfolio of 80 books, Forman's lens reveals the splendour of this pivotal, if short-lived, era.
Daniele Salvoldi, with holds a Ph.D. in Egyptology from the University of Pisa and is adjunct assistant professor at the American University in Cairo, guides us through this journey, enhancing our understanding of Amarna's cultural and artistic significance.