Nefertiti bust

Their rule was from 1353-1336 B.C. Nefertiti and her husband Pharaoh Akhenaten initiated the following of the sun god also known as Aten. They also immensely contributed to the uprising of egyptian artwork and architecture. Nefertiti has a very mysterious background little is known about her and there are several theories about who she really is and where she came from. One of them being that nefertiti was born of Egyptian blood. Not only is her name “Nefertiti” an Egyptian name which…

Akhenaten must have truly valued his wife to bestow her with such an honor with his full confidence in her ability to help him manage the reforms he wished to initiate. Nefertiti must have wielded more power than any woman in Egypt since the time of Hatshepsut (1479-1458 BCE). (Mark) Several temples to Aten had been commissioned in Thebes by the pharaoh before his announcement. The artwork on these temples were unlike the adornments of previous temples. Idolatry of gods and reliefs…

I chose Nefertiti because she is one of the most powerful women in ancient history. She was the Great Royal Wife of the Pharaoh, Akhenaten, and therefore queen. As most pharaoh's had many wives, only the Great Royal Wife or chief consort was queen. It was the children of the Great Royal Wife whom inherited the throne, as well. She and her husband left a rather large mark on Egyptian history and Culture even changing the religion and capital of Egypt. Transforming the polytheistic religion into a…

Saint Philip Neri is an interesting person. Saint Philip Neri was born July 21, 1515 in Florence Italy. Saint Philip Neri’s Feast day is May 26. Sadly, he passed away May 25, 1595. He was canonized on May 12, 1622. Saint Philip Neri’s symbols are the Rosary, Lily, and an Angel holding a book. The Angel holding a book represents a Holy being of life. The Rosary represents the devotions of the saints/every bead equals a devotion and the metals represent a miracle. The Lily represents purity, the…

All Hail Queen Nefertiti Topic: Queen Nefertiti Organization: Topically Specific Purpose: I want my audience to understand more about who Nefertiti was. I. INTRODUCTION A. Attention getter: Nefertiti, the beautiful or perfect one has come B. Nefertiti is one of most well-known Egyptian queens and has become a beauty icon. C. Credibility statement: After watch King Tut on spike, I became obsessed and spent the whole summer watching documentaries. D. Central idea: Queen Nefertiti is known as the…

“The external glitter of wealth conceals a corrupt political core that reflects the growing gap between very few rich, and the very many poor”-Mark Twain. This quote sums up the political, economic, and social relations between the employer and the employee which were strained, and was often devised to benefit the manufacturer during the Gilded Age. Employers were exploiting worker by providing them low wages, exacerbating unsafe working conditions, and providing inadequate benefits to their…

Capitalism has been debated since its invention so many years ago. Capitalism is crisis prone and truly only works because it is so dependent on crisis. Capitalism is based on the theory of boom and bust cycle and creates outwards of flow during a boom and causes many jobs to be lost during a bust. David Harvey mentions in his article about the dependency on crisis for capitalism to work and how much it needs them to survive. “The circulation of capital is unstable. It embodies powerful and…

Sub-Saharan Africa. The similarities of the rentier economies in these three regions vastly outweigh the differences as they are all plagued with the two classic problems all rentier economies face: economic dependence and vulnerability due to the boom and bust cycle. There are some nuanced differences between the economies in the regions, such as Dutch Disease occurring at a higher rate in…

Who Was Nefertiti? Nefertiti could quite possibly be the most powerful queen in ancient Egypt. Nefertiti’s childhood is still a mystery. Most egyptolosts and archiogloists haven’t found actual facts to back up their statements on Nefrertiti’s childhood. Nefertiti was married to the pharoah Akenaten at about fifteen. Nefertiti was given a lot of power Queen Nefertiti has somewhat of a vague childhood. “What is so striking about Nefertiti’s life and work is that, even though her likeness –…

piece, “Grey Area (Brown Version)” depicts five busts of Nefertiti, the egyptian queen, each painted a different shade of “nude”, from a pale custard to a deep brown. The shelves the busts sit on and the wall behind them are painted a shade of tan. As a Black man himself, Wilson’s art often focuses on the representation and lives of African and Black people around the world and “Grey Area” keeps to this tune. The various shades of “nude” Nefertiti is painted in references the racial ambiguity…