Catalog of an exhibition held at Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Nov. 14, 1999-Feb. 6, 2000 and other venues

The setting : history, religion, and art / W. Raymond Johnson -- The beginning of the heresy / Donald B. Redford -- The city of Amarna / Peter Lacovara -- The sacred landscape / Michael Mallinson -- The royal family / Nicholas Reeves -- The new religion / John L. Foster -- Art in the service of religion and the state / Rita E. Freed -- Crafts and industries at Amarna / Yvonne J. Markowitz and Peter Lacovara -- Administering Akhenaten's Egypt / Peter Der Manuelian -- The spoken and written word / David P. Silverman -- Foreign relations / Timothy Kendall -- Preparing for eternity / Sue H. D'Auria -- The return to orthodoxy / William J. Murnane -- Akhenaten's artistic legacy / Rita E. Freed

Few figures in history evoke the curiosity or command the attention that Akhenaten, Nefertiti, and Tutankhamen do. Pharaoh Akhenaten founded the city of Amarna 3,500 years ago. In this volume the fascinating Amarna Period of ancient Egypt comes to life through more than 250 beautiful works of sculpture, architectural elements, ceramic ware, jewelry, clothing, tools, and furniture from renowned international collections. Essays by leading Egyptian scholars describe this time of unprecedented change in Egyptian art and architecture, technology, the role of women, and religion, specifically the transition from polytheism to monotheism