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Margret E. Short Fine Arts

Portland, Oregon artist Margret Short - a modern day master of 17th Century Dutch art using the chiaroscuro technique to create still life and floral paintings.

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eighteenth dynasty ancient Egypt

Nefertiti’s Garland

March 1, 2011 by Margret Short

sill life of Nefertiti's Garland oil painting on linen

Nefertiti's Garland ©Margret E. Short, OPA, AWA,   12x5 Oil on Panel Lessons from the Pharaoh's Tomb, Part Two Queen Nefertiti’s image of elegant beauty is instantly recognizable around the world. She lived on the east bank of the Nile with her six daughters and the Pharaoh, Akhenaten. They reigned during the eighteenth … [Read more...] about Nefertiti’s Garland

Tagged With: Akhenaten, Aten, Egyptian blue frit, eighteenth dynasty ancient Egypt, Monotheism in ancient Egypt, Nefertiti, red iron oxide

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