Ancient Egyptian Paintings

A Metropolitan Museum educator resource on Egyptian art, with background texts, object descriptions, and images spanning sculpture, painting, and architecture across three millennia. A rich visual introduction to how and why the Egyptians made art.

Philippe de Montebello and Kent Lydecker

An accessible, image-led guide to Egyptian art from leading art historians, covering the Narmer Palette, the Giza pyramids, tomb painting, and more. Clear essays make complex works easy to understand.

Dr. Amy Calvert, Dr. Elizabeth Cummins, Dr. Beth Harris, and Dr. Steven Zucker

A focused study of the artistic upheaval under Akhenaten, when traditional canons gave way to the naturalistic Amarna style. Explains the worldview, materials, and conventions behind Egyptian art.

Riana McArthur

How the Egyptians quarried, moved, and raised the colossal stone of temples and pyramids without modern machinery. Drawn from the Karnak record, it details the engineering behind their architectural feats.

Digital Karnak

Traces the development of the tomb from predynastic pit graves through mastabas to the great pyramid complexes of the Old Kingdom. Uses the Abusir complex to explain the meaning behind each element.

Ancient Egypt and Archaeology