Creator story
Surprising fact
The Bust of Nefertiti was discovered in 1912 in the ruins of Thutmose's workshop in Amarna, complete with one inlaid eye left mysteriously unfinished.
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Thutmose
Thutmose (active c. 1350 BC) was an ancient Egyptian master sculptor in the court of Akhenaten, credited with the celebrated Bust of Nefertiti — one of the most admired faces in all of art.
The Nefertiti bust, found in Thutmose's workshop, remains a timeless emblem of beauty over 3,300 years later.
- Court sculptor to the pharaoh Akhenaten in the Amarna period.
- Credited with the iconic painted Bust of Nefertiti.
- His workshop, found intact, revealed how Egyptian sculptors worked.
Key works
A key work by Thutmose
These works make it easiest to see how the artist changed form, content, and the very way art could exist in culture.
c. 1350 BCE
Bust of Queen Nefertiti
Bust of Queen Nefertiti shows how Thutmose turns the language of ancient world into a coherent plastic form.