Queen Nefertari Kneeling in Adoration, Tomb of Nefertari
ca. 1279–1213 B.C.
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Tempera on paper
Dimensions
H. 46 cm (18 1/8 in); w. 34 cm (13 3/8 in), scale 1:2
Classification
Facsimile, Nefertari (QV 66)
Period
New Kingdom, Ramesside
Department
Egyptian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1930
Accession Number
30.4.144
Art Historical Context
Behold the graceful figure of Queen Nefertari one of ancient Egypt's most beloved royal consorts, captured kneeling in adoration in this exquisite facsimile from her tomb in the Valley of Queens. Dating to the New Kingdom's Ramesside period (asty 19, ca. 1279–1213 B.C.), the original wall painting adorned the opulent burial chamber of Ramesses II's Great Royal Wife, whose tomb—discovered in 1904—remains a pinnacle of Egyptian artistry for its vibrant colors and refined details. Rendered in tempera on paper at a precise 1:2 scale by pioneering Egyptologist Nina de Garis Davies in the early 20t...
About the Artist
Nina de Garis Davies · 1881–1965
Nina de Garis Davies, born Anna Macpherson Cummings on January 6, 1881, in Salonika, Greece, to English-Scottish parents Cecil J. Cummings and Sarah Macintosh Tannoch, showed early artistic talent as the eldest of three daughters. After her father's death in 1894, the family relocated to Scotland and then London, where she trained at the Slade School of Art. In 1906, at age 25, a holiday trip to E...