Amenaakhu

Amenaakhu was born in Egypt in 1922 b.C until 1855 b.C. He is a famous painter of the dynasty XII.

He began to paint the walls of the tombs of the Pharaohs with mythologies representations and scenes of the daily activities as: hunting, fishing, agriculture or the celebration of banquets.

In his paintings two styles constantly prevail.

First: The images are more conceptual than realistic, they present anatomical characteristics, combining the frontal views and the profile of the same figure.

Second: The scale of the figures indicates the importance of them, and thus the Pharaoh appears higher than his children.

He was to the service of Djehutyhotep (the huge governor of Hare) to decorate his tomb in The-Bersheh. The design and the decoration of the sarcophagus of Djehutyhotep and his wife are also very nice. His paintings are the most beautiful of the average kingdom.

By Kandy Mondragón R.