Capturing Eternity

Capturing Eternity

How Did Ancient Egyptian Artists Fashion Their Works?

The Egyptian Collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest comprises numerous works of art and craftsmanship from the ancient Nile Valley, which it has been sharing with visitors for nearly a century through successful permanent and temporary displays. This exhibition presents a selection of Egyptian artefacts fashioned for temples and tombs, known to the ancient Egyptians as “houses of eternity”.

While such objects are now preserved in museums as artworks, they were originally produced with the purpose of using their magical and ritual power to help establish a connection between the divine and earthly worlds, as well as to ensure the deceased’s survival in eternity. Thus, for people today, they not only provide an aesthetic experience but also bear witness to the worldview of the Egyptians.

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Creating Eternity from the Museum of Fine Arts, presents a selection of ancient Egyptian sculptures, stelae, reliefs, murals, and other works of art, which offer a glimpse into the creative process itself and invoking the makers of these artefactsThe exhibition Creating Eternity in Ancient Egyptian Art in the Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest presents a representative selection of ancient Egyptian sculptures, stelae, reliefs, murals, and other works of art, while also offering a glimpse into the creative process itself. To evoke eternity, the ancient Egyptians called upon the ritual and magical power of statues, stelae, reliefs, wall paintings, and other artefacts. Our exhibition presents a representative selection of these works and provides insight into the very process of creation, invoking the makers of these artefacts. The artists were esteemed members of ancient Egyptian society, fulfilling commissions for the king, temples, and the aristocracy. We illustrate their activities and workflows through contemporary Egyptian pictorial representations, as well as through unfinished works that reveal traces of their processes, thereby testifying to the phases of creation.