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mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">New Kingdom</topic></authority><related type="narrower"><topic>Eighteenth Dynasty</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>Nineteenth Dynasty</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>Twentieth Dynasty</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>Ramesside period</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>Egyptian periods</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>Egyptian Empire</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>Kingdom, New</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Refers to the last of three great periods of Egyptian civilization from about 1540 to 1075 BCE comprising the Eighteenth Dynasty through the Twentieth Dynasty. The period is characterized by a flowering of the arts including the introduction of colossal statues, a new interest in painting, a high degree of craftsmanship in both royal and private sculpture, and elegant decorative and luxury arts. Notable architectural works include chapels, rock-cut tombs, and monumental stone temples for worship of the gods attesting to the rising power of the priesthood. A brief revolutionary episode especially in representational art occurred during the reign of Akhenaten in the Amarna period when many existing conventions were reversed and more freedom of expression was allowed. ]]></note></mads>