Here he lived with the adherents of the new creed, and here he erected a temple to the god of his worship and a stately palace for himself.
Along with the reformation in religion had gone a reformation in art.
The old conventionalised art of Egypt was cast aside, and an attempt was made to imitate nature, exactly, even to the verge of caricature.

The wall and floor paintings that have been discovered at Tel el-Amarna are marvels of realistic art.

Plants and animals and birds are alike represented in them with a spirit and faithfulness to nature which is indeed astonishing.

Like the houses of his followers, the palace of the king was adorned with similar frescoes.

But it was also decorated with a lavish profusion of precious materials; its walls and columns were inlaid with gold and bronze and precious stones, statues almost Greek in their type stood within it, and even its stuccoed floors were covered with costly paintings.