Show more In a visual treat taking in Egypt's greatest historical sites, Alastair Sooke tells the story of ancient Egyptian art through 30 extraordinary masterpieces. Tracing the origins of Egypt ...

This is a painting that dates back thousands of years to Ancient Egypt. Artworks like this tell us a lot about the time and place that they come from. This painting shows a farmworker using a shaduf.

But in Ancient Egypt it seems that historic events predicted ... as it appeared to depict the Simpsons matriarch Marge. The painting features a woman with yellow-coloured skin, a blue crown ...