Oil on Canvas

[20×16] 2024

Rooted in ancient prophecy and spiritual awakening, Tanutamani and the Dream Stele captures the sacred moment when the last great Nubian pharaoh receives his divine calling through a vision. The painting reimagines Tanutamani’s legendary dream—where the gods in the form of the horemakhet or sphinx crown him as the rightful ruler and restorer of Ma’at (cosmic order) in a fractured Egypt.

Rendered in warm earth tones and soft divine light, the composition centers a powerful Black man in deep sleep, his body grounded in reality, while his soul communes with ancestral royalty. The ethereal bust of a golden pharaoh—serene and towering—emerges from the clouds above, symbolizing inherited wisdom, legacy, and the unseen realm guiding the physical world.

This piece is both historical and spiritual, reminding us that kingship, leadership, and vision begin not with conquest, but with inner alignment and ancestral memory.