Parthian art resists a straightforward definition, as it employs styles and motifs from both Hellenistic and earlier Near Eastern traditions that result in innovations in various media.
A stone lintel ( 32.145a,b) features a symmetrical composition with two hybrid winged
One notable feature of the Late Period is the diversity of religious practices manifest in inscriptions and material remains.
for high officials at Thebes and in the Saqqara region ( 23.3.468); ( 07.229.1a,b)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Amelia B.
Chanel succeeded in packaging and marketing her own personal attitudes and style, making her a key arbiter of women’s taste throughout the twentieth century.
followed her favorite color palette, shades of beige, black, and white ( 1978.165.16a,b)
This curriculum resource, consisting of engaging lessons written by K–12 teachers, provides inspiration and techniques for investigating the theme of “power� using a wide range of artworks from The Met collection.
Museum of Art’s school tour program is made possible by the generosity of Lewis B.
Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of Sally Ingalls, 1932 Object Number: 2009.300.643a, b
Shoes provide important clues to dramatic changes in fashionable dress through the centuries, documenting shifts in aesthetic taste, as well as advances in design and manufacturing techniques.
Institute, along with numerous examples of boots and shoes for children ( C.I.40.68.9a,b)
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B. Morse incorporated stories within the expressive bounds of portraiture.
