Jewish ceremonial objects—collectively referred to as Judaica—that survive from early modern Italy highlight the vibrant Jewish life from that period and region, even if Jews were generally restricted from producing these works.
central reading platform (bimah), the Torah is stored in a Torah ark ( 18.145.1a,b)
The Concourse of the BirdsThe manuscript from which this painting comes was produced in 1483 at the Timurid court of Sultan Husayn Baycara at Herat. It contains four illustrations that may or may not be by the hand of Bihzad, the most famous artist of that era, but represent his innovative, perfectionist style
XXV, no. 9 (May 1967). pp. 342–43, ill. figs. 4 (color), 5 (b/w).
The production of humanist manuscripts in Florence centered around the busy workshops of booksellers, who entrusted the decoration of their volumes to outside painters and professional illuminators.
Lorenzo Monaco (Piero di Giovanni) ca. 1406–7 King David in Prayer in an Initial B
This exhibition celebrates the Central Park Conservancy’s upcoming conservation on the obelisk of Thutmose III, popularly known as „Cleopatra’s Needle.“ Relying primarily on the Metropolitan’s own collection, enhanced with several important loans from local museums and private lenders, it explores the meaning of obelisks in ancient Egyptian divine and funerary cults and considers how these massive monuments were created and erected.
Objects Exhibition Objects The exhibition is made possible by Dorothy and Lewis B.
The first Asian designer to become a member of the Paris haute couture syndicate, Hanae Mori occupied a singular position at the forefront of the global fashion industry over the course of her storied five-decade career.
in brilliant colors, often interweaving gold and silver threads ( 2004.467.1a, b)
Moroni’s portrait of the Bergamasque professor Bartolomeo Bonghi (died 1584) is one of his finest works from the 1550s. Bonghi is shown seated on a Savonarolan-style chair with a book in his left hand, gazing toward the viewer, and with a cityscape through the window beyond
B[ryson]. B[urroughs]. "Venetian Paintings."
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
compound silk twill Dimensions: Overall: a: 10 x 15 1/2 in. (25.4 x 39.4 cm) Overall: b.
22 13/16 in. (58 cm); W. 23 1/4 in. (59 cm); D. 4 15/16 in. (12.5 cm) Overall (b,
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NUMBER 2 "Recent Acquisitions, A Selection: 1996–1997" Avery, Kevin J., Katharine B.
