Considered the first art form in the region, cloth has possessed unparalleled importance in the Andes since the second millennium BC.
fibers, natural dyes and pigments such as cochineal, and even feathers from the Amazon
The Met presents over 5,000 years of art from around the world for everyone to experience and enjoy.
Left: Marble statue of a wounded Amazon, 1st–2nd century CE. Roman.
In Renaissance Italy, the desire to know and to match the excellence of the ancients often engendered passionate endeavor.
antico torso of a centaur Roman 1st–2nd century CE Marble statue of a wounded Amazon
Found in 1904 at Susa near Turin, Italy (Couvert 1904, p. 198; Ferrero 1904, p. 71.) 1904, found at Susa, near Turin, Italy; [from after 1904, with Cesare and Ercole Canessa, Paris]; until 1914, collection Arthur Sambon, Paris; acquired in 1914, purchased through Galerie Georges Petit at the Arthur Sambon Sale, Paris
1–500 Bronze statue of an aristocratic boy 27 BCE–14 CE Bronze bust of an Amazon
of the Andes, the animal that inspired the image, a caiman, lives either in the Amazon
The Neoclassical style arose from first-hand observation and reproduction of antique works.
personification of peace) Kephisodotos ca. 14–68 CE Marble statue of a wounded Amazon
Hear how taking care of medieval tapestries offers personal solace and hope from Textile Conservator, Kisook Suh.
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Hear personal reflections from three staff members at The Met about how specific artworks have taken on new meaning for them since the pandemic.
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On view May 9 through August 5, 2007, the exhibition explores the Paul Poiret’s modernity in relation to and as an expression of the dominant discourses of the early twentieth century, including Cubism, Classicism, Orientalism, Symbolism, and Primitivism.
With their one-shouldered necklines, they cite the bareness of the Amazon, who allowed
