Following renovation, 500 sub-Saharan African works highlight major movements—one-fourth on view for the first time—spanning the Middle Ages to today.
Segu: A Citadel on the Banks of the Niger Although Segu’s residents prior to the
Gericault’s lifelong interest in animal themes is best known through his love of horses. He had an intimate knowledge of horses, which he derived not only from drawing and painting them continually but also from developing his skills as an equestrian
Jean-Georges Schickler: Of Swiss origin, the Schickler family were well established as bankers
How is Black dandyism integral to Black identity and the history of fashion?
for Ralph Lauren, Calvin Klein, and then his own label, iconic designer Jeffrey Banks
Watteau, the son of a roofer, left Valenciennes for Paris about 1702 to work there as a copyist and assistant to Claude Gillot (1673–1722) and Claude III Audrun (1658–1734). He became interested in theater and fell under the spell of Peter Paul Rubens (1577–1640)
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The Painting and its History: The greatest portraitist of noblemen at the court of Philip IV in Spain, Velázquez was also a master of making vibrant likenesses, often bust-length, of less high-standing sitters
Before being accepted as a likeness of the Portuguese banker Ferdinando Brandini,
The Met presents over 5,000 years of art from around the world for everyone to experience and enjoy.
Degas belonged to a family of bankers and businessmen based in Paris, Naples, and
