While images of dynastic ancestry were an important chiefly art form, so were images of living rulers.
Museum’s collection, an ukhurhe (rattle staff) and an ikegobo, or “altar to the hand
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finely modeled, naturalistic portrayal of Alain Locke’s visage, his face, and his hand
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ca. 1895 Actress standing with hand on hip, from the Actresses series (N668) ca
View the curatorial themes of the exhibition Camp: Notes on Fashion.
The arm akimbo, bent from the hip with the hand turned back, signals both power and
It contains four illustrations that may or may not be by the hand of Bihzad, the
It contains four illustrations that may or may not be by the hand of Bihzad, the
Antonio Canova is considered the greatest Neoclassical sculptor of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.
The Apollo Belvedere from the Vatican his left hand resting on the tree trunk around
Learn about the discovery and meaning of these ancient stone figures from Sardinia.
the tip of a traditional Nuragic dagger with the guard bent to protect the gloved hand
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Harry Burton 1926–30 Detail of Plant Bouquet Harry Burton ca. 1923–24 Model Hand
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century Untitled (Zig-Zag Mirror Displacement) Robert Smithson 1969 Study of a Hand
The Met presents over 5,000 years of art from around the world for everyone to experience and enjoy.
Charles Demuth 1920 Red Cabbages, Rhubarb and Orange Charles Demuth 1929 Hand
