Thomas Cole inspired the generation of American landscape painters that came to be known as the Hudson River School.
with Tower (from McGuire Scrapbook) Thomas Cole The Fountain, No. 1: The Wounded Indian
The first emigrants to New England brought books with them and continued to import printed materials directly from London.
Roger Williams for his unorthodox views, he purchased land from the Narragansett Indians
A look at the art created across the world in the years around Year One of the Western calendar reveals an incredible richness and variety of cultures.
global networks, as were luxury goods such as Roman glass, Chinese silk, and East Indian
The Met presents over 5,000 years of art from around the world for everyone to experience and enjoy.
1360 Virgin and Child on a Crescent Moon German ca. 1480 Dagger with Scabbard Indian
Recent acquisitions and highlights in The Costume Institute Library.
Narmada ([London]: Jonny Lu Studio [2020]) Supriya Lele is a British-Indian fashion
Within a short period of time, the Mamluks created the greatest Islamic empire of the later Middle Ages, which included control of the holy cities Mecca and Medina.
At this time, the Portuguese were gaining control of the Indian Ocean and barring
The Met presents over 5,000 years of art from around the world for everyone to experience and enjoy.
illustrated by Quidor; our coasts and rivers, the Great Plains, the West, and the Indians
Panel of Underglaze-Painted TilesAs demand for the ceramic production of Iznik increased by the end of the sixteenth century, especially in the area of tile decorations for public and private monuments, Iznik itself fell victim to a series of calamities, including catastrophic fires, the debilitating effects of silicosis (from the dust of the ground flint used for the white ceramic body), lead poisoning (lead is the flux used in the clear glaze that covers Iznik ceramics), the malaria endemic to the Iznik lakeshore that affected the ceramic artisans, and, as we have seen (no
In Catalogue of the Rare and Valuable Examples of East Indian, Persian, and Syro-Damascan
Often inscribed with the rulers’ names, as well as with dates and sites of production, these textiles provide a window into the political and religious life of early Islam.
-11th century Shirt of Mail and Plate of Emperor Shah Jahan (reigned 1624–58) Indian
Thomas J. Watson Library is staffed by dedicated Museum librarians, technicians, and administrators. A list of staff members, their bios, and their contact information is provided.
Board of In Circulation, selects material from the library’s North American and Indian
