This group’s annual dues support the Museum and the activities of the Department of Egyptian Art.
Private curator-led viewings of exhibitions: Ancient Egypt Transformed: The Middle
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more intimate works on paper, providing many new insights about the routes that led
Although they began by sponsoring austere programs of architectural decoration, their later monuments and textile manufactory in Almería indicate that the Almoravids eventually succumbed to the luxury culture of al-Andalus.
Led by Yusuf ibn Tashfin, the Almoravids entered al-Andalus (Islamic Spain) after
Valuing the presence of personality in a work over mere technical skill, the Ming scholar-painter aimed for mastery of performance rather than laborious craftsmanship.
The reestablishment of an indigenous Chinese ruling house led to the imposition of
One leader who proved to be adept at overcoming difficulties was the queen of Ndongo, Ana Nzinga.
demand for this human labor in New World colonies such as Brazil that ultimately led
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at Berkeley, she was the assistant director of the Theban Mapping Project, which led
Since the Renaissance, humanists supported the view that princely magnificence was symbolized best by luxurious displays, public ceremonies, large public projects such as dynastic buildings, and assembling important art collections. Artistic objects in pietre dure—literally, „hard stones“ in Italian—embodied the The Extravagant
In Florence, the passion of the Medici for importing precious stones led to Ferdinando
In March 2017 The Met partnered with Cultural Heritage Imaging to host a two-day symposium focused on Reflectance Transformation Imaging (RTI) and related techniques in computational photography, including photogrammetry and multiband imaging.
and iXR body with 120mm lens, 6-position motorised filter wheel, and narrowband LEDs
From the beginning of the sixteenth century onward, and at first in addition to the decorative ridges and grooves, armor began to be adorned more and more frequently with etched decoration.
This constant—albeit mostly belligerent—cultural interaction led to a somewhat ambiguous
A major loan from the National Archaeological Museum of Ferrara.
Romagna–Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Ferrara The excavations and the related research led
