The first generation of modern Egyptian artists was driven by a renewed appreciation of their national patrimony and the return to ancient pharaonic art detached from any African, Arab, or religious cultural references.
It was a manifestation of the contemporaneous intellectual discourse led by secular
Learn more about the Museum’s senior leadership.
Previously he simultaneously led the Schirn Kunsthalle, the Städel Museum, and the
The Julio-Claudians were Roman nobles with an impressive ancestry, but their fondness for the ideals and lifestyle of the old aristocracy created conflicts of interest and duty.
This proved impossible and eventually led to a decline in the power and effective
Many of the works on view gained international fame as fresh sources of inspiration for early twentieth-century Western avant-garde artists, who collected them and kept them in their studios. The excitement generated by those works when they first came to In
presented in their countries of origin but also how their reception in the West led
The Met presents over 5,000 years of art from around the world for everyone to experience and enjoy.
Daniel Bergmann tells the story of how childhood visits to The Met’s koi pond led
The Met presents over 5,000 years of art from around the world for everyone to experience and enjoy.
director and president at the Museum of the City of New York, Whitney Donhauser led
Moscow, 1854–Paris, 1936
An introduction to the art dealer Paul Durand-Ruel led Shchukin to begin collecting
Neuwied, Germany, 1885‒Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France, 1940
He also forged relationships with the Berlin Dadaists led by artists George Grosz
The Friends of Medieval Art and The Cloisters is designed to bring collectors and devotees with similar interests into closer contact with the Department.
The Friends are invited to behind-the-scenes events led by the Department’s staff
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astronomy, astrology, and medicine understand how the esteem for scientific inquiry led
