It is not until the thirteenth century that the Western lute can be distinguished from the Arab ‘ud in iconography.
This led to a variety of additions to the lute family, including archlutes ( 1988.87
Senufo Sculpture from West Africa and its precursor [exhibition] set a precedent for the exhibition and study of African art that prevailed for decades.
His interest in African art, and Senufo art more specifically, led him to organize
No other great Western artist moved mentally—as El Greco did—from the flat symbolic world of Byzantine icons to the world-embracing, humanistic vision of Renaissance painting, and then on to a predominantly conceptual kind of art.
A dispute over the price El Greco demanded for the Espolio led to litigation and
Assistant Curator James Doyle highlights luxury goods featured in Golden Kingdoms that were used in ritual offerings made to the Sacred Cenote at Chichén Itzá.
Thompson from 1904 to 1910, and later projects led by Mexican archaeologists under
The Met presents over 5,000 years of art from around the world for everyone to experience and enjoy.
richly illustrated book provides insight into the visionary figures and events that led
The Artist: Nicholas Hilliard, the son of Richard Hilliard, an Exeter goldsmith, made his earliest known miniatures in 1560. He served his apprenticeship as a goldsmith, beginning in 1562 with Robert Brandon, whose daughter Alice he was to marry in 1576
favor with Elizabeth I (1533–1603) from 1572, but her slowness in making payments led
The Costume Institute’s collection of more than 33,000 costumes and accessories represents five continents and seven centuries.
Institute began as the Museum of Costume Art, an independent entity formed in 1937 and led
With minor variations, the papyrus roll was produced essentially the same way throughout its approximately 4,000-year history.
experiments in papyrus-making as well as instrumental analysis of historical samples have led
From the high altar of the Cistercian abbey, Lichtenthal, near Baden-Baden, Baden-Württemberg; Dutch or German Private Collection ; [ Sotheby’s, London (July 28, 1939, no. 103) ] ; [ John Hunt, Ireland (1939–sold 1952) ]
excursions, and increased contact between Europe and Africa in the medieval period led
The Department of Ancient West Asian Art aims to care for, promote, and provide access to ancient West Asian art in New York and around the world.
excavated objects through the system of partage in which artifacts unearthed by foreign-led
