Venice consistently sought favorable privileges for its merchants and through these efforts became the Mamluks’ main European trading partner.
Territorial disputes in the Balkanic border region led to the Ottoman-Venetian wars
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Gerald Cantor’s passion for Rodin in the late twentieth century led to gifts of
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
In addition to their radical technique, the bright colors of Impressionist canvases were shocking for eyes accustomed to the more sober colors of Academic painting.
Philosophical and political differences among the artists led to heated disputes
[Pablo Picasso’s] prolific output includes over 20,000 paintings, prints, drawings, sculptures, ceramics, theater sets and costumes that convey myriad intellectual, political, social, and amorous messages. His creative styles transcend realism and abstraction, Cubism, Neoclassicism, Surrealism, and Expressionism.
horrifying proportion with layers of antiwar symbolism protesting the fascist coup led
The later Valois kings, who unified France and strengthened its power after the Hundred Years’ War, frequently engaged in diplomacy and warfare in Italy; exposure to Italian art gradually formed their taste.
Louis XI’s successors, Charles VIII (r. 1483–98) and Louis XII (r. 1498–1515), led
technical sophistication required for the creation of objects such as this once led
This illustrated essay describes the evolution of the display of Islamic art at the Met—from the first largely visual exhibitions to the present scholarly organization by style, material, and civilization.
Many of these exhibitions celebrated or led to permanent additions to the collection
The Crusaders then took over many of the cities on the Mediterranean coast and built a large number of fortified castles all over the Holy Land to protect their new territories.
Led by Salah al-Din (Saladin), Muslim forces advanced across Syria and finally retook
Over the course of his long career, Goya moved from jolly and lighthearted to deeply pessimistic and searching in his paintings, drawings, etchings, and frescoes.
Madrid’s city center, the Puerta del Sol, where Spaniards fought against French-led
