The field of arms and armor is beset with romantic legends, gory myths, and widely held misconceptions. Most of them are utter nonsense, devoid of any historical base.
that it was the ever-increasing efficiency of firearms, not firearms as such, that led
The Met presents over 5,000 years of art from around the world for everyone to experience and enjoy.
The arrival of Europeans as traders, then as colonizers, led to the dislocation 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
The attractively individualized young faces have led to speculation that they may
Under the influence of Joannes and Andreas Ruckers I, in the seventeenth century Antwerp reached its peak of production and began producing more uniform instruments.
Increasing religious intolerance led to a revolt against Philip II of Spain, the
Though often pigeonholed as a Surrealist, the Catalan modernist Joan Miró considered his art to be free of any “ism.”
His monumental work in ceramic and bronze led to several public commissions in the
Labille-Guiard’s clients are most often presented in bust- or half-length against a shaded ground of a solid color, bringing her sitters‘ faces and costumes closely into view. She was admired by her contemporaries for her skill at capturing their expressions
A pious, conservative, highly educated young woman, she seems to have led an innocent
Bannerstones were made by nomadic hunter-gatherer peoples in the eastern half of North America between 6000 and 1000 BCE during the Archaic period.
and they continue to convey something of the spark of wonderment and agency that led
similarities between the Triton and Nereid group and Riccio’s other bronze figures have led
The Met presents over 5,000 years of art from around the world for everyone to experience and enjoy.
The design of The Michael C Rockefeller Wing was led by WHY Architecture, in collaboration
