A fascinating selection of works created during the prosperous reign of Hatshepsut, the great female pharaoh of Egypt’s 18th Dynasty.
These link the special exhibition to the Museum’s permanent collection of Egyptian
collection/search/316449 https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/316449 Link
Berry used this instrument to perform his hits, including “Johnny B.
Owned by S. Simonian, Hamburg Germany, before 2013. Published 1997 and 2003, exhibited in Frankfurt in 1999 and Vienna in 2003 and published in exhibition catalogs. Purchased from Pierre Bergé & Associés, Paris, 2013
collection/search/591557 https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/591557 Link
collection/search/500928 https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/500928 Link
evidently commissioned by Cosimo il Vecchio de‘ Medici (before March 1432) ; subsequent Medici family owners (until at least 1516) ; Sir John William Ramsden M.P., 5th Baronet , Muncaster Castle, Ravenglass, Cumbria and Bulstrode Park, Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire (by 1875 when exhibited by him in Yorkshire Exhibition of Arts & Manufactures at Leeds, May 1875 (catalogue p
collection/search/207394 https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/207394 Link
collection/search/821465 https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/821465 Link
collection/search/846920 https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/846920 Link
This well-potted dish has a broad bottom and slightly flaring shallow sides. It is covered inside and on the exterior with a dark red glaze that sharply turns white at the mouth rim and at the edge of the foot
collection/search/460694 https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/460694 Link
When it came to depicting Jesus on the Cross, many artists of the earlier Middle Ages portrayed Jesus as alive and alert, his body entirely resistant to the trauma of crucifixion. In this example, Jesus almost bears himself easily, with his torso erect, knees slightly bent, and head held high
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