Curator Diana Craig Patch discusses how the Temple of Dendur and other monuments of Nubia were saved, and how the temple made its way to The Met.
and Fischer promised to make the temple available to visitors, display it in a manner
some of the drapery folds, portions of the paper have been left in reserve, in a manner
colored in the Museum’s copy), depicts a dissection carried out in the contemporary manner
Étienne-Joseph-Théophile Thoré (Willi Bürger), Paris (until d. 1869); private collection, Paris (until 1870); William T. Blodgett, Paris (from 1870; sold half share to Johnston); William T. Blodgett, Paris, and John Taylor Johnston, New York (1870–71; sold to The Met)
"A Chardin in the Grand Manner."
The Met presents over 5,000 years of art from around the world for everyone to experience and enjoy.
The refined weaving methods the Inca had cultivated were put to use crafting all manner
Greek artists and intellectuals were welcomed in Cyprus, although there was always more incentive for Cypriot sculptors, philosophers, and writers to move from Cyprus to the Greek mainland.
Greek traditions ( 74.51.2499), but in an exotic and somewhat less naturalistic manner
Chinese court painters soon mastered the rudiments of Western linear perspective and chiaroscuro modeling, creating a new, hybrid form of painting that combined Western-style realism with traditional brushwork.
Practicing a self-expressive, calligraphic painting manner, these artists specialized
In addition to portraits, status symbols included sets of silver or porcelain for the service of tea, hot chocolate, and coffee.
, he quickly disposed of it upon his return to America in favor of a restrained manner
Inscription: Upper right, in pen and brown ink: 2Lower right, in pen and brown ink: illegible figuresBottom center, in graphite: 18Verso, upper left, in graphite: 1980.515Verso, upper right, in graphite: 100
Like other Flemish artists of his generation, his graphic manner was influenced by
The art of Iran in the nineteenth century must be understood as comprising two divergent yet intertwined trends, a push for modernity and a continuation of indigenous traditions.
type of surface ornament since the seventeenth century, remains ubiquitous on all manner
