The New York Dutch Room is a main chamber, or groote kaner in Dutch, and comes from a house built in 1751 for Daniel Pieter Winne, whose ancestors moved to Rensselaerswyck from Flanders via Curacao in 1643.
Moore, 1923 (23.80.17). Right: Tumbler, ca. 1691. American.
Gainsborough was an avid amateur player, and through his extensive correspondence with composer Carl Friedrich Abel, we learn of his love of the instrument, specifically his desire to “take [my] Viol da Gamba and walk off to some sweet Village when I can print Landskips and enjoy the fag End of Life in quietness and ease.”
of the viol is the rabab ( 89.4.403), a bowed string instrument played by the Moors
The canvas is signed and dated 1647, a year after Charles Le Brun, the future premier peintre du roi under Louis XIV, returned to Paris from a period of study in Rome. In Paris, where he had been the pupil of François Perrier and spent time in the workshop of Simon Vouet, his work had caught the attention of Nicolas Poussin, who had returned to the French capital to work for the king in 1640
Susan Moore. "The Art Market." Apollo 177 (April 2013), p. 68, fig. 2 (color).
The Met presents over 5,000 years of art from around the world for everyone to experience and enjoy.
Kenneth Moore, Jeffrey Munger, Miyeko Murase, Morihiro Ogawa, Nadine M.
The Met presents over 5,000 years of art from around the world for everyone to experience and enjoy.
Kenneth Moore, Jeffrey Munger, Miyeko Murase, Morihiro Ogawa, Nadine M.
Stand for a Qur’an Manuscript (Rahla) A masterpiece of design, this carved book stand, or rahla, is made from a single slab of teak and is framed by inlays composed of various woods in shades of brown and black
Ekhtiar, Maryam, and Claire Moore, ed. "A Resource for Educators."
New York, nineteenth century
Historical Society) lends an elfish face to the character developed by Clement Clarke Moore
Mihrab (Prayer Niche)This prayer niche, or mihrab, was originally an architectural element in a theological school (madrasa) in the city of Isfahan. An inscription in the courtyard of this former school, now known as Madrasa Imami, is dated to the year A
Ekhtiar, Maryam, and Claire Moore, ed. "A Resource for Educators."
Mosque LampThis lamp has a flattened, almost globular body with a long flared neck and a low folded foot. Three suspension loops are attached to the body. The enameled and gilded decoration consists of three main registers and four narrower bands of continuous vegetal patterns
Ekhtiar, Maryam, and Claire Moore, ed. "A Resource for Educators."
Hear from barber Joshua Livingston about the power of community spaces to support connection and well-being, whether when visiting an art museum or getting a haircut.
Like we chose Mountain Peak White paint from Benjamin Moore, instead of just any
