Calligraphy, or the art of writing, was the visual art form prized above all others in traditional China.
raging thunder, a flock of geese gliding [in the sky], frantic beasts stampeding in terror
Research Assistant Lillian Bartlett Stoner details the turbulent chain of events that unfolded after the death of Alexander the Great.
Her reign of terror in Macedonia continued as she went after the family of Antipater
The Met presents over 5,000 years of art from around the world for everyone to experience and enjoy.
1794, following one of the bloodiest phases of the French Revolution, known as The Terror
The Met presents over 5,000 years of art from around the world for everyone to experience and enjoy.
She is the author of Melancholy Wedgwood (2024), Luxury after the Terror (2022) and
Discover the rich history of printmaking in Mexico and the The Met’s collecting of these prints.
Gonzalo de la Paz Pérez (Mexican, 1909–2001), War, 1940, from El libro negro del terror
Gericault’s lifelong interest in animal themes is best known through his love of horses. He had an intimate knowledge of horses, which he derived not only from drawing and painting them continually but also from developing his skills as an equestrian
exemplified the concept of the Sublime, that is, the human experience of awe or terror
This picture is one of four whaling subjects by Turner; the other three form part of the artist’s bequest at Tate Britain, London. The Met’s painting and another of the same title were shown at the Royal Academy in 1845, receiving a mixed reception
Erebus and Terror, of which part V was in Turner’s library; calls a picture on loan
The Artist: The great history painter and portraitist Jacques Louis David studied with Joseph Marie Vien and then, in 1766, entered the school of the Académie Royale de Peinture et de Sculpture
William Vaughan in "Terror and the ‚Tabula Rasa‘: David’s ‚Marat‘ in its Pictorial
Search art at the Metropolitan Museum.
Maquette for "Orpheus and Eurydice" Timothy Woodman 1983 Untitled from Mild Terrors
