What’s life like behind the scenes at a museum? This documentary offers a rare glimpse at the inner workings of several North American institutions.
Follow the conservation of a Kanaga mask at the National Museum of African Art in Washington
CopeA splendid convergence of cultures can be seen in this cope, a semicircular cape and hood worn in processions during Christian liturgical services. The form itself is thus Christian, as is the Eastern Orthodox subject matter of the embroidered orphrey, or ornamental border, that embellishes each of the straight sides, which would have met at the front of the wearer
Also, in the Textile Museum in Washington, D.C., there is a cope without orphrey
CopeA splendid convergence of cultures can be seen in this cope, a semicircular cape and hood worn in processions during Christian liturgical services. The form itself is thus Christian, as is the Eastern Orthodox subject matter of the embroidered orphrey, or ornamental border, that embellishes each of the straight sides, which would have met at the front of the wearer
Also, in the Textile Museum in Washington, D.C., there is a cope without orphrey
reportedly the parish church, Castelfranco di Sopra, near Florence (until late 18th century); the Baglioni family, villa Baglioni, Cerreto (late 18th century–about 1903); [Stefano Bardini, Florence, until 1903; probably sold for 115,000 lire through A
Washington, 2003, pp. 148–51 nn. 16, 21, fig. 2, discusses it in conjunction with
Alarm Will Sound Artistic Director Alan Pierson looks back on the group’s yearlong exploration of the Museum.
Reich work composed for us; and even a recreation of the legendary Leutze painting, Washington
The Met presents over 5,000 years of art from around the world for everyone to experience and enjoy.
Healy 1842 Washington Allston Edward Augustus Brackett 1843–44; carved 1843â
Washington, DC: Textile Museum, 1984, p. 39, no. 4.
The Met presents over 5,000 years of art from around the world for everyone to experience and enjoy.
Augustus Brine John Singleton Copley 1782 Elijah Boardman Ralph Earl 1789 George Washington
item Title: Untitled (Dream Catcher) Artist: Marie Watt (Seneca, born Seattle, Washington
Odessa, Ukraine, 1900–New York, 1970
elite arts patrons like Duncan Phillips, who operated the Phillips Collection in Washington
