Philipp Imser, German (Tübingen-Weil). Planetary Clock (The Imser Clock), 1554–1561. Copper (gilded, silvered), brass, iron, 34 5/8 x 20 1/16 x 20 1/16 in. (88 x 51 x 51 cm). Technisches Museum, Vienna Human knowledge and human —Francis Knowledge The These
The material value of silver as currency put these objects in constant danger of
Learn about the different sections of „Pergamon and the Hellenistic Kingdoms of the Ancient World.“
great treasures, some of which were buried for safety or dispersed in times of danger
birth and to the child’s father . . . may [the child] be born without fatigue or danger
What does the androgynous depiction of Hatshepsut—and its subsequent destruction—tell us about the role of gender in Ancient Egypt?
And those cracks are a reminder of the danger that we pose to patriarchy when we
A new opera at The Met Cloisters reinterprets the Mexican writer’s magnum opus.
And Sor Juana not only pointed out that danger, but also how it threatens democracy
The Met presents over 5,000 years of art from around the world for everyone to experience and enjoy.
them, lofty peaks offered an encounter with the sublime—a mixture of beauty, danger
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error, defamation, libel, slander, omission, falsehood, obscenity, pornography, danger
Superfine: Tailoring Black Style presents a cultural and historical examination of Black style over three hundred years through the concept of dandyism.
demanded the return of runaways, even if they had reached a free state, increasing the danger
painting is the centerpiece of a series that evokes the dynamism, pageantry, and danger
This illustrated essay describes the evolution of the display of Islamic art at the Met—from the first largely visual exhibitions to the present scholarly organization by style, material, and civilization.
Great Rugs of the Orient celebrated the return of objects from storage when the danger
