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The Picture: A vase of flowers stands on a stone socle, its contents spilling forth from the surrounding alcove. Visible on the heavily shadowed vase, perhaps made of terracotta or gilt bronze, are the plump figure of a reclining putto, vegetable ornamentation, and a grotesque face
Butterflies: A) heath fritillary B) red admiral.

This study for the unrealized bronze equestrian monument to the Milanese duke Francesco Sforza — one of the most ambitious sculptural monuments of the Renaissance – was made by the Florentine master Antonio Pollaiuolo, probably before the celebrated commission was awarded to Leonardo da Vinci in the mid-1480s
Menegatti e B. M. Savy, Verona, 2010, vol. I, pp. 231–232; A.

The Background: Between 1649 and 1651, Velázquez travelled to Italy for the second and last time in his life. The main purpose of the trip was to buy paintings and sculptures for King Philip IV of Spain, and while he was in Rome, the painter also received the prestigious commission to portray Pope Innocent X (the canvas is now in the Galleria Doria Pamphilj, Rome)
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The exhibition is made possible by the Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Foundation.

The most musical tree in the world.
Ken Parker (American, b. 1952). Archtop guitar, 2016.

In a flush of optimism following the Civil War, a group of businessmen, civic leaders, and artists determined to found an art museum in New York City. They took the first concrete step toward this goal on April Making We Scheduled The In These Above
Succeeding donors, including Robert Lehman, Charles and Jayne Wrightsman, Iris and B.

Get a handle on palm-sized ephemera in The Met collection.
New York, Alfred Stieglitz Collection, 1950 (50.236.2); Kara Walker (American, b.

Dive into the magic of iron, bronze, lead, and copper.
Collection, Funds from various donors, 1929 (24.179; 26.188.1, .2; 29.158.363a, b)

The Painting: In his mid-fifties and at the height of his career, Paul Cézanne began a series of paintings, drawings, and watercolors of card players. The unprecedented repetition of the theme of card players and the monumental scale at which he chose to work in two of the later canvases demonstrate the significance of the project for him
October 5–November 14, 1917, no. 34 (as "Les joueurs de cartes," lent by the B.

Aliza Sena, associate coordinator for Digital Learning, shares five gallery-friendly activities inspired by #MetKids for your next trip to The Met.
Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12, reign of Senwosret I to Senwosret II (ca. 1961–1878 B.C