Meintest du essen?
More like a vision than an object; a dream not yet material, partially existing in the future.
body parts divided in ambiguous fragments, the wings perhaps armor or something else
Hear personal reflections from three staff members at The Met about how specific artworks have taken on new meaning for them since the pandemic.
sense, I think that we’ve all had, of being alone at night, perhaps when everyone else
(Top edge) Horus „Uniter of the Two Lands,“ Two Ladies „Uniter of the Two Lands,“ Falcon of Gold „Tall of plumes,“ King of Upper and Lower Egypt Neb-hepet-re, Son of Re Mentuhotep, alive like Re forever: His true and cherished servant, fortress-overseer of the Great Passage, king’s confidant in [every mat]ter — my lord also has appointed me in Heracleopolis as (left edge) [fortress-overseer] there;great model of the king himself, treasury of ancient values by virtue of what the king inculcated in his heart;learned one, perceptive and c[lever], (1) through whose action no mistake has happened since I (first) undertook to do a commission — (which was) when I was still in the midst of my childhood, when the king appoints a man to office, when a man comes into his father’s office;one who acts as door over what is and is not, foremost of offices in the king’s house, (2) master of values ancient since the time of the ancestors;confidant of the king in his palace when the subjects are kept from him, one to whom the great come bowing at the gate of the king’s house, ruler of estate personnel, director of officials, one whom the great greet, preeminent of the courtiers (3) with access to the palace;who knows what is secret on the day the courtiers speak, great of incense and lord of awe on the day of dragging in the supplicant, who reports to the king is privacy, who approaches the throne on the day of assembly, to whom the king divulges his word in order to act as gateway over it, (4) true [of voice] on the day of [receiving] commission, one without transgression
I did not substitute something for something else.
Antonello da Messina is, in a sense, the first truly European painter and his remarkably varied achievements raise issues crucial to our understanding of European art.
Who else would have thought of adding as a backdrop to the noble, still, nude form
Actor Telly Leung, known for his work on Glee and star of the upcoming Broadway production of Allegiance, takes visitors on a tour of his favorite works of art in the Museum as he gains inspiration for his performance at the Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month Celebration on May 22.
I wanted to fit in and be like everyone else.
Behind the scenes at The Met.
of an old Egyptian wooden coffin…might not be the ideal climate for something else
Get a handle on palm-sized ephemera in The Met collection.
they had a headmistress who told her graduates when they leave: ‘Go where no one else
Talhoffer specialized in a specific type of combat, and his work involves the whole process of battle, from the entry of the contestants into the field of combat, to the death of one of the participants.
manuscript in the Museum’s collection remain anonymous, and at this time nothing else
Marking: Arms (on shield of figure on right and left socle panel; on right and left panel of altar): Arms of Archbishop Don Dalmau de Mur y Cervelló(central shield on altar): Arma Christi
Els retaules de pedra. Monumenta Cataloniae 1.
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
10-1693. [3] For an introduction to seventeenth-century Dutch women artists, see Els
