HistoryAfter the conquest of Egypt in 31 B.C., Augustus confiscated the property
In the brilliant Egyptian sunlight, shadows cast along the figures‘ edges would have
HistoryAfter the conquest of Egypt in 31 B.C., Augustus confiscated the property
In the brilliant Egyptian sunlight, shadows cast along the figures‘ edges would have
image, center): a) Letters from HomeInscribed (in pencil, along bottom of image):b)
image, center): a) Letters from Home Inscribed (in pencil, along bottom of image): b)
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Curator Daniëlle Kisluk-Grosheide on the reconsideration of European decorative arts.
Sometimes we are asked: “Do you have an object similar to what is depicted in this
Sculpture Credit Line: Munsey Fund, 1936, 1938 Object Number: 11.185d, x Said to have
Deirdre Larkin, managing horticulturist of The Met Cloisters, discusses the origins of pannage, the practice of bringing pigs to the wood to forage, and its significance in medieval art and life.
The acorns of the common oak of Britain and northwestern Europe (Quercus robur) have
Silk FragmentsThese seven vibrant, colorful fragments once belonged to a square-shaped Iranian silk textile. At the center, there is a symmetrical floral pattern, composed of a gridlike structure with scrolling leafy branches and alternating red-and-blue stylized lotus blossoms, all set against a golden yellow ground made of metallic thread wrapped around yellow silk
Dimensions: Textile a: L. 13 5/8 in. (34.6 cm) W. 34 9/16 in. (87.8 cm) Textile b:
The Artist: Nicholas Hilliard, the son of Richard Hilliard, an Exeter goldsmith, made his earliest known miniatures in 1560. He served his apprenticeship as a goldsmith, beginning in 1562 with Robert Brandon, whose daughter Alice he was to marry in 1576
Hilliard, who seems to have been notably improvident, died in poverty in January
