The king favored carved and gilded wood furniture and commissioned a broad range of objects in solid silver that included tall candlestands, massive tables, benches and stools, chandeliers, and mirror frames.
(Three of these cabinets are known to have survived: one, somewhat altered, in a
How Cristofori’s invention gave a new voice to the harpsichord.
And so not only did you have a physically engineered singer, you also had one who
Editorial Assistant Rachel High discusses the Museum’s first publication devoted to Ennion with Ennion: Master of Roman Glass curator and author, Christopher Lightfoot.
It must have helped stimulate at least an awareness of glass as something that an
With minor variations, the papyrus roll was produced essentially the same way throughout its approximately 4,000-year history.
While papyrus grew wild along the Nile, the possibility that it also may have been
Met director Max Hollein reflects on current discussions about cultural property, provides background on The Met collection, and previews several important initiatives.
of generations of supporters who have made purchases on the art market and then
Although no signs of houses were found [in Wadi Kubbaniya], diverse and sophisticated stone implements for hunting, fishing, and collecting and processing plants were discovered around hearths.
northwest of Aswan in Upper Egypt, some interesting sites of the kind described above have
Curator Isabel Stünkel and Research Associate Kei Yamamoto tell the story of how The Met’s beloved unofficial mascot, William the Hippo, got his name.
However, Raleigh seems to have been a writer of stories and novels by profession.
Learn more about the history of painted details on early Cycladic marble figures in the Leonard N. Stern Collection.
Other pigments, like cinnabar, may have been applied more sparingly due to their
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Learn more about the history of painted details on early Cycladic marble figures in the Leonard N. Stern Collection.
Works made of stone and clay may have survived, but countless other forms of expression
