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What does a cake have in common with an Italian Renaissance painting?
La Venta’s rulers oversaw a burgeoning economy that included trade in exotic materials such as greenstones, much of which was buried in the elaborate offerings of Complex A.
northern ceremonial precinct of Complex A was probably limited to the elite, who may have
The Met presents over 5,000 years of art from around the world for everyone to experience and enjoy.
Brooklyn into the New York art world in the early 20th century—but his efforts have
The Raymond and Beverly Sackler Assyrian Sculpture Court (Gallery 401) showcases sculptures from the Assyrian capital city of Nimrud (ancient Kalhu) in a space designed to evoke their original palace setting.
Ashurnasirpal seems to have been the first Assyrian king to line his palace walls
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.
Antonello is documented in the city in 1475–76, but his visits may have been more
Keith Christiansen, John Pope-Hennessy Chairman of the Department of European Paintings, compares the Met’s Jabach portrait with a version that was destroyed in World War II.
Obviously, the one for Jabach must have come first and was the superior version,
Objects like this, with a small well, flanged handles and a long horizontal spout, have
Rubens and van Dyck are among the finest draftsmen of all times. The works they left behind probably count, respectively, some 700 and 200 sheets.
Because of their minor importance in studio terms, relatively few of these sketches have
Poussin and Nature
kind. … A landscape thus conducted under the influence of a poetical mind, will have
The Met presents over 5,000 years of art from around the world for everyone to experience and enjoy.
tapestries—like the Lady with the Unicorn series in the Musée de Cluny in Paris—have
