The History of Art and Visual Culture Fellowship supports independent research projects that make use of the extensive Met collection and Museum resources.
MA students and PhD students who have not yet defended their dissertation proposal
Critical factors in the establishment and success of any such center were proximity to water (which would provide energy as well as transport routes) and the availability of metal either from nearby natural supplies or through trade.
Indeed, makers of arms and armor appear to have been among the first craftsmen to
The new musical styles of the time, which we now call “classical music,” were well suited for the Viennese action piano, and composers were beginning to write a great deal of music for the instrument.
Early in his career, he may have become familiar with the pianos of Johann Andreas
A pair of clappers could be played either with both hands or with just one. That this pair was played one-handed is indicated by the holes near the rounded ends, which show slight traces of wear caused by rubbing from an attached string
incorporate a depiction of Hathor’s head, and clappers in various shapes seem to have
Former Slifka Fellow Christine Seidel introduces each member of the Jabach family, the subject of the Museum’s recently acquired portrait by Charles Le Brun.
Charles Wrightsman Gift, 2014 (2014.250) «In the few months that have passed since
The account of the origins of art is a very long one marked less by change than consistency.
The first human artistic representations, markings with ground red ocher, seem to have
The Museum is donating PPE to healthcare workers and sharing our passion for art online.
we experience this most challenging and uncertain time, The Met community and I have
Curator Amelia Peck and Research Associate Moira Gallagher speak to Digital about what a period room is and the benefits of publishing the research that informs them online.
Period rooms have a long history in The Met’s American Wing.
In March 2017 The Met partnered with Cultural Heritage Imaging to host a two-day symposium focused on Reflectance Transformation Imaging (RTI) and related techniques in computational photography, including photogrammetry and multiband imaging.
expertise with ICT- or web-related topics; Need for flexible solutions, since we may have
The Artist: Ambrosius Benson is most noted as a North Italian painter who went to study and work in Bruges. As a result, his works are a unique conflation of Netherlandish and Italian Renaissance styles
painters’ guild.[1] Nothing is known of his life before this date, but he might have
