Florentine woodcuts were generally shaded with parallel lines that give a sense of depth and sculptural form.
fifteenth century and was responsible for the “bonfire of the vanities” that 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
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
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
create three-dimensional representations of birds and other animals, depictions that have
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
[René Rasmussen, Gallery AAA, Paris (purchased in Bamako region, Mali) 1953–1961]; Nelson A. Rockefeller, New York, on loan to The Museum of Primitive Art, 1961–1964; The Museum of Primitive Art, New York, 1964–1978
When humans gradually became careless and wasteful, however, Ci Wara is said to have
Managing Editor Michael Cirigliano II takes a walk through an exhibition of works on paper by Eugène Delacroix with Assistant Curator Ashley Dunn to discuss Delacroix’s artistic practice, as well as his love of nature and literature.
comprehensive retrospective of the artist’s work in North America, but visitors also have
woodcuts after Titian’s design, proposing Giovanni Britto instead, and these arguments have
