Artists in Japan created meditations on the fleeting seasons of life and, through them, expressed essential truths about the nature of human experience.
half of the 19th century From ancient times to the present, the Japanese people have
Did you know there are tons of very small ancient Egyptian hippos at The Met? Use the clues in this post and meet four tiny hippos today!
Did you know that you don’t have to visit the Museum to get to know these hippos?
Galați, Romania, 1879–La Tour de Peilz, Switzerland, 1960
He may have acquired these at auctions abroad, as he was well informed about European
Isabel Stünkel, associate curator of Egyptian Art, and Adrienne Spinozzi, assistant research curator in The American Wing, write about two hippos in The Met collection.
Do you have a favorite color that has a special meaning to you?
The Met presents over 5,000 years of art from around the world for everyone to experience and enjoy.
More than four hundred of Professor Eilenberg’s sculptures and objects have recently
The Met presents over 5,000 years of art from around the world for everyone to experience and enjoy.
and mysterious Virgin Annunciate from Palermo, whose haunting beauty and serenity have
The Met presents over 5,000 years of art from around the world for everyone to experience and enjoy.
Praise Of all the cultural and artistic traditions of East Asia, those of Korea have
The officials of Senwosret III erected their tombs in a close group that was separated from the royal pyramid complex by a narrow desert strip.
major mastaba tombs belonging to the officials Nebit, Harkherti, and Khnumhotep have
set [me] up as a monument This is the most complete grave monument of its type to have
Catherine Benincasa was born in Siena about 1347, died in 1380, and was canonized in 1461. She was a member of the Dominican order, a mystic, and minister to the poor and plague-stricken. This picture illustrates Saint Catherine’s miraculous levitation and exchange of her bloody heart with Christ
According to Os (1971), the main panel would have been flanked by two large standing
