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
Publishing and Marketing Assistant Rachel High discusses the breadth of the Museum’s collection of musical instruments with J. Kenneth Moore, Frederick P. Rose Curator in Charge of the Department of Musical Instruments.
Kenneth Moore: There are several art museums that have musical instrument collections
The Met presents over 5,000 years of art from around the world for everyone to experience and enjoy.
Palladino 1994 The sumptuous illuminated manuscripts of Early Renaissance Florence have
dressed, polychromed wood sculpture of the Virgin and Child, is traditionally held to have
Director Thomas P. Campbell reflects on the acquisition of Charles Le Brun’s magnificent portrait of Everhard Jabach and his family.
Trustee Emerita Jayne Wrightsman, whose contributions over the past forty years have
Inscription: Inscriptions: Outer guard band: Qur’an, ch. II, vv. 285, 286Main border: Qur’an, ch. II, v. 256Inner guard band: Qur’an, ch. VII, vv. 203–205 Border of niche: Qur’an, ch
names of God in its spandrels, is consistent with a group of carpets thought to have
Chief Digital Officer Loic Tallon announces the launch of The Met Collection API, the next step in making the Museum’s collection one of the most accessible on the internet.
Together we have connected the Google Arts & Culture (GA&C) app and website to all
Conservators at The Met analyzed the cracks on a small ancient figurine of Aphrodite and learned something new about its construction.
technical resources at its disposal to determine how art objects are made, how they may have
Said to be from near Thessaloniki (Richter 1937, p. 292). [With Michael Ritsos, Thessaloniki, Greece]; before 1913, acquired by Friedrich Ludwig von Gans, purchased from M. Ritsos; collection of F
view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 158 The pieces in this group are said to have
Associate Curator Isabel Stünkel discusses the reliefs on the inner and outer walls of the Temple of Dendur, with special attention to the offering scenes.
offering of food and beverages as well as the burning of incense, which was thought to have
