Despite its grandeur, the monument seemed so personal, so intimate and melancholic.
Nearly thirteen feet tall, it would have been brightly painted when first raised
Gericault’s lifelong interest in animal themes is best known through his love of horses. He had an intimate knowledge of horses, which he derived not only from drawing and painting them continually but also from developing his skills as an equestrian
known only by means of a replica (Musée du Louvre, Paris), which is thought to have
dressed, polychromed wood sculpture of the Virgin and Child, is traditionally held to have
This roundel is a rare and splendid example of early fifteenth-century Franco-Flemish embroidery. The detailed pictorial design and luminous palette, created by colored silk and metallic threads, highlight the sophistication of this medium, which was so highly prized during this period
panels are now dispersed among public and private collections), the embroideries may have
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discusses the history of quilting in Gee’s Bend, Alabama, and how these works of art have
The Met presents over 5,000 years of art from around the world for everyone to experience and enjoy.
Christian Art The physical remains of saints, called relics, were believed to have
Carnarvon Collection until 1926. Purchased by the Metropolitan Museum of Art from Almina, Countess of Carnarvon, 1926. Lord Carnarvon had purchased the ram (26.7.1019) at the Dattari Collection sale, Paris, June 1912, and purchased the masks (26
Roman Period A.D. 2nd century Not on view These three pieces are said to have
color suggest that it was intended to mimic a leather wrapper or parcel that would have
There, evidence of gold sheeting believed to have adorned a long-disintegrated wooden
kuduo reveal the broad range of aesthetic traditions from which the Akan peoples have
