The Met presents over 5,000 years of art from around the world for everyone to experience and enjoy.
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In a flush of optimism following the Civil War, a group of businessmen, civic leaders, and artists determined to found an art museum in New York City. They took the first concrete step toward this goal on April Making We Scheduled The In These Above
Succeeding donors, including Robert Lehman, Charles and Jayne Wrightsman, Iris and B.
The Background: Between 1649 and 1651, Velázquez travelled to Italy for the second and last time in his life. The main purpose of the trip was to buy paintings and sculptures for King Philip IV of Spain, and while he was in Rome, the painter also received the prestigious commission to portray Pope Innocent X (the canvas is now in the Galleria Doria Pamphilj, Rome)
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