The Greeks believed that at the moment of death the psyche, or spirit of the dead, left the body as a little breath or puff of wind. The deceased was then prepared for burial according to time-honored rituals.
late 4th–early 3rd century BCE Painted limestone funerary stele with a seated man
Search art at the Metropolitan Museum.
Portrait of a Young Man, Probably Robert Devereux (1566–1601), Second Earl of Essex
1962, excavated under the direction of Max Mallowan, on behalf of the British School of Archaeology in Iraq; ceded in the division of finds to the British School of Archaeology in Iraq; acquired by the Museum in 1962, as a result of its financial contribution to the excavations
Each man holds a ram-headed scepter in his right hand while the figure at left holds
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engraved gem Roman 1st century BCE–1st century CE Amethyst intaglio portrait of a man
the Revolutionary War presents a specific viewpoint on American history—the Great Man
The Met presents over 5,000 years of art from around the world for everyone to experience and enjoy.
Met Art in Publication Portrait of a Young Man Antonello da Messina (Antonello
Berlin, 1910–Beverly Hills, Ca., 1975
held an exhibition of paintings, watercolors, and photographic compositions by Man
Elizabeth I’s admiration for the arts, along with England’s economic buoyancy during her reign, provided ripe conditions for the production of enduring hallmarks in the visual, decorative, and performing arts.
(1558–1605), Third Earl of Cumberland Jacob Halder 1586 Portrait of a Young Man
On the right, four reapers cut the grain stalks, which a fifth man ties up under
London, 1896–Paris, 1965
also befriended a number of artists associated with Surrealism, enlisting two, Man
