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Assistant Conservator Jennifer Schnitker writes about the restoration of the Thomas Appleton pipe organ.
Gif courtesy of Martin Doering, creator of The Organ Site Organs are wind instruments
Interns Yuhan Nie and Emily Sun introduce the sounds, stories, and families of musical instruments at The Met.
shape and how the sound is made: stretched (strings), covered (drums), hollow (wind
How many millions have climbed the Great Staircase since Tiepolo’s Triumph of Marius was unrolled from its giant storage drum in 1965?
loot somersaulting as if into the museum); the rose and gold banners flowing in a wind
Inscription: Inside soundhole, circular inscription: „Manufactured by the [prince of the] state of Lu in the year guiyou of the Chongzhen reign of the great Ming; #18.“Marking: 1) (on back at head) the title „honghe“(Capital Peace); 2) (on back below title) the seal „Luguo shi quan“ (Heirloom of the Lu State); 3) (below seal) 22-character poem that reads: The moonlight is being reflected by the river Yangtze, A light breeze is blowing over clear dewdrops, Only in a tranquil place Can one comprehend the feeling of eternity
View more Listen to experts illuminate this artwork’s story #"Ode to Autumn Wind
Palm trees already bent by the wind appear to sway to the tropical rhythms of the
No later than the last quarter of the fifteenth century, Italian sculptors began to use methods to cast bronzes without destroying their original model.
sculptor may model wax into any conceivable shape, such as complex folded drapery, wind-blown
Inscription: Artist’s inscriptions and signaturesLeaf 1 (3 columns in semi-cursive script)Tall trees at dawn, still thick.Distant mountains beneath clear skies, even more
The wind is full and expansive along the shore’s breakers.
Korea From A.D. 500–1000 Rafter finial in the shape of a dragon’s head and wind
The Met presents over 5,000 years of art from around the world for everyone to experience and enjoy.
Intended to be played by the wind, Aeolian harps are fretless and do not require
Excavated at the Villa of P. Fannius Synistor, Boscoreale, about a mile from Pompeii (Cavenaghi 1901, p. 5; Barnabei 1901, pp. 71-81). 1899-1900, frescoes excavated by Vincenzo de Prisco; [until 1903, with Cesare and Ercole Canessa, Naples and Paris]; acquired in 1903, purchased from C
"Wind Towers in Roman Wall Paintings?."
