Beginning with the inauguration of the Eric Canal and ending with the outbreak of the Civil War, the port of New York was turned into the gateway to the United States. Already the financial capital of
This handsomely illustrated book highlights one of the most important and creative periods in the history of art: a time marked by the appearance of the city states of the Sumerians, the citadel of Tr
For the Winthrop collection's international debut exhibition, curators at the Fogg Art Museum of the Harvard University Art Museums, headed by Stephan Wolohojian, organized the selection and invited
From the emblematic designs of Madame Gres to Isadora Duncan's dance costumes and the avant-garde gowns of Yves Saint Laurent, the Greco-Roman classical tradition of dress has clearly inspired and inf
This unique volume illustrates and discusses in detail more than 160 extraordinary fine and decorative art works of the colonial Andes, including examples of the intricate Inca weavings and metalwork
The most successful and resourceful portraitist of America's early national period, Gilbert Stuart (1755-1828) possessed enormous natural talent, which he devoted to the representation of human likene
This book presents over 250 of the finest masterpieces in the Metropolitan's collection, drawn from more than three million works in eighteen different curatorial departments. Some of these splendid o
Largely as a result of Leonardo's innovative work for the Sforza court in Milan, a rich vein of naturalism developed in North Italian art during the late fifteenth century. Questioning the strongly c
- This book is the catalogue for the first exhibition on the subject held in the United States, which was organized by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, in collaboration with The Museum of Fin
This educational resource packet covers more than 1200 years of medieval art from western Europe and Byzantium, as represented by objects in the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art. With less
During a crucial period from the 1860s to about 1980, Chinese painting was transformed into a modern expression of its classical heritage. This book draws on a selection of modern Chinese paintings fr
Published in conjunction with a May 2001 exhibition at The Corning Museum of Glass (and scheduled for several venues) during 2001, this volume presents 157 objects (from numerous collections) ranging
Published in conjunction with the February 2001 exhibition beginning at the Galeries Nationales du Grand Palais in Paris and ending at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, this volume examines Paul Signac'
This volume and the exhibition it accompanies bring together eighty masterpieces in the collection of the Calouste Gulbenkian Museum, Lisbon. All of the works of art are illustrated in color and desc
This book unites groundbreaking texts by eminent American and European scholars with the most complete visual presentation ever of the masterful portraits of Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres (1780-1867).
When Edgar Degas died in 1917, his enormous art collection, consisting of several thousand paintings, drawings, and prints, came to light. This remarkable assemblage included great numbers of works b
A complete aesthetic and social examination of fifty representative and diverse African articles created by different cultures to communicate with ancestors, spirits, and gods.
One of the greatest Netherlandish artists, Pieter Bruegel the Elder (1525/30-1569) is best known today for his paintings of peasant life. Yet it was above all through his exceptional graphic work tha
This book celebrates more than a decade of collecting by the Metropolitan Museum's Department of Arms and Armor since the reinstallation of its permanent galleries in 1991. The new acquisitions comple
