The work of the great French painter Nicolas Poussin (1594?1665) is most often associated with classically inspired settings and figures depicting solemn scenes from mythology or the Bible. Yet he als
The year 2008 marks the 150th anniversary of the design of Central Park, the first and arguably the most famous of America’s urban landscape parks. In October 1857 the new park’s board of commissioner
This beautiful catalogue provides a comprehensive history of pietre dure, a virtuoso form of hardstone carving that reached an artistic peak in Italy in the 16th century and subsequently spread throug
From Wonder Woman’s satin stars and golden bracelets to Batman’s brooding cape and mask, the style of superheroes’ dress has influenced both street wear and high fashion. This richly illustrated book
One of the most lavishly illustrated codices of the Middle Ages, the Belles Heures (1405?1408/9) is the only manuscript executed in its entirety by the famed Limbourg brothers. Commissioned by its mag
As a result of The Metropolitan Museum of Art's renewed excavations in Lisht, the Egyptian Department publishedThe Pyramid of Senwosret I by Dieter Arnold in 1988, followed in 1990 by The Control Note
This publication opens with an interview by Gary Tinterow, Engelhard Curator in Charge of the Metropolitan Museum's Department of Nineteenth-Century, Modern, and Contemporary Art, with Muriel Kallis
With contributions by Laurent Coulon, Sue Davies, Élisabeth Delange, Richard Fazzini, Florence Gombert, Adela Oppenheim, Diana Craig Patch, Maarten Raven, Edna Russmann, John H. Taylor, Eleni To
Many masterpieces of central African sculpture were created to amplify the power of sacred relics that affirm a family’s vital connection to its ancestral heritage. This important volume, focusing on
With contributions by Sarah Cartwright, Jessie McNab, J. Kenneth Moore, Eve Straussman-Pflanzer, Wendy Thompson, and Jeremy WarrenMany famous Italian Renaissance artworks were made to celebrate
This illustrated volume features a broad selection of the Metropolitan Museum's greatest European paintings dating from 1800 to 1920. Pictures by sixty-seven artists from nine different countries are
Drawing from collections in more than fifteen countries, Tapestry in the Baroque presents forty-five rare tapestries made between 1590 and 1720. About half of these derive from Flemish workshops, inc
Textiles are a major form of aesthetic expression across Africa, and this book examines long-standing traditions together with recent creative developments. A variety of fine and venerable West Afric
This is the first volume in a new series focused on the technical study of museum objects through the collaborative efforts of conservators, research scientists, and curators. Written for a professio
In 2004 the Metropolitan Museum acquired an extremely rare and beautiful Madonna and Child by the great painter Duccio di Buoninsegna. Duccio, who died in 1318, has long been recognized as the father
Until 2008 the Jaharis Lectionary was a hidden treasure: an illuminated Byzantine manuscript that was almost entirely unknown, even to scholars. Superbly preserved, it is arguably the most important B
This volume catalogues the world’s most comprehensive collection of American portrait miniatures, ranging in date from the early 18th to the 20th century and representing 155 artists.Jewe
The stellar collection of Italian medieval sculpture in The Metropolitan Museum of Art and The Cloisters began with the acquisition in 1908 of a Romanesque column statue; today the Museum's holdings c
This landmark publication presents for the first time a comprehensive catalogue of the works by Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) in the Metropolitan Museum. Comprising thirty-four paintings, fifty-eightdraw
This volume is published in conjunction with the exhibitions "American Woman: Fashioning a National Identity," on view at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, May 5-August 15, 2010, and "America
