Masterpieces of the Metropolitan Museum of Art /
The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City is a living encyclopedia of world art. Cultures from every part of the world - from Florence to Thebes, from Pennsylvania to Papua, New Guinea - from the ancient world to the present, and in every medium, are represented, frequently at the highest leve...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York : Boston :
Metropolitan Museum of Art ; Bulfinch Press,
1993.
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| Summary: | The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City is a living encyclopedia of world art. Cultures from every part of the world - from Florence to Thebes, from Pennsylvania to Papua, New Guinea - from the ancient world to the present, and in every medium, are represented, frequently at the highest levels of quality. 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 objects, such as the Temple of Dendur, Botticelli's Annunciation, Rembrandt's Aristotle with a Bust of Homer, and Leutze's Washington Crossing the Delaware, are very famous; others, including a rare Chinese scroll, a drawing by Michelangelo, and an ornate Turkish sword, are less well known. All are remarkable and unique. The works have been arranged in a generally chronological order by culture, beginning with ancient Egypt and ending with the twentieth century in Europe and America. Each reproduction is accompanied by a text that includes pertinent information about the work. |
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| Item Description: | Includes index. |
| Physical Description: | 320 pages : color illustrations ; 32 cm |
| ISBN: | 0870996770 9780870996771 0821220470 9780821220474 0870998498 9780870998492 082122509X 9780821225097 0300106157 9780300106152 |