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This photograph of Boulogne-sur-Mer—the gateway for trade and travel between Victorian England and Second Empire France—masterfully renders the soft light and atmosphere pursued by Impressionist painters a decade later.

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Celtic artists often ingeniously integrated animal and human forms in the decoration of precious objects; here, a warrior serves as the hilt for a sword. Such anthropomorphic swords may have been meant to enhance the power of their owners or function as talismans in battle.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York - Permanent Collection

In formation since 1870, the Metropolitan Museum's collection now contains more than two million works of art from all points of the compass, ancient through modern times. About 6,500 objects—highlights from each of the Museum's curatorial departments as well as the entire Department...

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Manuel Osorio Manrique de Zuñiga (1784–1792) | Francisco de Goya y LucientesCollection Database | Works of Art | The

Signed and inscribed: (on card in bird's beak) Dn Franco Goya; (bottom) EL Sr. Dn. MANVEL OSORIO MANRRIQVE DE ZVÑIGA Sr. DE GINES NACIO EN ABR A II DE 1784 (Señor Don Manuel Osorio Manrique de Zuñiga, señor of Ginés [Canary Islands], born on April 2, 1784

Sister Wendy's American Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York/Museum of Fine Arts, B

* Actors: Sister Wendy-American Collecti * Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC * Language: English * Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.) * Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 * Number of discs: 1 * Rating * Studio: Wgbh Boston * DVD Release Date: January 8, 2002 * Run...

“Jellyfish” Ensemble, Plato’s Atlantis, spring/summer 2010 | Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty | The Metropolitan Museum

Sarah Burton: I think with Plato’s Atlantis, it was real perfection the way he executed every single piece. But knowing Lee, he would have probably gone somewhere completely different after Angels and Demons. He would always surprise you, and that was the joy of working with him, is he would...

Dress (Ball Gown) | Mrs. Osborn Company | All | The Costume Institute | Collection Database | Works of Art | The

On the Beach at Trouville | Eugène Boudin | All | European Paintings | Collection Database | Works of Art | The

Artist Eugène Boudin (French, 1824–1898) Title On the Beach at Trouville Date 1863 Medium Oil on wood Dimensions 10 x 18 in. (25.4 x 45.7 cm) Credit Line Bequest of Amelia B. Lazarus, 1907 Accession Number 07.88.4

The Rocky Mountains, Lander's Peak | Albert Bierstadt | Highlights | American Paintings and Sculpture | Collection

This painting is the major work that resulted from the artist's first trip to the West. His intention to create panoramic views of the American frontier was apparent by December 1858, just before he embarked on the trip. In early 1859 he accompanied a government survey expedition, headed by...

Autumn Oaks | George Inness | Highlights | American Paintings and Sculpture | Collection Database | Works of Art | The

The composition of this picture is splendidly orchestrated, with a striking effect of unity and emphasis that did not exist in Inness's early works. He apparently painted this just after his return from four years abroad. His experience of painting in Italy and France led him away from...

The Head of the Virgin in Three-Quarter View Facing Right | Leonardo da Vinci | Highlights | Drawings and Prints |

This information may change as the result of ongoing research. The Head of the Virgin in Three-Quarter View Facing Right, 1508-1512 Leonardo da Vinci (Italian, Vinci 1452 - 1519 Clos-Lucé [Cloux; near Amboise]) Italian Black chalk, charcoal, and red chalk, with some traces of white chalk (?);...

Spot On » Manolo Blahnik

Manolo Blahnik (Spanish, b. 1942) and Damien Hirst (British, b. 1965). “Dot” Boots, 2002. White cotton canvas with polychrome polka-dot print. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Catharine Breyer Van Bomel Foundation Fund, 2003 (2003.52a, b).

Lily & Wisteria Cloisonne Vase

The Metropolitan Museum Of Art, New York An elegant vase made using traditional cloisonné techniques on glass, inspired by a 19th century Japanese piece. Produced in association with The Peabody Essex Museum. 6 3/4" tall.

The Steins Collect: Matisse, Picasso, and the Parisian Avant-Garde (San Francisco Museum of Modern Art)

Janet Bishop is curator of painting and sculpture at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. Cécile Debray is curator of historical collections at the Museé National d'Art Moderne, Centre Pompidou, Paris. Rebecca Rabinow is associate curator of 19th-century, modern, and...

nesso lamp

Design Giancarlo Mattioli, 1967. ABS thermoplastic. Made in Italy by Artemide. Table standing or wall mounting luminaire for direct or indirect and diffused incandescent lighting. Body and diffuser in injection molded ABS thermoplastic. Represented in the Twentieth Century Design Collection of the

Rhythms of Modern Life: British Prints 1914–1939

Cyril E. Power (British, 1872–1951) Whence & Whither? (The Cascade), about 1930 Johanna and Leslie Garfield Collection | Cyril E. Power (British, 1872–1951) The Tube Train, about 1934 The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Partial and Promised Gift of Johanna and Leslie Garfield, 2005...

Nesso Table Lamp

Represented in the Twentieth Century Design Collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (USA) Included in the Design Collection of The Museum of Modern Art, New York (USA). Permanent exhibit at the Denver Art Museum, Colorado (USA). Represented in The Israel Museum, Jerusalem (Israel)....

Starfish Ring

BFA '54 [Advertising Design] Kenneth Jay Lane was born in Detroit and attended the University of Michigan then the Rhode Island School of Design. He has received numerous awards, among them from Neiman Marcus, Harper's Bazaar, and the prestigious Coty American Fashion Critics for his,...

"Washington Crossing the Delaware" Oil Painting Reproduction

Oil painting reproduction of Emanuel Leutze's Washington Crossing The Delaware. As of 2004, the original painting is part of the permanent collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art New York. There are many copies of the painting, one of which is in the West Wing reception area of the White...

Special Value - Signac 1863–1935

By Marina Ferretti-Bocquillon, Anne Distel, John Leighton, and Susan Alyson Stein, with contributions by Kathryn Calley Galitz and Sjraar van Heugten, 2001. Published in conjunction with the exhibition "Signac 1863–1935: Master Neo-Impressionist" at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New...

Poets, Lovers, and Heroes in Italian Mythological Prints

By Wendy Thompson, 2004. Published in conjunction with the exhibition "Poets, Lovers, and Heroes in Italian Mythological Prints" at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, February 3, 2004–May 2, 2004. During the late 15th century, while humanist scholars focused on the classical...