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Khan Academy: Byzantine Plate With the Battle of David and Goliath
In this video [2:46] Met curator Helen Evans on climax in the Byzantine Plate with the Battle of David and Goliath, 629-30. This set of silver plates may be the earliest surviving example of the use of Biblical scenes for such displays....
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Khan Academy: Master of Belmonte, Saint Michael
In this video [2:58] Met curator C. Griffith Mann on storytelling in the Master of Belmonte's Saint Michael, 1450-1500. The Archangel Michael is portrayed as a saint of the Church Militant. Armed with a coat of mail, a dagger, shield,...
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Khan Academy: Trumbull, the Sortie Made by the Garrison of Gibraltar
Met associate director Carrie Rebora Barratt on leadership in John Trumbull's "The Sortie Made by the Garrison of Gibraltar", 1789. This painting depicts the events of the night of November 26, 1781, when British troops, long besieged by...
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Khan Academy: Introduction to Lithography
In this video [2:09] find out how artists use the resistance of grease and water to create lithographs. It was originally used to make sheet music. Did you know that MoMA offers studio courses online? To learn more, check out the list of...
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Khan Academy: Tiepolo, the Triumph of Marius
In this video [2:57] Met curator Xavier Salomon on triumph and loss in Giovanni Battista Tiepolo's The Triumph of Marius, 1729. This painting is from a series of ten magnificent canvases painted to decorate the main room of. The subject...
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Khan Academy: Negroli, Burgonet
In this video [2:43] Met curator Stuart Pyhrr on virtuoso craftsmanship in Filippo Negroli's Burgonet, 1543. This masterpiece of Renaissance metalwork is signed on the browplate by Filippo Negroli, whose embossed armor was praised by...