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Khan Academy: Goa Stone and Gold Case From Goa, India
In this video [2:30] Met curator Maryam Ekhtiar on contradiction in Goa Stone and Gold Case from Goa, India, late 17th-early 18th century. "Goa stones" were manufactured by Jesuit priests living in Goa, on India's western coast. They are...
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Khan Academy: Crossbow of Ulrich v of Wurttemberg
In this video [2:42] Met curator Dirk Breiding on mystery behind Crossbow of Ulrich V of Wurttemberg, attributed to Heinrich Heid von Winterthur, 1460. Dated 1460 in the carved ivory decoration, this is the earliest known dated crossbow...
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Khan Academy: Relief Panel From Assyria
In this video [2:49] Met curator Kim Benzel on repetition in Relief panel from Assyria, c. 883-859 B.C.E. On this relief slab the king Ashurnasirpal II wears the royal crown, a conical cap with a small peak and a long diadem. He holds a...
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Khan Academy: Rolltop Desk by David Roentgen (Animation)
This rolltop desk demonstrates the inventive talent of its maker in this video. [1:01] The chinoiserie marquetry scenes have a painterly effect that Roentgen alone attained, using minute pieces of naturally colored exotic woods. His...
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Khan Academy: Rolltop Desk by David Roentgen (Demonstration)
In this video [2:18] this rolltop desk demonstrates the inventive talent of its maker. The chinoiserie marquetry scenes have a painterly effect that Roentgen alone attained, using minute pieces of naturally colored exotic woods. His...
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Khan Academy: Unfolding an 18th Century Game Table
In this video [2:04] presents elegant furniture incorporating intriguing mechanical devices was a trademark of the Roentgen workshop, which from 1768 until about 1793 was one of Europe's most successful cabinetmaking enterprises. The...
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Khan Academy: Demonstration of the Roentgens' Dressing Table (Poudreuse)
In this video [2:16] see how this desk converts into a dressing table. When closed, this table may not seem like one of the most complex pieces of European furniture ever made. However, once opened, its concealed drawers and hidden...
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Khan Academy: Demo of Automaton of Queen Marie Antoinette, the Dulcimer Player
In this video [1:13] watch this surprising video of an automaton play the dulcimer. David Roentgen (1743-1807) took his royal patron by surprise when he delivered this beautiful automaton to King Louis XVI for his queen, Marie...
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Khan Academy: Mcqueen, Spring/summer 1999 Collection, 'No. 13'
Met curator Andrew Bolton on extreme fashion in Alexander McQueen's No. 13 [Collection], spring/summer 1999. [2:27]
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Khan Academy: Saddle (Gser Sga) From Derge, Tibet
Met curator Donald La Rocca on cultural continuity in Saddle (gser sga) from Derge, Tibet, c. 1942-46. [2:42]