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Metropolitan Museum of Art: Portrait of a German Officer, Marsden Hartley
From the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, here is the image "Portrait of a German Officer", a painting by German modern artist Marsden Hartley.
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Metropolitan Museum of Art: Here, This Is Stieglitz Here, Francis Picabia
From the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, here is the image "Here, This Is Stieglitz Here", a DADA painting by Francis Picabia.
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Metropolitan Museum of Art: Cow's Skull: Red, White, and Blue by Georgia O'keefe
From the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, here is the image "Cow's Skull: Red, White, and Blue", a painting by American artist Georgia O'Keefe.
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Metropolitan Museum of Art: Alfred Stieglitz at 291, Edward Steichen
From the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, here is the image "Alfred Stieglitz at 291", a photographic portrait by Edward Steichen.
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Metropolitan Museum of Art: From the Faraway, Nearby by Georgia O'keefe
From the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, here is the image "From the Faraway, Nearby", a painting by Goergia O'Keefe.
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Ted: Ted Ed: Weaving Narratives in Museum Galleries
As the director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, Thomas P. Campbell thinks deeply about curating- not just selecting art objects, but placing them in a setting where the public can learn their stories. With glorious images,...
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Metropolitan Museum of Art: Mastaba Tombs at Dahshur, Egypt
Information about the archaeological excavation of an ancient Egypitian cemetery found at Dahshur, Egypt, home to the remains of several different mastabas. Includes a reconstruction of the mastaba of a royal courtier and an interesting...
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Metropolitan Museum of Art: Hagia Sophia
From the Metropolitan Museum of Art, this page provides an explanatory description of the 6th-century church Hagia Sophia in modern-day Istanbul. Various images of the structure and links to other related topics are also included.
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Metropolitan Museum of Art: Rembrandt Paintings
The Metropolitan showcases all the paintings (chiefly portraits) in its collection by Rembrandt on this page. Here you can read a biographical note of the artist and learn about the qualities of his art for which he is best known and...
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Metropolitan Museum of Art: Rembrandt Etchings
The Metropolitan showcases all the etchings and drypoints in its collection by Rembrandt on this page. Here you can read about his lifelong experiments with printmaking and also take in interesting tidbits about each work separately.
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Metropolitan Museum of Art: Timeline of Art History: Life of Buddha
Life of the Buddha told through a series of art objects. Accompanying essay clarifies episodes in the Buddha's life story.
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Metropolitan Museum of Art: Teotihuacan
Detail offered on Teotihuacan civilization, Pyramids of the Sun and Moon, mural paintings, and the Ciudadela.
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Metropolitan Museum of Art: Mauryan Empire
The Metropolitan Museum of Art offers several paragraphs of information on the Mauryan Empire of India including maps and an example of the art of that period.
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Metropolitan Museum of Art: Timeline of Art History: Portait Painting in England
Illustrated essay on British portraiture, 1600-1800. Encompasses the Tudor, Stuart, and Georgian periods.
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Metropolitan Museum of Art: Timeline of Art History: Colosseum
This resource details the neo-classical engraving of the "Colosseum" by an unkown italian artist of the 19th century, with a description and images of the engraving.
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Metropolitan Museum of Art: Italian Painting of the Later Middle Ages: Fresco
From the Metropolitan Museum of Art this is a description of fresco painting, how it was done and examples of it in Italian Painting of the Later Middle Ages.
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Metropolitan Museum of Art: Adam
From the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the sculpture "Adam" by the impressionist sculptor Auguste Rodin, is discussed in a brief description accomanied by a large image of the piece. Links to related topics and pieces are also included.
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Metropolitan Museum of Art: Winter in Union Square
From the Metropolitan Museum of Art the painting "Winter in Union Square" by the American impressionist painter Childe Hassam is profiled with a large image of the piece, a description, and links to related topics and artworks.
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Metropolitan Museum of Art: Timeline of Art History; Statue of Diadoumenos
From the Metropolitan Museum of Art this page details the 1st century Roman relief sculpture "Statue of Diadoumenos (youth tying a fillet around his head)" with a description and images of the piece.
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Metropolitan Museum of Art: Timeline Art History; The Birth of the Virgin
From the Metropolitan Museum of Art this page details the early Renaissance painting by Fra Carnevale "The Birth of the Virgin" from 1467, with a description and images of the piece.
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Metropolitan Museum of Art: Timeline of Art History; Apollo Belvedere
From the Metropolitan Museum of Art this page details the classical engraving "Apollo Belvedere" by Marcantonio Raimondi from the 1530's, with a description and images from the book.
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Metropolitan Museum of Art: Timeline of Art History; Farnese Hercules
From the Metropolitan Museum of Art this page details the Renaissance engraving of the "Farnese Hercules" by Hendrick Goltzius of the 16th century; with a description and images of the engraving.
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Metropolitan Museum of Art: Timeline of Art History; Statue of Eirene (Peace)
From the Metropolitan Museum of Art this page details the 1st century A.D. Roman sculpture "Statue of Eirene (personification of peace)" with a description and images of the piece.
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Metropolitan Museum of Art: Timeline of Art History; Statue of a Wounded Amazon
From the Metropolitan Museum of Art this page details the 1st century A.D. Roman sculpture "Statue of a wounded Amazon" with a description and images of the piece.