Tag: MET

Automne (1888)

Bracquemond, Félix (1833-1914) Automne (Autumn) 1888 Print, 65.40 x 50.8 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

God Judging Adam (c.1795)

Blake, William (1757-1827) God Judging Adam c.1795 Relief etching, printed in color and finished with pen and ink and watercolor, 42.5 x 52.7 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York A nude and aged Adam, newly aware of his own nakedness and…

Il giudizio di Paride (1583)

Allori, Alessandro (1535-1607) Il giudizio di Paride (The Judgement of Paris) 1583 Pen and ink on paper, 36.6 x 47.4 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York On his father’s death in 1540, the young Alessandro Allori was adopted by Bronzino…

31 Armchair (1931-1932)

Aalto, Alvar (1898-1976) 31 Armchair 1931–1932 Laminated and painted birch plywood and bentwood Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Aalto created this lightweight, economical, and comfortable chair by suspending a scrolled seating panel between two U-shaped wood frames. It is built…

Concerto di giovani (1597)

Caravaggio (1571-1610) Concerto di giovani (The Musicians) 1597 Oil on canvas, 92.1 x 118.4 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York While Cupid confirms Caravaggio’s allegorical frame for representing Music, the artist equally engages with contemporary performance and individualized models, including…

Negazione di San Pietro (1610)

Caravaggio (1571-1610) Negazione di San Pietro (The Denial of Saint Peter) 1610 Oil on canvas, 94 x 125.4 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Caravaggio’s late works depend for their dramatic effect on brightly lit areas standing in contrast to a…

Matin, temps gris, Rouen (1896)

Pissarro, Camille (1830-1903) Matin, temps gris, Rouen (Morning, An Overcast Day, Rouen) 1896 Oil on canvas, 54.3 x 65.1 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York While visiting Rouen in spring and fall 1896, Pissarro wrote of his interest in the…