Persian Drawings in The Metropolitan Museum of Art
by Sussan Babaie and Marie Lukens Swietochowski
(This title was originally published in 1989/90.)
Toward the middle of the 13th century, a revolution in perception and expression occurred in southern Europe. Philosophy and art, which for centuries had been preoccupied by the mysteries of the Christian faith, began to turn to the beauties of life on earth. Faith, of course, remained firm, and thinkers and artists still took their themes from the Old and New Testaments and the writings of the Church Fathers. But as men and women began to ponder not the next life, but this one, the manner of ar...
Byzantium
The fall of the Byzantine capital of Constantinople to the Latin West in 1204 during the Fourth Crusade abruptly interrupted nearly nine hundred years of artistic and cultural traditions. In 1261, however, the Byzantine general Michael VIII Palaiologos triumphantly re-entered Constantinople and reclaimed the seat of the empire, initiating a resurgence of art and culture that would continue for nearly three hundred years, not only in the waning empire itself but also among rival Eastern Christi...
(This book was originally published in 1969/70.)
The Robert Lehman Collection
by Charles Sterling, Maryan Wynn Ainsworth, Martha Wolff, and Egbert Haverkamp-Begemann
(This title was originally published in 1998/99.)
Musee D'Orsay (Art & Architecture) (Ullmann Art & Architecture)
by Peter J Gartner
This captivating volume provides a detailed exploration into the exceptional array of art to be discovered in the Musee d'Orsay, including information on the impressive building itself. This brand new edition is in lightweight softcover which combined with the compact format makes it perfect for on-the-spot reference whilst in the museum, as well as a fascinating background read and beautiful souvenir. This is an extremely comprehensive guide covering all the most important works of art, includi...
The Guennol Collection, Volume 2
(This title was originally published in 1982/83.)
Each piece of American sculpture in the Museum's collection is discussed in detail, and there is a concise biography of each of the sculptors. The more than 350 works represent all major American sculptors and schools from the early nineteenth century to the present day, making this a valuable survey in a field where little published information is available. Many of the biographies include characteristic or diverting excerpts from heretofore unpublished letters written to the Museum by the scul...
2018 Planner Weekly and Monthly (2018 Planners Journals, #1) (Weekly Planner Calendar 2018, #1)
by 2018 Planners and Organizers for Women and Planners and Calendar Notebooks 2018
John Singer Sargent, Carnation Lily Lily Rose - Wide Lined Journal (Art Lovers Journals Collection, #7)
by New Nomads Press
Flowers Underfoot (Metropolitan Museum of Art (Hardcover))
by Daniel Walker
The catalogue of an exhibition of forty-two pile-woven carpets focuses also on the Mughal era and technical characteristics of the carpets.
Against the Current
Francis La Flesche (1857–1932) lived between two worlds: as an Umoⁿhoⁿ (Omaha), he fought for their rights, and as a scholar he researched his own culture. He is regarded as the first indigenous ethnologist of North America and stands representatively for the many indigenous protagonists without whom ethnological collections would never have come into being. We are no longer familiar with most of these individuals, since the focus until today has been on European and North American collectors. F...
Caspar David Friedrich (1774-1840), a major figure in the German Romantic movement, painted sublime works representing nature at its most melancholic and desolate. One of his most famous motifs was that of two intimate figures, seen from behind, gazing at the moon. Friedrich painted three versions of this theme, one of which -"Two Men Contemplating the Moon" - has been acquired by The Metropolitan Museum of Art. The text discusses the Metropolitan's painting in conjunction with the other two ver...
Sasanian Stamp Seals in the Metropolitan Museum of Art
by Christopher J Brunner
(This title was originally published in 1978/79.)