Yesterday, I shared a handful of photographs I took during two separate visits to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City [check them out HERE]. Our first visit ran over four hours and we were barely done with the first floor(!). Came back a few days later for a few more hours and finished up the mezzanine and 2nd floor. All in all, this museum totally lives up to its reputation and is a must-see for anyone visiting New York City (or living in it).
Here are a few more photographs that illustrate just a sample of what this great museum has to offer. Enjoy…
“George Washington Crossing the Delaware” by Emanuel Gottlieb Leutze, American, 1816-1868
Bronze statue of a man, ca. 2nd-1st century B.C
Funerary Mask, Peru, 9th-11th century
“Prelude to Civilization” by Romanian artist Victor Brauner
“Édouard and Marie-Louise Pailleron” by American artist John Singer Sargent
American artist John Singer Sargent’s “Portraits of Artists and Friends” exhibit
“Arms and Armor” exhibit
Kongo Power Figure, Kongo Peoples, Chiloango River Region
Perseus with the Head of Medusa, Marble, Antonio Canova, 1804-6
Eleven-Headed Kannon, Japan, Nanbokuchō period (1336–92)
Mask of a Woman with a Large Coil of Plated Hair, Reign of Hadrian, A.D. 117-138
Chalice, Southeastern European, 1462
Caught this family admiring some stained glass art…
Durga as Slayer of the Buffalo Demon Mahishasura, Nepal, 14th-15th century
Box of an Anthropoid Coffin, ca. 1150-945 B.C.
And a good time was had by all…
Hope you enjoyed the photographs – now, get over to the Metropolitan Museum of Art and enjoy some amazing art…
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