Metropolitan Museum of Art

Tyler LaLima Prof. Mieke Bahmer ART 100 October 8th, 2015 Marble Statue of an Old Woman The Marble Statue of an Old Woman is a Roman copy of a Hellenistic statue made somewhere in between fourteen to sixty eight A.D by the artist Julio-Claudian. The Marble statue of an old woman is also known as “The Old Market Woman”. It is a stone statue made from Pentelic and marble. The Marble Statue of an Old Woman is believed to represent an old but proud woman on her way to the festival of Dionysus. The…

Today we will be looking at two works of art from two very different periods of history. The first is the Statue of Memi and Sabu from the Old Kingdom, Dynasty 4, credited to the Rogers Fund 1948. This statue originates from Egypt; probably from Memphite Region, Giza, and Western Cemetery ca. 2575 – 2465 B.C. The second work of art is the Statue of Gudea from the Neo-Sumerian period, ca. 2090 B.C. This piece is a stone-inscribed-sculpture credited to Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1959. This statue…

Monday in May follows the behind the scene storyline of how The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s exhibition of “China: Through The Looking Glass” came to life, as well as the effort it took to host the 2015 Met Gala. The exhibition of “China: Through the Looking Glass” is The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s most attended fashion exhibit to date. The film also studies the importance of fashion in our culture, and balances the line between art and fashion itself. The film focuses on the involvement of…

attending or actually attend an art museum? Not many because a lot of us see it as a boring place but if you ever take the time and visit one The MET in New York should be on your list. I must admit I am not a museum type of person but if it is something to do with art or history I am there. I know you still wondering what is The MET it’s the abbreviation The Metropolitan Museum of Art. It is the biggest museum of art I have ever been too with 8 different type of art from different eras in time…

The Metropolitan museum of art is a place where history can be seen in many unique depictions. The Metropolitan Museum of art, also known as the MET, "presents over 5,000 years of art from around the world for everyone to experience and enjoy." On Tuesday, December 28, 2016 I had the chance to go to the MET with my friends Reyna and Zach. When we explored the museum we came across a christmas tree, a glass ceiling, and paintings of George Washington, the Hudson River, the Civil War, and…

Every May the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City holds a fund raiser called the Met Gala, hosted by fashion editor of Vogue, Anna Wintour. At this event, the Met’s Costume Institute creates an exhibition of groundbreaking fashion and invites the biggest name in fashion and art. Since 2010, this spectacle has become one of the most publicized events in the industry, but still, the organizers struggle with the perceived legitimacy of fashion design in the world of art. The Costume…

an artist that is specialized in cutting paper. By using paper and an acto knife she can create amazing pieces of art, that deluxe anybody who looks at it. It is like when kids cut paper man, but instead of simple figures, she can create big pieces of art, including any type of design that she wishes to include. Beatrice Coron was born and raised in France. She attended Art School in Lyon, but after not liking the way of teaching that they had there she dropped out and went to…

Out of the two Lamassu present at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, one has the hooves of a bull while the other one has the paws of a lion. The legs of the bull hooves contains ornate decors on a patch located atop of its knee, just like the patterning seen carved onto the beard of heard. On each leg,…

Since I had visited the Metropolitan Museum of Art for the first time, I had wanted to go to the Cloisters. During the afternoon in the back of my father’s Honda civic, I sat wondering what the Cloisters would have inside or even look like. From my neighborhood of Jackson Heights to Washington Heights, the demographics changed throughout. Along northern boulevard from Jackson Heights up until Long Island City, I had noticed the demographic change. Jackson Heights and East Elmhurst remained, for…

There is a tendency in museums to see the audio guide as an old fashion, or outdated technology. In September 2013, the Metropolitan Museum of Art responded to these preconceived notions and launched a new audio guide. Museum’s have traditionally thought of audio guides as a product that visitors can carry with them to enhance their visit, rather than a important role in visitor experience. As advertised on their website, the audio guides serve as away to enhance the visitor experience; “Get…