Metropolitan Museum of Art

third largest metropolitan of the Nation. The quality of education, wonderful places, street food, career opportunities and several other things makes this city a proud city. During British emperor, Kolkata was the capital of India. Earlier this city was known as Calcutta. In the year 2001, the official English name of this city was changed from “Calcutta" to "Kolkata". At present, this city has a population of approximately 15.7 million that makes it the 3rd most populous metropolitan city…

Art, is an element which has existed for centuries, dating back to prehistoric times. It allows one to express their feelings, beliefs, and talents onto various forms of mediums. Ranging from sculptures, to paintings, and even writing, art is a powerful tool to showcase one’s thoughts. At the metropolitan museum one of the most noticeable pieces of art work was The Metternich Stela. Dating back to Dynasty 30, 360-342 B.C, this stela belongs to the ancient empire of Egypt. The Metternich Stela…

cooking, and entertaining surrounded by others. Women who did not marry were not permitted to live independently. Instead, they lived in the households of their male, In Oceania before 1980, there was a sculpted wood with paint now at the metropolitan museum of art in New York. The wooden sculpture demonstrates a female that symbols fertility and protects the men's house. In Oceania, the roles of women in artistic production are only restricted to weaving, barkcloth and pottery. Women do not…

The Tang and Song dynasties in China often referred to as the Golden Age, experienced economic, cultural, and artistic success. Associated with progress and prosperity these dynasties produced some incredibly astounding pieces of art for its time. These artworks were reflections of the most dominant religions and philosophies in these dynasties. The three significant belief systems that shaped the creations of Tang and Song artists include Buddhism, Confucianism, and Daoism. The Tang dynasty…

For Field Work Term this year, I went to New York City to work for I’m From Driftwood, a nonprofit LGBTQ storytelling archive. Primarily, I chose this internship because of the Huffington Post articles that I would be responsible for, which I did find worthwhile. I knew ahead of time that I’m From Driftwood was a small operation: consisting of its founder and board members that would scramble to find new opportunities and contacts to use for their events. There was no office space for the…

Discuss the iconography of female divinities in Southeast Asian art In this essay, I will be discussing the iconography of Durga and Prajnaparamita in Southeast Asia. Prajnaparamita, the Buddhist deity of transcendental wisdom, is known as the Goddess of ‘Perfection of Wisdom’ where as Durga, the great Goddess of Hindu Tradition , is known as Mahisasuramardini who embodies strong forces . Durga often displays in a more aggressive form, expressing warrior-like characteristic, however…

In the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the various slides we have in class, I have observed Roman wall paintings, also know as frescoes. Frescoes also can be made in four different styles, each with their own unique qualities. A fresco is a painting done directly on a wall inside of a Roman building and are used to capture a moment in time, show off or imitate wealth, and show their love of the gods. These three uses of frescoes are also three of the main characteristics of Roman culture. After…

technique gives a little more freedom to the artist than black-figure does, because the red-figure allows the artist to paint intricate details into the figures they’re painting. The black-figure, being as dark as it is, is mainly used with a silhouetted art style. The figures of this technique not carrying nearly as much minute detail. The red-figure technique is done by first firing the red clay pottery by itself. Once this was done, the artist would apply a slip to the krater. The slip, which…

During the end of my senior year in High School, an opportunity arose to travel to New York City, with my friend Zach. My school’s basketball team was participating in a National tournament at Yeshiva University, where my friend Zach’s brother had an apartment nearby in Washington Heights. Hearing about the safety issues in the Heights, my parents didn’t want me roaming around the city without any adult supervision. With the backing of my Uncle Richard, who live in the Upper East Side, I began…

While at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, I entered the Egyptian wing which is a great place to be if you want to learn more about Egyptian art and the history. The subject of the art work is that for the ancient Egyptians, the ideal king was a young man in the prime of life. The physical reality was of less importance, so an old man, a baby, or even a woman who held the titles of pharaoh could be represented in this ideal form, as in this representation of the female pharaoh Hatshepsut.…