Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Unicorn Is Found, is a miraculous tapestry that hangs in The Metropolitan Museum Of Art in New York. (Stokstad and Cothren). Unfortunately, the place of origin and the artist for this piece is unknown. It is composed of wool, silk, and metal threads, forming this 12-foot by 12-foot textile. This tapestry incorporates many human figures surrounding a simple fountain. The figures carry weaponry and shields, suggesting that these humans are on a hunt. They congregate together behind the…

28 April 2017 Landscape Paintings: An Analysis of the Works of Claude Lorraine and Dong Qichang Landscape paintings have been created throughout the history of art, especially being honored in the Western and Chinese art traditions. Within both cultures, landscapes have been viewed as sites of beauty, sanctuaries for nature’s treasures,…

Worth’s renown in the fashion industry remains consistent from the establishment of his fashion salon in 1858. Many garments made by Worth are housed by numbers of institutions, including the Costume Institute, The Victoria and Albert Museum, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, as evidences of Worth’s success in the fashion industry. Worth designed dress from prominent figures from all around the world, who would frequently visit the House of Worth to design their morning, afternoon, evening…

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The San Antonio River Walk has been has been the heart of the city for years now. It is world-renowned and draws millions of visitors every year. The River Walk is owned by the city of San Antonio and maintained by Center City Development & Operations. The motivation for developing the River Walk was a flood that occurred in the 1920s that killed 50 people and amounted to $50 million in damages. The city government was in the beginning stages of developing a plan that would convert the San…

The Oxbow, painted by artist Thomas Cole, is a beautiful landscape painting with numerous details and color, used to depict a scene from Mount Holyoke, in Massachusetts, after a thunderstorm. Cole was an American painter, born in England, where he spent the first part of his life. When his family moved to Ohio, he began by painting portraits, but later moved to New York where he began painting landscapes, which he is primarily known for. He experienced great success in New York, and was promoted…

Mary Cassatt had occasional spells of poor health and her family needing er every once in awhile. However just like Sargent her life was her art. In 1880, the family spent their summers in the country at Marly-le-Roi in France. While she was there she painted more of Lydia even her mother reading to her grandchildren. Mary’s style of painting was different from Sargent. She displayed a quiet…

façade was embellished with a pair of stunning bas-relief panels which often reflected itself as the priceless examples of the Art Deco era. The Art Deco style was characterised by excess ornamental design, smooth lines, geometric shapes, streamlined forms and bright, garish colours. It was, to sum it up, generously decorative. Therefore it was expected to cause panic in the art community when trump took over the reins. Trump tried to brush away the concern by assuring that he would donate the…

their admiration for the elements of the natural world. Both artists had successful business art careers and represented their convictions as activists. We will discuss and summarize who these artists symbolize by discovering what sparked their interest to pursue art, the different styles and types of art, how they conducted their art careers, how they marketed their works, and how they priced their art. In order to better understand the journey of these artists’ careers, we compare and contrast…

For my field project I decided to go to Metropolitan Museum of Art. Personally I love Asian Art wing for its calm atmosphere. Every time I visit it, I discover new intriguing objects. I was always interested in art and symbolism, and my aim for this project was to find an artwork that would not be just beautiful eye-catching piece, but an object that enclose some deeper meaning. The idea was rather vague, however I was positive about its outcome, I knew I would discover something interesting. I…