Washington crossing Delaware, Emanuel Leutze
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Washington crossing Delaware, Emanuel Leutze#1
Emanuel Leutze · The American Wing

Washington crossing Delaware

Date1851TechniqueOil on canvasCollectionMetropolitan Museum of Art

Emanuel Leutze makes Washington crossing Delaware a decisive work in the journey of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The American Wing places this painting in the construction of a national painting, between portrait, history, landscape and experience of the territory. The framing, posture and relationship between the face, hands and background construct a presence more complex than a simple resemblance. Clothing and objects become signs of character, function or status. Clothing and objects become signs of character, function or status. The museum notice dates the work to 1851 and specifies the technique: oil on canvas. Its place in this classification is due both to its importance in the history of art and to the exceptional quality of its presence within the Met's collections. The image and the button lead to the corresponding Alpha Reproduction sheet; the institutional provenance of the model remains indicated and the original Met notice is preserved in the file documentation.

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The Reapers, Pieter Bruegel the Elder#2
Pieter Bruegel the Elder · European Paintings

The Reapers

Date1565TechniqueOil on oakCollectionMetropolitan Museum of Art

Pieter Bruegel the Elder makes The Reapers a decisive work in the journey of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The Met's collection of European paintings here allows us to read together school, commission, formal invention and circulation of models. The space is structured by plans, vanishing lines and color ratios. The landscape is not only used as a setting: it becomes a way of organizing light, time and the memory of a place. The museum notice dates the work to 1565 and specifies the technique: oil on oak. The work does not only serve as a setting: it becomes a way of organizing light, time and the memory of a place. The museum notice dates the work to 1565 and specifies the technique: oil on oak. The work counts as a benchmark because it summarizes a tradition while moving it by a decision of composition, light or material. The image and button lead to the corresponding Alpha Reproduction sheet; the institutional provenance of the model remains indicated and the original Met notice is preserved in the file documentation.

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Aristotle contemplating the bust of Homer, Rembrandt (Rembrandt van Rijn)#3
Rembrandt (Rembrandt van Rijn) · European Paintings

Aristotle contemplating the bust of Homer

Date1653TechniqueOil on canvasCollectionMetropolitan Museum of Art

Rembrandt (Rembrandt van Rijn) makes Aristotle contemplating the bust of Homer a decisive work in the career of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The Met's collection of European paintings here allows us to read together school, commission, formal invention and circulation of models. The space is structured by plans, vanishing lines and color ratios. The landscape does not only serve as a setting: it becomes a way of organizing light, time and the memory of a place. The museum notice dates the work to 1653 and specifies the technique: oil on canvas. This rank measures less an abstract celebrity than the painting's ability to illuminate the works around it and the history of the collection. The museum notice dates the work to 1653 and specifies the technique: oil on canvas. This rank measures less an abstract celebrity than the painting's ability to illuminate the works that surround it and the history of the collection. The image and button lead to the corresponding Alpha Reproduction sheet; the institutional provenance of the model remains indicated and the original Met notice is preserved in the file documentation.

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Wheat field with cypresses, Vincent van Gogh#4
Vincent van Gogh · European Paintings

Wheat field with cypresses

Date1889TechniqueOil on canvasCollectionMetropolitan Museum of Art

Vincent van Gogh makes Wheat Field with Cypresses a decisive work in the career of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The Met's collection of European paintings here allows us to read together school, order, formal invention and circulation of models. The space is structured by plans, vanishing lines and color ratios. The landscape is not only used as a setting: it becomes a way of organizing light, time and the memory of a place. The museum notice dates the work to 1889 and specifies the technique: oil on canvas. The painting not only serves as a setting: it becomes a way of organizing light, time and the memory of a place. The museum notice dates the work to 1889 and specifies the technique: oil on canvas. The painting remains memorable because it unites a very constructed formal invention with an immediate experience of the subject. The museum notice dates the work to 1889 and specifies the technique: oil on canvas. The painting remains memorable because it unites a very constructed formal invention with an immediate experience of the subject. The museum notice dates the work to 1889 and specifies the technique: oil on canvas. The painting remains memorable because it unites a very constructed formal invention with an immediate experience of the subject. The image and button lead to the corresponding Alpha Reproduction sheet; the institutional provenance of the model remains indicated and the original Met notice is preserved in the file documentation.

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Young woman with a ewer, Johannes Vermeer#5
Johannes Vermeer · European Paintings

Young woman with ewer

Dateca. 1662TechniqueOil on canvasCollectionMetropolitan Museum of Art

Johannes Vermeer makes Young Woman with a Ewer a decisive work in the career of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The Met's collection of European paintings here allows us to read together school, commission, formal invention and circulation of models. The framing, posture and relationship between the face, hands and background construct a presence more complex than a simple resemblance. Clothing and objects become signs of character, function or status. The museum notice dates the work ca. 1662 and specifies the technique: oil on canvas. Its place in this classification is due both to its importance in the history of art and to the exceptional quality of its presence within the Met collections. The museum notice dates the work ca. 1662 and specifies the technique: oil on canvas. Its place in this classification is due both to its importance in the history of art and to the exceptional quality of its presence within the Met collections. The image and the button lead to the corresponding Alpha Reproduction sheet; the institutional provenance of the model remains indicated and the original Met notice is preserved in the sheet documentation.

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Juan de Pareja, Velázquez (Diego Rodriguez de Silva y Velázquez)#6
Velazquez (Diego Rodriguez de Silva y Velázquez) · European Paintings

Juan de Pareja

Date1650TechniqueOil on canvasCollectionMetropolitan Museum of Art

Velazquez (Diego Rodriguez de Silva y Velázquez) makes Juan de Pareja a decisive work in the career of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The Met's collection of European paintings here allows us to read together school, commission, formal invention and circulation of models. The framing, posture and relationship between the face, hands and background construct a presence more complex than a simple resemblance. Clothing and objects become signs of character, function or status. Clothing and objects become signs of character, function or status. The museum notice dates the work to 1650 and specifies the technique: oil on canvas. The work's notice dates the work to 1650 and specifies the technique: oil on canvas. The work's notice counts as a landmark because it summarizes a tradition while moving it by a decision of composition, light or material. The image and the button lead to the corresponding Alpha Reproduction sheet; the institutional provenance of the model remains indicated and the original Met notice is preserved in the file documentation.

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The Death of Socrates, Jacques Louis David#7
Jacques Louis David · European Paintings

The Death of Socrates

Date1787TechniqueOil on canvasCollectionMetropolitan Museum of Art

Jacques Louis David makes The Death of Socrates a decisive work in the career of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The Met's collection of European paintings here allows us to read together school, commission, formal invention and circulation of models. The narrative scene is based on a precise hierarchy of gestures, looks and masses. The painter makes the story immediately readable while leaving tensions that prolong the observation. The museum notice dates the work to 1787 and specifies the technique: oil on canvas. This rank measures less an abstract celebrity than the painting's ability to illuminate the works around it and the history of the collection. The image and button lead to the corresponding Alpha Reproduction sheet; the institutional provenance of the model remains indicated and the original Met notice is preserved in the file documentation.

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View of Toledo, El Greco (Domenikos Theotokopoulos)#8
El Greco (Domenikos Theotokopoulos) · European Paintings

View of Toledo

Dateca. 1599 -1600TechniqueOil on canvasCollectionMetropolitan Museum of Art

El Greco (Domenikos Theotokopoulos) makes View of Toledo a decisive work in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's career. The Met's collection of European paintings here allows us to read together school, order, formal invention and circulation of models. The space is structured by plans, vanishing lines and color ratios. The landscape does not only serve as a setting: it becomes a way of organizing light, time and the memory of a place. The museum notice dates the work ca. 1599 -1600 and specifies the technique: oil on canvas. The painting remains memorable because it unites a very constructed formal invention with an immediate experience of the subject. The museum notice dates the work ca. 1599 -1600 and specifies the technique: oil on canvas. The painting remains memorable because it unites a very constructed formal invention with an immediate experience of the subject. The museum notice dates the work ca. 1599 -1600 and specifies the technique: oil on canvas. The painting remains memorable because it unites a very constructed formal invention with an immediate experience of the subject. The museum notice dates the work ca. 1599 -1600 and specifies the technique: oil on canvas. The painting remains memorable because it unites a very constructed formal invention with an immediate experience of the subject. The image and button lead to the corresponding Alpha Reproduction sheet; the institutional provenance of the model remains indicated and the original Met notice is preserved in the file documentation.

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The Musicians, Caravaggio (Michelangelo Merisi)#9
Caravaggio (Michelangelo Merisi) · European Paintings

The Musicians

Date1597TechniqueOil on canvasCollectionMetropolitan Museum of Art

Caravaggio (Michelangelo Merisi) makes The Musicians a decisive work in the journey of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The Met's collection of European paintings here allows us to read together school, commission, formal invention and circulation of models. The subject remains recognizable, but the strength of the work lies in the agreement between scale, material, rhythm and color. Each detail contributes to an overall structure which leads the eye without closing the meaning. The museum notice dates the work to 1597 and specifies the technique: oil on canvas. Its place in this classification is due both to its importance in the history of art and to the exceptional quality of its presence within the Met collections. The image and the button lead to the corresponding Alpha Reproduction sheet; the institutional provenance of the model remains indicated and the original Met notice is preserved in the documentation of the sheet.

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View of Mount Holyoke after a storm - The Meander, Thomas Cole#10
Thomas Cole · The American Wing

View of Mount Holyoke after a storm - Le Méandre

Date1836TechniqueOil on canvasCollectionMetropolitan Museum of Art

Thomas Cole makes View of Mount Holyoke after a Storm - The Meander a decisive work in the journey of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The American Wing places this painting in the construction of a national painting, between portrait, history, landscape and experience of the territory. The space is structured by plans, vanishing lines and color relationships. The landscape is not only used as a setting: it becomes a way of organizing light, time and the memory of a place. The museum notice dates the work to 1836 and specifies the technique: oil on canvas. The work does not only serve as a setting: it becomes a way of organizing light, time and the memory of a place. The museum notice dates the work to 1836 and specifies the technique: oil on canvas. The work does not only serve as a reference point because it summarizes a tradition while moving it by a decision of composition, light or material. The image and the button lead to the corresponding Alpha Reproduction sheet; the institutional provenance of the model remains indicated and the original Met notice is preserved in the file documentation.

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The Gulf Stream, Winslow Homer#11
Winslow Homer · The American Wing

The Gulf Stream

Date1899; reworked by 1906TechniqueOil on canvasCollectionMetropolitan Museum of Art

Winslow Homer makes The Gulf Stream a decisive work in the journey of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The American Wing places this painting in the construction of a national painting, between portrait, history, landscape and experience of the territory. The subject remains recognizable, but the strength of the work lies in the agreement between scale, material, rhythm and color. Each detail participates in an overall structure which leads the eye without closing the meaning. The museum notice dates the work to 1899; reworked by 1906 and specifies the technique: oil on canvas. This rank measures less an abstract celebrity than the painting's ability to illuminate the works around it and the history of the collection. The image and button lead to the corresponding Alpha Reproduction sheet; the institutional provenance of the model remains indicated and the original Met notice is preserved in the file documentation.

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The Dance Class, Edgar Degas#12
Edgar Degas · European Paintings

The Dance Class

Date1874TechniqueOil on canvasCollectionMetropolitan Museum of Art

Edgar Degas makes The Dance Class a decisive work in the career of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The Met's collection of European paintings here allows us to read together school, commission, formal invention and circulation of models. The subject remains recognizable, but the strength of the work lies in the agreement between scale, material, rhythm and color. Each detail contributes to an overall structure which leads the eye without closing the meaning. The museum notice dates the work to 1874 and specifies the technique: oil on canvas. The painting remains memorable because it unites a very constructed formal invention with an immediate experience of the subject. The museum notice dates the work to 1874 and specifies the technique: oil on canvas. The painting remains memorable because it unites a very constructed formal invention with an immediate experience of the subject. The museum notice dates the work to 1874 and specifies the technique: oil on canvas. The painting remains memorable because it unites a very constructed formal invention with an immediate experience of the subject. The image and button lead to the corresponding Alpha Reproduction sheet; the institutional provenance of the model remains indicated and the original Met notice is preserved in the file documentation.

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Iris, Vincent van Gogh#13
Vincent van Gogh · European Paintings

Iris

Date1890TechniqueOil on canvasCollectionMetropolitan Museum of Art

Vincent van Gogh makes Iris a decisive work in the journey of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The Met's collection of European paintings here allows us to read together school, commission, formal invention and circulation of models. The space is structured by plans, vanishing lines and color ratios. The landscape does not only serve as a setting: it becomes a way of organizing light, time and the memory of a place. The museum notice dates the work to 1890 and specifies the technique: oil on canvas. Its place in this classification is due both to its importance in the history of art and to the exceptional quality of its presence within the Met collections. The museum notice dates the work to 1890 and specifies the technique: oil on canvas. Its place in this classification is due both to its importance in the history of art and to the exceptional quality of its presence within the Met collections. The image and the button lead to the corresponding Alpha Reproduction sheet; the institutional provenance of the model remains indicated and the original Met notice is preserved in the file documentation.

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Self-portrait with a straw hat, Vincent van Gogh#14
Vincent van Gogh · European Paintings

Self-portrait with straw hat

Date1887TechniqueOil on canvasCollectionMetropolitan Museum of Art

Vincent van Gogh makes Self-Portrait with a Straw Hat a decisive work in the career of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The Met's collection of European paintings here allows us to read together school, commission, formal invention and circulation of models. The framing, posture and relationship between the face, hands and background construct a presence more complex than a simple resemblance. Clothing and objects become signs of character, function or status. Clothing and objects become signs of character, function or status. The museum notice dates the work to 1887 and specifies the technique: oil on canvas. The work's notice dates the work to 1887 and specifies the technique: oil on canvas. The work's notice counts as a landmark because it summarizes a tradition while moving it by a decision of composition, light or material. The image and button lead to the corresponding Alpha Reproduction sheet; the institutional provenance of the model remains indicated and the original Met notice is preserved in the file documentation.

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Circus parade, Georges Seurat#15
Georges Seurat · European Paintings

Circus parade

Date1887 -88TechniqueOil on canvasCollectionMetropolitan Museum of Art

Georges Seurat makes Circus Parade a decisive work in the career of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The Met's collection of European paintings here allows us to read together school, commission, formal invention and circulation of models. The subject remains recognizable, but the strength of the work lies in the agreement between scale, material, rhythm and color. Each detail contributes to an overall structure which leads the eye without closing the meaning. The museum notice dates the work to 1887 -88 and specifies the technique: oil on canvas. This rank measures less an abstract celebrity than the painting's ability to illuminate the works that surround it and the history of the collection. The image and button lead to the corresponding Alpha Reproduction sheet; the institutional provenance of the model remains indicated and the original Met notice is preserved in the file documentation.

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The Card Players, Paul Cézanne#16
Paul Cézanne · European Paintings

Card Players

Date1890 -92TechniqueOil on canvasCollectionMetropolitan Museum of Art

Paul Cézanne makes The Card Players a decisive work in the journey of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The Met's collection of European paintings here allows us to read together school, order, formal invention and circulation of models. The subject remains recognizable, but the strength of the work lies in the agreement between scale, material, rhythm and color. Each detail contributes to an overall structure which leads the eye without closing the meaning. The museum notice dates the work to 1890-92 and specifies the technique: oil on canvas. The painting remains memorable because it unites a very constructed formal invention with an immediate experience of the subject. The museum notice dates the work to 1890-92 and specifies the technique: oil on canvas. The painting remains memorable because it unites a very constructed formal invention with an immediate experience of the subject. The museum notice dates the work to 1890-92 and specifies the technique: oil on canvas. The painting remains memorable because it unites a very constructed formal invention with an immediate experience of the subject. The image and button lead to the corresponding Alpha Reproduction sheet; the institutional provenance of the model remains indicated and the original Met notice is preserved in the file documentation.

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By boat, Edouard Manet#17
Edouard Manet · European Paintings

By boat

Date1874TechniqueOil on canvasCollectionMetropolitan Museum of Art

Edouard Manet makes En Bateau a decisive work in the journey of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The Met's collection of European paintings here allows us to read together school, commission, formal invention and circulation of models. The subject remains recognizable, but the strength of the work lies in the agreement between scale, material, rhythm and color. Each detail contributes to an overall structure which leads the eye without closing the meaning. The museum notice dates the work to 1874 and specifies the technique: oil on canvas. Its place in this classification is due both to its importance in the history of art and to the exceptional quality of its presence within the Met collections. The image and the button lead to the corresponding Alpha Reproduction sheet; the institutional provenance of the model remains indicated and the original Met notice is preserved in the sheet documentation.

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Mäda Primavesi, Gustav Klimt#18
Gustav Klimt · European Paintings

Mäda Primavesi

Date1912 -13TechniqueOil on canvasCollectionMetropolitan Museum of Art

Gustav Klimt makes Mäda Primavesi a decisive work in the career of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The Met's collection of European paintings here allows us to read together school, commission, formal invention and circulation of models. The framing, posture and relationship between the face, hands and background construct a presence more complex than a simple resemblance. Clothing and objects become signs of character, function or status. Clothing and objects become signs of character, function or status. The museum notice dates the work to 1912 -13 and specifies the technique: oil on canvas. The work's notice dates the work to 1912 -13 and specifies the technique: oil on canvas. The work's notice dates the work to 1912 -13 and specifies the technique: oil on canvas. The work's notice counts as a landmark because it summarizes a tradition while moving it by a decision of composition, light or material. The image and button lead to the corresponding Alpha Reproduction sheet; the institutional provenance of the model remains indicated and the original Met notice is preserved in the file documentation.

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Ia Orana Maria (Hail Mary), Paul Gauguin#19
Paul Gauguin · European Paintings

Ia Orana Maria (Hail Mary)

Date1891TechniqueOil on canvasCollectionMetropolitan Museum of Art

Paul Gauguin makes Ia Orana Maria (Hail Mary) a decisive work in the career of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The Met's collection of European paintings here allows us to read together school, commission, formal invention and circulation of models. The subject remains recognizable, but the strength of the work lies in the agreement between scale, material, rhythm and color. Each detail participates in an overall structure which leads the eye without closing the meaning. The museum notice dates the work to 1891 and specifies the technique: oil on canvas. This rank measures less an abstract celebrity than the painting's ability to illuminate the works that surround it and the history of the collection. The image and button lead to the corresponding Alpha Reproduction sheet; the institutional provenance of the model remains indicated and the original Met notice is preserved in the file documentation.

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The Crucifixion and the Last Judgment, Jan van Eyck#20
Jan van Eyck · European Paintings

The Crucifixion and the Last Judgment

Dateca. 1436 -38TechniqueOil on canvas, transferred from woodCollectionMetropolitan Museum of Art

Jan van Eyck makes The Crucifixion and the Last Judgment a decisive work in the career of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The Met's collection of European paintings here allows us to read together school, commission, formal invention and circulation of models. The narrative scene is based on a precise hierarchy of gestures, looks and masses. The painter makes the story immediately readable while leaving tensions that prolong the observation. The museum notice dates the work ca. 1436 -38 and specifies the technique: oil on canvas, transferred from wood. The painting remains memorable because it unites a very constructed formal invention with an immediate experience of the subject. The museum notice dates the work ca. 1436 -38 and specifies the technique: oil on canvas, transferred from wood. The painting remains memorable because it unites a very constructed formal invention with an immediate experience of the subject. The museum notice dates the work ca. 1436 -38 and specifies the technique: oil on canvas, transferred from wood. The painting remains memorable because it unites a very constructed formal invention with an immediate experience of the subject. The museum notice dates the work ca. 1436 -38 and specifies the technique: oil on canvas, transferred from wood. The painting remains memorable because it unites a very constructed formal invention with an immediate experience of the subject. The museum notice dates the work ca. 1436 -38 and specifies the technique: oil on canvas, transferred from wood. The painting remains memorable because it unites a very constructed formal invention with an immediate experience of the subject.

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Portrait of a Carthusian, Petrus Christus#21
Petrus Christus · European Paintings

Portrait of a Carthusian

Petrus Christus makes Portrait of a Carthusian a decisive work in the career of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The Met's collection of European paintings here allows us to read together school, commission, formal invention and circulation of models. The framing, posture and relationship between the face, hands and background construct a presence more complex than a simple resemblance. Clothing and objects become signs of character, function or status. Clothing and objects become signs of character, function or status. The museum notice dates the work to 1446 and specifies the technique: oil on oak. Its place in this classification is due both to its importance in the history of art and to the exceptional quality of its presence within the Met collections. The image and the button lead to the corresponding Alpha Reproduction sheet; the institutional provenance of the model remains indicated and the original Met notice is preserved in the documentation of the sheet.

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The Adoration of the Magi, Giotto di Bondone#22
Giotto di Bondone · European Paintings

The Adoration of the Magi

Giotto di Bondone makes The Adoration of the Magi a decisive work in the career of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The Met's collection of European paintings here allows us to read together school, commission, formal invention and circulation of models. The narrative scene is based on a precise hierarchy of gestures, looks and masses. The painter makes the story immediately readable while leaving tensions that prolong the observation. The museum notice dates the work possibly ca. 1320 and specifies the technique: tempera on wood, or ground. The work counts as a benchmark because it summarizes a tradition while leaving tensions that prolong the observation. The museum notice dates the work possibly ca. 1320 and specifies the technique: tempera on wood, or ground. The work counts as a benchmark because it summarizes a tradition while moving it by a decision of composition, light or material. The image and the button lead to the corresponding Alpha Reproduction sheet; the institutional provenance of the model remains indicated and the original Met notice is preserved in the file documentation.

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Virgin and Child, Duccio di Buoninsegna#23
Duccio di Buoninsegna · European Paintings

Virgin and Child

Duccio di Buoninsegna makes Virgin and Child a decisive work in the career of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The Met's collection of European paintings here allows us to read together school, commission, formal invention and circulation of models. The narrative scene is based on a precise hierarchy of gestures, looks and masses. The painter makes the story immediately readable while leaving tensions that prolong the observation. The museum notice dates the work ca. 1290 -1300 and specifies the technique: tempera and or on wood. This rank measures less an abstract celebrity than the painting's ability to illuminate the works around it and the history of the collection. The image and button lead to the corresponding Alpha Reproduction sheet; the institutional provenance of the model remains indicated and the original Met notice is preserved in the file documentation.

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Virgin and Child in throne with saints, Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio or Santi)#24
Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio or Santi) · European Paintings

Virgin and Child in throne with saints

Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio or Santi) makes Virgin and Child in Throne with Saints a decisive work in the journey of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The Met's collection of European paintings here allows us to read together school, commission, formal invention and circulation of models. The narrative scene is based on a precise hierarchy of gestures, looks and masses. The painter makes the story immediately readable while leaving tensions that prolong the observation. The museum notice dates the work ca. 1504 and specifies the technique: oil and or on wood. The painting makes the story immediately readable while leaving tensions that prolong the observation. The museum notice dates the work ca. 1504 and specifies the technique: oil and or on wood. The painting makes the story immediately readable while leaving tensions that prolong the observation. The museum notice dates the work ca. 1504 and specifies the technique: oil and or on wood. The painting makes the story immediately readable while leaving tensions that prolong the observation. The museum notice dates the work ca. 1504 and specifies the technique: oil and or on wood. The painting remains memorable because it unites a very constructed formal invention with an immediate experience of the subject. The image and the button lead to the corresponding Alpha Reproduction sheet; the institutional provenance of the model remains indicated and the original Met notice is preserved in the file documentation.

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The Last Communion of Saint Jerome, Botticelli (Alessandro di Mariano Filipepi)#25
Botticelli (Alessandro di Mariano Filipepi) · European Paintings

The Last Communion of Saint Jerome

Botticelli (Alessandro di Mariano Filipepi) makes The Last Communion of Saint Jerome a decisive work in the career of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The Met's collection of European paintings here allows us to read together school, commission, formal invention and circulation of models. The narrative scene is based on a precise hierarchy of gestures, looks and masses. The painter makes the story immediately readable while leaving tensions that prolong the observation. The museum notice dates the work early 1490s and specifies the technique: tempera and or on wood. His place in this classification is due both to its importance in the history of art and to the exceptional quality of its presence within the Met collections. The image and the button lead to the corresponding Alpha Reproduction sheet; the institutional provenance of the model remains indicated and the original Met notice is preserved in the file documentation.

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Ancient masters and great stories

Renaissance, Baroque age, portrait and religious painting enter into dialogue.

The Virgin and Child with Saint Anne, Albrecht Dürer#26
Albrecht Dürer · European Paintings

The Virgin and Child with Saint Anne

Albrecht Dürer makes The Virgin and Child with Saint Anne a decisive work in the career of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The Met's collection of European paintings here allows us to read together school, commission, formal invention and circulation of models. The narrative scene is based on a precise hierarchy of gestures, looks and masses. The painter makes the story immediately readable while leaving tensions that prolong the observation. The museum notice dates the work probably 1519 and specifies the technique: oil on linden. The work counts as a benchmark because it summarizes a tradition while leaving tensions that prolong the observation. The museum notice dates the work probably to 1519 and specifies the technique: oil on linden. The work counts as a landmark because it summarizes a tradition while moving it by a decision of composition, light or material. The image and the button lead to the corresponding Alpha Reproduction sheet; the institutional provenance of the model remains indicated and the original Met notice is preserved in the file documentation.

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Virgin and Child, Giovanni Bellini#27
Giovanni Bellini · European Paintings

Virgin and Child

Giovanni Bellini makes Virgin and Child a decisive work in the career of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The Met's collection of European paintings here allows us to read together school, commission, formal invention and circulation of models. The narrative scene is based on a precise hierarchy of gestures, looks and masses. The painter makes the story immediately readable while leaving tensions that prolong the observation. The museum notice dates the late 1480s work and specifies the technique: oil on wood. This rank measures less an abstract celebrity than the painting's ability to illuminate the works around it and the history of the collection. The image and button lead to the corresponding Alpha Reproduction sheet; the institutional provenance of the model remains indicated and the original Met notice is preserved in the file documentation.

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Venus and Adonis, Titian (Tiziano Vecellio)#28
Titian (Tiziano Vecellio) · European Paintings

Venus and Adonis

Titian (Tiziano Vecellio) makes Venus and Adonis a decisive work in the career of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The Met's collection of European paintings here allows us to read together school, commission, formal invention and circulation of models. The narrative scene is based on a precise hierarchy of gestures, looks and masses. The painter makes the story immediately readable while leaving tensions that prolong the observation. The museum notice dates the work to 1550s and specifies the technique: oil on canvas. The painting dates the work to 1550s and specifies the technique: oil on canvas. The painting dates the work to 1550s and specifies the technique: oil on canvas. The painting remains memorable because it unites a very constructed formal invention with an immediate experience of the subject. The image and the button lead to the corresponding Alpha Reproduction sheet; the institutional provenance of the model remains indicated and the original Met notice is preserved in the file documentation.

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Mars and Venus united by Love, Paolo Veronese (Paolo Caliari)#29
Paolo Veronese (Paolo Caliari) · European Paintings

Mars and Venus united by Love

Paolo Veronese (Paolo Caliari) makes Mars and Venus united by Love a decisive work in the career of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The Met's collection of European paintings here allows us to read together school, commission, formal invention and circulation of models. The narrative scene is based on a precise hierarchy of gestures, looks and masses. The painter makes the story immediately readable while leaving tensions that prolong the observation. The museum notice dates the work to 1570s and specifies the technique: oil on canvas. The museum notice dates the work to 1570s and specifies the technique: oil on canvas. Its place in this classification is due both to its importance in the history of art and to the exceptional quality of its presence within the Met collections. The image and the button lead to the corresponding Alpha Reproduction sheet; the institutional provenance of the model remains indicated and the original Met notice is preserved in the file documentation.

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Rubens, Helena Fourment and their son Frans, Peter Paul Rubens#30
Peter Paul Rubens · European Paintings

Rubens, Helena Fourment and their son Frans

Peter Paul Rubens makes Rubens, Helena Fourment and their son Frans a decisive work in the career of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The Met's collection of European paintings here allows us to read together school, commission, formal invention and circulation of models. The subject remains recognizable, but the strength of the work lies in the agreement between scale, material, rhythm and color. Each detail participates in an overall structure which leads the eye without closing the meaning. The museum notice dates the work ca. 1635 and specifies the technique: oil on wood. The work counts as a benchmark because it summarizes a tradition while moving it by a decision of composition, light or material. The image and the button lead to the corresponding Alpha Reproduction sheet; the institutional provenance of the model remains indicated and the original Met notice is preserved in the documentation of the sheet.

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The Fortune Teller, Georges de La Tour#31
Georges de La Tour · European Paintings

The Fortune Teller

Georges de La Tour makes The Fortune Teller a decisive work in the career of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The Met's collection of European paintings here allows us to read together school, commission, formal invention and circulation of models. The subject remains recognizable, but the strength of the work lies in the agreement between scale, material, rhythm and color. Each detail contributes to an overall structure which leads the eye without closing the meaning. The museum notice dates the work probably to 1630s and specifies the technique: oil on canvas. This rank measures less an abstract celebrity than the painting's ability to illuminate the works that surround it and the history of the collection. The image and button lead to the corresponding Alpha Reproduction sheet; the institutional provenance of the model remains indicated and the original Met notice is preserved in the file documentation.

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The penitent Madeleine, Georges de La Tour#32
Georges de La Tour · European Paintings

The penitent Madeleine

Georges de La Tour makes La Madeleine penitente a decisive work in the career of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The Met's collection of European paintings here allows us to read together school, commission, formal invention and circulation of models. The narrative scene is based on a precise hierarchy of gestures, looks and masses. The painter makes the story immediately readable while allowing tensions which prolong the observation. The museum notice dates the work ca. 1640 and specifies the technique: oil on canvas. The painting remains memorable because it unites a very constructed formal invention with an immediate experience of the subject. The museum notice dates the work ca. 1640 and specifies the technique: oil on canvas. The painting remains memorable because it unites a very constructed formal invention with an immediate experience of the subject. The museum notice dates the work ca. 1640 and specifies the technique: oil on canvas. The painting remains memorable because it unites a very constructed formal invention with an immediate experience of the subject. The image and the button lead to the corresponding Alpha Reproduction sheet; the institutional provenance of the model remains indicated and the original Met notice is preserved in the file documentation.

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Self-portrait, Rembrandt (Rembrandt van Rijn)#33
Rembrandt (Rembrandt van Rijn) · European Paintings

Self-portrait

Rembrandt (Rembrandt van Rijn) makes Self-Portrait a decisive work in the career of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The Met's collection of European paintings here allows us to read together school, commission, formal invention and circulation of models. The framing, posture and relationship between the face, hands and background construct a presence more complex than a simple resemblance. Clothing and objects become signs of character, function or status. Clothing and objects become signs of character, function or status. The museum's notice dates the work to 1660 and specifies the technique: oil on canvas. Its place in this classification is due both to its importance in the history of art and to the exceptional quality of its presence within the Met's collections. The image and the button lead to the corresponding Alpha Reproduction sheet; the institutional provenance of the model remains indicated and the original Met notice is preserved in the file documentation.

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Study of a young woman, Johannes Vermeer#34
Johannes Vermeer · European Paintings

Study of a young woman

Johannes Vermeer makes Study of a Young Woman a decisive work in the career of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The Met's collection of European paintings here allows us to read together school, commission, formal invention and circulation of models. The framing, posture and relationship between the face, hands and background construct a presence more complex than a simple resemblance. Clothing and objects become signs of character, function or status. The museum notice dates the work ca. 1665-67 and specifies the technique: oil on canvas. The work's notice dates the work ca. 1665-67 and specifies the technique: oil on canvas. The work's notice dates the work ca. 1665-67 and specifies the technique: oil on canvas. The work's notice counts as a landmark because it summarizes a tradition while moving it by a decision of composition, light or material. The image and the button lead to the corresponding Alpha Reproduction sheet; the institutional provenance of the model remains indicated and the original Met notice is preserved in the file documentation.

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Carnival partygoers, Frans Hals#35
Frans Hals · European Paintings

Carnival partygoers

Frans Hals makes Party People at Carnival a decisive work in the journey of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The Met's collection of European paintings here allows us to read together school, commission, formal invention and circulation of models. The space is structured by plans, vanishing lines and color ratios. The landscape does not only serve as a setting: it becomes a way of organizing light, time and the memory of a place. The museum notice dates the work ca. 1616 -17 and specifies the technique: oil on canvas. This rank measures less an abstract celebrity than the painting's ability to illuminate the works around it and the history of the collection. The image and button lead to the corresponding Alpha Reproduction sheet; the institutional provenance of the model remains indicated and the original Met notice is preserved in the file documentation.

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Wheat fields, Jacob van Ruisdael#36
Jacob van Ruisdael · European Paintings

Wheat fields

Jacob van Ruisdael makes Fields of Wheat a decisive work in the career of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The Met's collection of European paintings here allows us to read together school, order, formal invention and circulation of models. The space is structured by plans, vanishing lines and color ratios. The landscape does not only serve as a setting: it becomes a way of organizing light, time and the memory of a place. The museum notice dates the work ca. 1670 and specifies the technique: oil on canvas. The painting remains memorable because it unites a very constructed formal invention with an immediate experience of the subject. The museum notice dates the work ca. 1670 and specifies the technique: oil on canvas. The painting remains memorable because it unites a very constructed formal invention with an immediate experience of the subject. The museum notice dates the work ca. 1670 and specifies the technique: oil on canvas. The painting remains memorable because it unites a very constructed formal invention with an immediate experience of the subject. The image and the button lead to the corresponding Alpha Reproduction sheet; the institutional provenance of the model remains indicated and the original Met notice is preserved in the file documentation.

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Happy company on a terrace, Jan Steen#37
Jan Steen · European Paintings

Happy company on a terrace

Jan Steen makes Joyeuse Compagnie on a Terrace a decisive work of the Metropolitan Museum of Art's journey. The Met's collection of European paintings here allows us to read together school, commission, formal invention and circulation of models. The space is structured by plans, vanishing lines and color ratios. The landscape does not only serve as a setting: it becomes a way of organizing light, time and the memory of a place. The museum notice dates the work ca. 1670 and specifies the technique: oil on canvas. Its place in this classification is due both to its importance in the history of art and to the exceptional quality of its presence within the Met collections. The museum notice dates the work ca. 1670 and specifies the technique: oil on canvas. Its place in this classification is due both to its importance in the history of art and to the exceptional quality of its presence within the Met collections. The image and the button lead to the corresponding Alpha Reproduction sheet; the institutional provenance of the model remains indicated and the original Met notice is preserved in the file documentation.

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Clothing those who are naked, Michiel Sweerts#38
Michiel Sweerts · European Paintings

Dress those who are naked

Michiel Sweerts makes Dressing Those Who Are Naked a decisive work in the career of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The Met's collection of European paintings here allows us to read together school, commission, formal invention and circulation of models. The subject remains recognizable, but the strength of the work lies in the agreement between scale, material, rhythm and color. Each detail participates in an overall structure which leads the eye without closing the meaning. The museum notice dates the work ca. 1661 and specifies the technique: oil on canvas. The work counts as a benchmark because it summarizes a tradition while moving it by a decision of composition, light or material. The image and the button lead to the corresponding Alpha Reproduction sheet; the institutional provenance of the model remains indicated and the original Met notice is preserved in the documentation of the sheet.

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The Crucifixion with the Virgin and Saint John, Hendrick ter Brugghen#39
Hendrick ter Brugghen · European Paintings

The Crucifixion with the Virgin and Saint John

Hendrick ter Brugghen makes The Crucifixion with the Virgin and Saint John a decisive work in the career of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The Met's collection of European paintings here allows us to read together school, commission, formal invention and circulation of models. The narrative scene is based on a precise hierarchy of gestures, looks and masses. The painter makes the story immediately readable while leaving tensions that prolong the observation. The museum notice dates the work ca. 1624 -25 and specifies the technique: oil on canvas. This rank measures less an abstract celebrity than the painting's ability to illuminate the works around it and the history of the collection. The image and button lead to the corresponding Alpha Reproduction sheet; the institutional provenance of the model remains indicated and the original Met notice is preserved in the file documentation.

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The Lute Player, Valentin de Boulogne#40
Valentin de Boulogne · European Paintings

The Lute Player

Valentin de Boulogne makes The Lute Player a decisive work in the career of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The Met's collection of European paintings here allows us to read together school, order, formal invention and circulation of models. The subject remains recognizable, but the strength of the work lies in the agreement between scale, material, rhythm and color. Each detail contributes to an overall structure which leads the eye without closing the meaning. The museum notice dates the work ca. 1625 -26 and specifies the technique: oil on canvas. The painting remains memorable because it unites a very constructed formal invention with an immediate experience of the subject. The museum notice dates the work ca. 1625 -26 and specifies the technique: oil on canvas. The painting remains memorable because it unites a very constructed formal invention with an immediate experience of the subject. The museum notice dates the work ca. 1625 -26 and specifies the technique: oil on canvas. The painting remains memorable because it unites a very constructed formal invention with an immediate experience of the subject. The museum notice dates the work ca. 1625 -26 and specifies the technique: oil on canvas. The painting remains memorable because it unites a very constructed formal invention with an immediate experience of the subject. The museum notice dates the work ca. 1625 -26 and specifies the technique: oil on canvas. The painting remains memorable because it unites a very constructed formal invention with an immediate experience of the subject. The image and button lead to the corresponding Alpha Reproduction sheet; the institutional provenance of the model remains indicated and the original Met notice is preserved in

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Manuel Osorio Manrique de Zuniga, Goya (Francisco de Goya y Lucientes)#41
Goya (Francisco de Goya y Lucientes) · European Paintings

Manuel Osorio Manrique de Zuniga

Goya (Francisco de Goya y Lucientes) makes Manuel Osorio Manrique de Zùñiga a decisive work in the career of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The Met's collection of European paintings here allows us to read together school, commission, formal invention and circulation of models. The framing, posture and relationship between the face, hands and background construct a presence more complex than a simple resemblance. Clothing and objects become signs of character, function or status. Clothing and objects become signs of character, function or status. The museum's notice dates the work to 1787-88 and specifies the technique: oil on canvas. Its place in this classification is due both to its importance in the history of art and to the exceptional quality of its presence within the Met's collections. The image and the button lead to the corresponding Alpha Reproduction sheet; the institutional provenance of the model remains indicated and the original Met notice is preserved in the documentation of the sheet.

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Self-portrait with two students, Adélaïde Labille-Guiard#42
Adélaïde Labille-Guiard · European Paintings

Self-portrait with two students

Adélaïde Labille-Guiard makes Self-Portrait with Two Students a decisive work in the career of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The Met's collection of European paintings here allows us to read together school, commission, formal invention and circulation of models. The framing, posture and relationship between the face, hands and background construct a presence more complex than a simple resemblance. Clothing and objects become signs of character, function or status. Clothing and objects become signs of character, function or status. The museum notice dates the work to 1785 and specifies the technique: oil on canvas. The work's notice dates the work to 1785 and specifies the technique: oil on canvas. The work's notice counts as a landmark because it summarizes a tradition while moving it by a decision of composition, light or material. The image and the button lead to the corresponding Alpha Reproduction sheet; the institutional provenance of the model remains indicated and the original Met notice is preserved in the file documentation.

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The Countess of La Châtre, Elisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun#43
Elisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun · European Paintings

The Countess of La Châtre

Elisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun makes La Comtesse de La Châtre a decisive work in the career of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The Met's collection of European paintings here allows us to read together school, commission, formal invention and circulation of models. The framing, posture and relationship between the face, hands and background construct a more complex presence than a simple resemblance. Clothing and objects become signs of character, function or status. The museum notice dates the work to 1789 and specifies the technique: oil on canvas. This rank measures less an abstract celebrity than the painting's ability to illuminate the works around it and the history of the collection. The image and button lead to the corresponding Alpha Reproduction sheet; the institutional provenance of the model remains indicated and the original Met notice is preserved in the file documentation.

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Antoine-Laurent and Marie-Anne Lavoisier, Jacques Louis David#44
Jacques Louis David · European Paintings

Antoine-Laurent and Marie-Anne Lavoisier

Jacques Louis David makes Antoine-Laurent and Marie-Anne Lavoisier a decisive work in the career of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The Met's collection of European paintings here allows us to read together school, commission, formal invention and circulation of models. The framing, posture and relationship between the face, hands and background construct a presence more complex than a simple resemblance. Clothing and objects become signs of character, function or status. Clothing and objects become signs of character, function or status. The museum notice dates the work to 1788 and specifies the technique: oil on canvas. The painting remains memorable because it unites a very constructed formal invention with an immediate experience of the subject. The museum notice dates the work to 1788 and specifies the technique. The museum notice dates the work to 1788 and specifies the technique: oil on canvas. The painting remains memorable because it unites a very constructed formal invention with an immediate experience of the subject. The image and button lead to the corresponding Alpha Reproduction sheet; the institutional provenance of the model remains indicated and the original Met notice is preserved in the file documentation.

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Portrait of Joseph-Antoine Moltedo, Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres#45
Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres · European Paintings

Portrait of Joseph-Antoine Moltedo

Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres makes Portrait of Joseph-Antoine Moltedo a decisive work in the career of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The Met's collection of European paintings here allows us to read together school, commission, formal invention and circulation of models. The framing, posture and relationship between the face, hands and background construct a presence more complex than a simple resemblance. Clothing and objects become signs of character, function or status. The museum notice dates the work ca. 1810 and specifies the technique: oil on canvas. Its place in this classification is due both to its importance in the history of art and to the exceptional quality of its presence within the Met collections. The image and the button lead to the corresponding Alpha Reproduction sheet; the institutional provenance of the model remains indicated and the original Met notice is preserved in the file documentation.

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The Princess de Broglie, Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres#46
Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres · Robert Lehman Collection

Princess de Broglie

Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres makes La Princesse de Broglie a decisive work in the career of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The Robert Lehman collection highlights the quality of the material, the underlying drawing and the pictorial construction. The framing, posture and relationship between the face, hands and background construct a presence more complex than a simple resemblance. Clothing and objects become signs of character, function or status. Clothing and objects become signs of character, function or status. The museum notice dates the work to 1851 -53 and specifies the technique: oil on canvas. The work's notice dates the work to 1851 -53 and specifies the technique: oil on canvas. The work's notice dates the work to 1851 -53 and specifies the technique: oil on canvas. The work's notice counts as a landmark because it summarizes a tradition while moving it by a decision of composition, light or material. The image and button lead to the corresponding Alpha Reproduction sheet; the institutional provenance of the model remains indicated and the original Met notice is preserved in the file documentation.

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Marie-Émilie Coignet de Courson with a dog, Jean Honoré Fragonard#47
Jean Honoré Fragonard · European Paintings

Marie-Émilie Coignet de Courson with a dog

Jean Honoré Fragonard makes Marie-Émilie Coignet de Courson with a dog a decisive work in the journey of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The Met's collection of European paintings here allows us to read together school, commission, formal invention and circulation of models. The subject remains recognizable, but the strength of the work lies in the agreement between scale, material, rhythm and color. Each detail contributes to an overall structure which leads the eye without closing the meaning. The museum notice dates the work ca. 1769 and specifies the technique: oil on canvas. This rank measures less an abstract celebrity than the painting's ability to illuminate the works around it and the history of the collection. The image and button lead to the corresponding Alpha Reproduction sheet; the institutional provenance of the model remains indicated and the original Met notice is preserved in the file documentation.

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The Toilet of Venus, François Boucher#48
François Boucher · European Paintings

The Toilet of Venus

François Boucher makes The Toilet of Venus a decisive work in the career of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The Met's collection of European paintings here allows us to read together school, commission, formal invention and circulation of models. The narrative scene is based on a precise hierarchy of gestures, looks and masses. The painter makes the story immediately readable while leaving tensions that prolong the observation. The museum notice dates the work to 1751 and specifies the technique: oil on canvas. The painting remains memorable because it unites a very constructed formal invention with an immediate experience of the subject. The museum notice dates the work to 1751 and specifies the technique: oil on canvas. The painting remains memorable because it unites a very constructed formal invention with an immediate experience of the subject. The image and the button lead to the corresponding Alpha Reproduction sheet; the institutional provenance of the model remains indicated and the original Met notice is preserved in the file documentation.

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Mezzetin, Antoine Watteau#49
Antoine Watteau · European Paintings

Mezzetin

Antoine Watteau makes Mezzetin a decisive work in the career of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The Met's collection of European paintings here allows us to read together school, commission, formal invention and circulation of models. The subject remains recognizable, but the strength of the work lies in the agreement between scale, material, rhythm and color. Each detail contributes to an overall structure which leads the eye without closing the meaning. The museum notice dates the work ca. 1718 -20 and specifies the technique: oil on canvas. Its place in this classification is due both to its importance in the history of art and to the exceptional quality of its presence within the Met collections. The image and the button lead to the corresponding Alpha Reproduction sheet; the institutional provenance of the model remains indicated and the original Met notice is preserved in the sheet documentation.

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Soap Bubbles, Jean Siméon Chardin#50
Jean Siméon Chardin · European Paintings

Soap Bubbles

Jean Siméon Chardin makes Les Bulles de Savon a decisive work in the career of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The Met's collection of European paintings here allows us to read together school, order, formal invention and circulation of models. The subject remains recognizable, but the strength of the work lies in the agreement between scale, material, rhythm and color. Each detail contributes to an overall structure which leads the eye without closing the meaning. The museum notice dates the work ca. 1733 -34 and specifies the technique: oil on canvas. The work counts as a benchmark because it summarizes a tradition while moving it by a decision of composition, light or material. The image and the button lead to the corresponding Alpha Reproduction sheet; the institutional provenance of the model remains indicated and the original Met notice is preserved in the documentation of the sheet.

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The 19th century in motion

Landscape, realism, impressionism and symbolism transform the painted surface.

Two men contemplating the Moon, Caspar David Friedrich#51
Caspar David Friedrich · European Paintings

Two men contemplating the Moon

Caspar David Friedrich makes Two Men Contemplating the Moon a decisive work in the journey of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The Met's collection of European paintings here allows us to read together school, commission, formal invention and circulation of models. The subject remains recognizable, but the strength of the work lies in the agreement between scale, material, rhythm and color. Each detail contributes to an overall structure which leads the eye without closing the meaning. The museum notice dates the work ca. 1825 -30 and specifies the technique: oil on canvas. This rank measures less an abstract celebrity than the painting's ability to illuminate the works around it and the history of the collection. The image and button lead to the corresponding Alpha Reproduction sheet; the institutional provenance of the model remains indicated and the original Met notice is preserved in the documentation of the sheet.

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Whalers, Joseph Mallord William Turner#52
Joseph Mallord William Turner · European Paintings

Whales

Joseph Mallord William Turner makes Baleiniers a decisive work in the career of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The Met's collection of European paintings here allows us to read together school, commission, formal invention and circulation of models. The subject remains recognizable, but the strength of the work lies in the agreement between scale, material, rhythm and color. Each detail contributes to an overall structure which leads the eye without closing the meaning. The museum notice dates the work ca. 1845 and specifies the technique: oil on canvas. The painting remains memorable because it unites a very constructed formal invention with an immediate experience of the subject. The museum notice dates the work ca. 1845 and specifies the technique: oil on canvas. The painting remains memorable because it unites a very constructed formal invention with an immediate experience of the subject. The museum notice dates the work ca. 1845 and specifies the technique: oil on canvas. The painting remains memorable because it unites a very constructed formal invention with an immediate experience of the subject. The museum notice dates the work ca. 1845 and specifies the technique: oil on canvas. The painting remains memorable because it unites a very constructed formal invention with an immediate experience of the subject. The museum notice dates the work ca. 1845 and specifies the technique: oil on canvas. The painting remains memorable because it unites a very constructed formal invention with an immediate experience of the subject. The image and the button lead to the corresponding Alpha Reproduction sheet; the institutional provenance of the model remains indicated and the original Met notice is preserved in the file documentation.

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The Rapture of Rebecca, Eugène Delacroix#53
Eugène Delacroix · European Paintings

The Rapture of Rebecca

Eugène Delacroix makes The Abduction of Rebecca a decisive work in the career of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The Met's collection of European paintings here allows us to read together school, commission, formal invention and circulation of models. The narrative scene is based on a precise hierarchy of gestures, looks and masses. The painter makes the story immediately readable while leaving tensions that prolong the observation. The museum notice dates the work to 1846 and specifies the technique: oil on canvas. His place in this classification is due both to its importance in the history of art and to the exceptional quality of its presence within the Met collections. The image and the button lead to the corresponding Alpha Reproduction sheet; the institutional provenance of the model remains indicated and the original Met notice is preserved in the file documentation.

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Joan of Arc, Jules Bastien-Lepage#54
Jules Bastien-Lepage · European Paintings

Joan of Arc

Jules Bastien-Lepage makes Joan of Arc a decisive work in the career of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The Met's collection of European paintings here allows us to read together school, commission, formal invention and circulation of models. The subject remains recognizable, but the strength of the work lies in the agreement between scale, material, rhythm and color. Each detail contributes to an overall structure which leads the eye without closing the meaning. The museum notice dates the work to 1879 and specifies the technique: oil on canvas. The work counts as a benchmark because it summarizes a tradition while moving it by a decision of composition, light or material. The image and the button lead to the corresponding Alpha Reproduction sheet; the institutional provenance of the model remains indicated and the original Met notice is preserved in the documentation of the sheet.

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The Horse Market, Rosa Bonheur#55
Rosa Bonheur · European Paintings

The Horse Market

Rosa Bonheur makes The Horse Market a decisive work in the journey of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The Met's collection of European paintings here allows us to read together school, commission, formal invention and circulation of models. The subject remains recognizable, but the strength of the work lies in the agreement between scale, material, rhythm and color. Each detail contributes to an overall structure which leads the eye without closing the meaning. The museum notice dates the work to 1852 -55 and specifies the technique: oil on canvas. This rank measures less an abstract celebrity than the painting's ability to illuminate the works that surround it and the history of the collection. The image and button lead to the corresponding Alpha Reproduction sheet; the institutional provenance of the model remains indicated and the original Met notice is preserved in the documentation of the sheet.

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Oedipus and the Sphinx, Gustave Moreau#56
Gustave Moreau · European Paintings

Oedipus and the Sphinx

Gustave Moreau makes Oedipus and the Sphinx a decisive work in the career of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The Met's collection of European paintings here allows us to read together school, commission, formal invention and circulation of models. The narrative scene is based on a precise hierarchy of gestures, looks and masses. The painter makes the story immediately readable while leaving tensions that prolong the observation. The museum notice dates the work to 1864 and specifies the technique: oil on canvas. The painting remains memorable because it unites a very constructed formal invention with an immediate experience of the subject. The museum notice dates the work to 1864 and specifies the technique: oil on canvas. The painting remains memorable because it unites a very constructed formal invention with an immediate experience of the subject. The image and the button lead to the corresponding Alpha Reproduction sheet; the institutional provenance of the model remains indicated and the original Met notice is preserved in the file documentation.

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Woman with a parrot, Gustave Courbet#57
Gustave Courbet · European Paintings

Woman with parrot

Gustave Courbet makes Woman with a Parrot a decisive work in the career of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The Met's collection of European paintings here allows us to read together school, commission, formal invention and circulation of models. The framing, posture and relationship between the face, hands and background construct a presence more complex than a simple resemblance. Clothing and objects become signs of character, function or status. Clothing and objects become signs of character, function or status. The museum notice dates the work to 1866 and specifies the technique: oil on canvas. Its place in this classification is due both to its importance in the history of art and to the exceptional quality of its presence within the Met collections. The image and the button lead to the corresponding Alpha Reproduction sheet; the institutional provenance of the model remains indicated and the original Met notice is preserved in the sheet documentation.

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The Third Class Wagon, Honoré Daumier#58
Honoré Daumier · European Paintings

The Third Class Wagon

Honoré Daumier makes Le Wagon de troisième a decisive work in the career of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The Met's collection of European paintings here allows us to read together school, commission, formal invention and circulation of models. The subject remains recognizable, but the strength of the work lies in the agreement between scale, material, rhythm and color. Each detail contributes to an overall structure which leads the eye without closing the meaning. The museum notice dates the work to 1864 and specifies the technique: oil on canvas. The work counts as a benchmark because it summarizes a tradition while moving it by a decision of composition, light or material. The image and the button lead to the corresponding Alpha Reproduction sheet; the institutional provenance of the model remains indicated and the original Met notice is preserved in the documentation of the sheet.

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The Village Maidens, Gustave Courbet#59
Gustave Courbet · European Paintings

The Village Maidens

Gustave Courbet makes Les Demoiselles de village a decisive work in the career of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The Met's collection of European paintings here allows us to read together school, commission, formal invention and circulation of models. The subject remains recognizable, but the strength of the work lies in the agreement between scale, material, rhythm and color. Each detail contributes to an overall structure which leads the eye without closing the meaning. The museum notice dates the work to 1851 -52 and specifies the technique: oil on canvas. This rank measures less an abstract celebrity than the painting's ability to illuminate the works around it and the history of the collection. The image and button lead to the corresponding Alpha Reproduction sheet; this rank measures less an abstract celebrity than the painting's ability to illuminate the works that surround it and the history of the collection. The image and button lead to the corresponding Alpha Reproduction sheet; the institutional provenance of the model remains indicated and the original Met notice is preserved in the file documentation.

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Hagar in the desert, Camille Corot#60
Camille Corot · European Paintings

Hagar in the desert

Camille Corot makes Hagar in the Desert a decisive work in the journey of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The Met's collection of European paintings here allows us to read together school, order, formal invention and circulation of models. The subject remains recognizable, but the strength of the work lies in the agreement between scale, material, rhythm and color. Each detail contributes to an overall structure which leads the eye without closing the meaning. The museum notice dates the work to 1835 and specifies the technique: oil on canvas. The painting remains memorable because it unites a very constructed formal invention with an immediate experience of the subject. The museum notice dates the work to 1835 and specifies the technique: oil on canvas. The painting remains memorable because it unites a very constructed formal invention with an immediate experience of the subject. The museum notice dates the work to 1835 and specifies the technique: oil on canvas. The painting remains memorable because it unites a very constructed formal invention with an immediate experience of the subject. The image and button lead to the corresponding Alpha Reproduction sheet; the institutional provenance of the model remains indicated and the original Met notice is preserved in the file documentation.

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Sibylle, Camille Corot#61
Camille Corot · European Paintings

Sibyl

Camille Corot makes Sibylle a decisive work in the career of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The Met's collection of European paintings here allows us to read together school, commission, formal invention and circulation of models. The subject remains recognizable, but the strength of the work lies in the agreement between scale, material, rhythm and color. Each detail contributes to an overall structure which leads the eye without closing the meaning. The museum notice dates the work ca. 1870 and specifies the technique: oil on canvas. Its place in this classification is due both to its importance in the history of art and to the exceptional quality of its presence within the Met collections. The image and the button lead to the corresponding Alpha Reproduction sheet; the institutional provenance of the model remains indicated and the original Met notice is preserved in the file documentation.

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The Côte du Jallais, Pontoise, Camille Pissarro#62
Camille Pissarro · European Paintings

The Côte du Jallais, Pontoise

Camille Pissarro makes La Côte du Jallais, Pontoise a decisive work in the career of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The Met's collection of European paintings here allows us to read together school, commission, formal invention and circulation of models. The subject remains recognizable, but the strength of the work lies in the agreement between scale, material, rhythm and color. Each detail contributes to an overall structure which leads the eye without closing the meaning. The museum notice dates the work to 1867 and specifies the technique: oil on canvas. The work counts as a benchmark because it summarizes a tradition while moving it by a decision of composition, light or material. The image and the button lead to the corresponding Alpha Reproduction sheet; the institutional provenance of the model remains indicated and the original Met notice is preserved in the documentation of the sheet.

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The Spanish Singer, Edouard Manet#63
Edouard Manet · European Paintings

The Spanish Singer

Edouard Manet makes The Spanish Singer a decisive work in the career of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The Met's collection of European paintings here allows us to read together school, commission, formal invention and circulation of models. The subject remains recognizable, but the strength of the work lies in the agreement between scale, material, rhythm and color. Each detail participates in an overall structure which leads the eye without closing the meaning. The museum notice dates the work to 1860 and specifies the technique: oil on canvas. This rank measures less an abstract celebrity than the painting's ability to illuminate the works that surround it and the history of the collection. The image and button lead to the corresponding Alpha Reproduction sheet; the institutional provenance of the model remains indicated and the original Met notice is preserved in the file documentation.

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Young woman in 1866, Edouard Manet#64
Edouard Manet · European Paintings

Young woman in 1866

Edouard Manet made Young Woman in 1866 a decisive work in the career of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The Met's collection of European paintings here allows us to read together school, commission, formal invention and circulation of models. The framing, posture and relationship between the face, hands and background construct a presence more complex than a simple resemblance. Clothing and objects become signs of character, function or status. Clothing and objects become signs of character, function or status. The museum notice dates the work to 1866 and specifies the technique: oil on canvas. The painting remains memorable because it unites a very constructed formal invention with an immediate experience of the subject. The image and button lead to the corresponding Alpha Reproduction sheet; the painting remains memorable because it unites a very constructed formal invention with an immediate experience of the subject. The museum notice dates the work to 1866 and specifies the technique. The museum notice dates the work to 1866 and specifies the technique: oil on canvas. The painting remains memorable because it unites a very constructed formal invention with an immediate experience of the subject. The image and button lead to the corresponding Alpha Reproduction sheet; the institutional provenance of the model remains indicated and the original Met notice is preserved in the file documentation.

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Madame Charpentier and her children, Auguste Renoir#65
Auguste Renoir · European Paintings

Madame Charpentier and her children

Auguste Renoir makes Madame Charpentier and her children a decisive work in the career of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The Met's collection of European paintings here allows us to read together school, commission, formal invention and circulation of models. The framing, posture and relationship between the face, hands and background construct a presence more complex than a simple resemblance. Clothing and objects become signs of character, function or status. Clothing and objects become signs of character, function or status. The museum notice dates the work to 1878 and specifies the technique: oil on canvas. Its place in this classification is due both to its importance in the history of art and to the exceptional quality of its presence within the Met collections. The image and the button lead to the corresponding Alpha Reproduction sheet; the institutional provenance of the model remains indicated and the original Met notice is preserved in the sheet documentation.

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By the sea, Auguste Renoir#66
Auguste Renoir · European Paintings

By the sea

Auguste Renoir makes By the Sea a decisive work in the career of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The Met's collection of European paintings here allows us to read together school, commission, formal invention and circulation of models. The space is structured by plans, vanishing lines and color ratios. The landscape is not only used as a setting: it becomes a way of organizing light, time and the memory of a place. The museum notice dates the work to 1883 and specifies the technique: oil on canvas. The work does not only serve as a setting: it becomes a way of organizing light, time and the memory of a place. The museum notice dates the work to 1883 and specifies the technique: oil on canvas. The work does not only serve as a reference point because it summarizes a tradition while moving it by a decision of composition, light or material. The image and the button lead to the corresponding Alpha Reproduction sheet; the institutional provenance of the model remains indicated and the original Met notice is preserved in the file documentation.

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The Lion's Meal, Henri Rousseau (the Customs Officer)#67
Henri Rousseau (the Customs Officer) · European Paintings

The Lion's Supper

Henri Rousseau (the Customs Officer) makes The Lion's Meal a decisive work in the career of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The Met's collection of European paintings here allows us to read together school, commission, formal invention and circulation of models. The subject remains recognizable, but the strength of the work lies in the agreement between scale, material, rhythm and color. Each detail participates in an overall structure which leads the eye without closing the meaning. The museum notice dates the work ca. 1907 and specifies the technique: oil on canvas. This rank measures less an abstract celebrity than the painting's ability to illuminate the works around it and the history of the collection. The image and button lead to the corresponding Alpha Reproduction sheet; the institutional provenance of the model remains indicated and the original Met notice is preserved in the file documentation.

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The Englishman at the Moulin-Rouge, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec#68
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec · European Paintings

The Englishman at the Moulin Rouge

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec makes The Englishman at the Moulin-Rouge a decisive work in the career of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The Met's collection of European paintings here allows us to read together school, order, formal invention and circulation of models. The subject remains recognizable, but the strength of the work lies in the agreement between scale, material, rhythm and color. Each detail contributes to an overall structure which leads the eye without closing the meaning. The museum notice dates the work to 1892 and specifies the technique: oil on cardboard. The painting remains memorable because it unites a very constructed formal invention with an immediate experience of the subject. The museum notice dates the work to 1892 and specifies the technique: oil on cardboard. The painting remains memorable because it unites a very constructed formal invention with an immediate experience of the subject. The museum notice dates the work to 1892 and specifies the technique: oil on cardboard. The painting remains memorable because it unites a very constructed formal invention with an immediate experience of the subject. The museum notice dates the work to 1892 and specifies the technique: oil on cardboard. The painting remains memorable because it unites a very constructed formal invention with an immediate experience of the subject. The museum notice dates the work to 1892 and specifies the technique: oil on cardboard. The painting remains memorable because it unites a very constructed formal invention with an immediate experience of the subject. The museum notice dates the work to 1892 and specifies the technique: oil on cardboard. The painting remains memorable because it

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Woman Sitting Near a Vase of Flowers, Edgar Degas#69
Edgar Degas · European Paintings

Woman sitting by vase of flowers

Edgar Degas makes Woman Sitting Near a Vase of Flowers a decisive work in the journey of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The Met's collection of European paintings here allows us to read together school, commission, formal invention and circulation of models. The framing, posture and relationship between the face, hands and background construct a presence more complex than a simple resemblance. Clothing and objects become signs of character, function or status. Clothing and objects become signs of character, function or status. The museum notice dates the work to 1865 and specifies the technique: oil on canvas. Its place in this classification is due both to its importance in the history of art and to the exceptional quality of its presence within the Met collections. The image and the button lead to the corresponding Alpha Reproduction sheet; the institutional provenance of the model remains indicated and the original Met notice is preserved in the file documentation.

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The Love Song, Sir Edward Burne-Jones#70
Sir Edward Burne-Jones · European Paintings

The Love Song

Sir Edward Burne-Jones makes The Song of Love a decisive work in the career of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The Met's collection of European paintings here allows us to read together school, commission, formal invention and circulation of models. The subject remains recognizable, but the strength of the work lies in the agreement between scale, material, rhythm and color. Each detail contributes to an overall structure which leads the eye without closing the meaning. The museum notice dates the work to 1868 -77 and specifies the technique: oil on canvas. The work counts as a benchmark because it summarizes a tradition while moving it by a decision of composition, light or material. The image and the button lead to the corresponding Alpha Reproduction sheet; the institutional provenance of the model remains indicated and the original Met notice is preserved in the documentation of the sheet.

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The Heart of the Andes, Frederic Edwin Church#71
Frederic Edwin Church · The American Wing

The Heart of the Andes

Frederic Edwin Church makes The Heart of the Andes a decisive work in the journey of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The American Wing places this painting in the construction of a national painting, between portrait, history, landscape and experience of the territory. The subject remains recognizable, but the strength of the work lies in the agreement between scale, material, rhythm and color. Each detail participates in an overall structure which leads the eye without closing the meaning. The museum notice dates the work to 1859 and specifies the technique: oil on canvas. This rank measures less an abstract celebrity than the painting's ability to illuminate the works that surround it and the history of the collection. The image and button lead to the corresponding Alpha Reproduction sheet; the institutional provenance of the model remains indicated and the original Met notice is preserved in the file documentation.

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The Rocky Mountains, Lander's Peak, Albert Bierstadt#72
Albert Bierstadt · The American Wing

The Rocky Mountains, Lander's Peak

Albert Bierstadt makes The Rocky Mountains, Lander's Peak a decisive work in the journey of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The American Wing places this painting in the construction of a national painting, between portrait, history, landscape and experience of the territory. The space is structured by plans, vanishing lines and color relationships. The landscape is not only used as a setting: it becomes a way of organizing light, time and the memory of a place. The museum notice dates the work to 1863 and specifies the technique: oil on canvas. The painting not only serves as a setting: it becomes a way of organizing light, time and the memory of a place. The museum notice dates the work to 1863 and specifies the technique: oil on canvas. The painting remains memorable because it unites a very constructed formal invention with an immediate experience of the subject. The museum notice dates the work to 1863 and specifies the technique: oil on canvas. The painting remains memorable because it unites a very constructed formal invention with an immediate experience of the subject. The image and button lead to the corresponding Alpha Reproduction sheet; the institutional provenance of the model remains indicated and the original Met notice is preserved in the file documentation.

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Fur traders descending Missouri, George Caleb Bingham#73
George Caleb Bingham · The American Wing

Fur traders descending Missouri

George Caleb Bingham makes Fur Merchants Descending Missouri a decisive work of the Metropolitan Museum of Art's journey. The American Wing places this painting in the construction of a national painting, between portrait, history, landscape and experience of the territory. The space is structured by plans, vanishing lines and color ratios. The landscape does not only serve as a setting: it becomes a way of organizing light, time and the memory of a place. The museum notice dates the work to 1845 and specifies the technique: oil on canvas. Its place in this classification is due both to its importance in the history of art and to the exceptional quality of its presence within the Met collections. The museum notice dates the work to 1845 and specifies the technique: oil on canvas. Its place in this classification is due both to its importance in the history of art and to the exceptional quality of its presence within the Met collections. The image and the button lead to the corresponding Alpha Reproduction sheet; the institutional provenance of the model remains indicated and the original Met notice is preserved in the file documentation.

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Watson and the Shark, John Singleton Copley#74
John Singleton Copley · The American Wing

Watson and the shark

John Singleton Copley makes Watson and the Shark a decisive work in the journey of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The American Wing places this painting in the construction of a national painting, between portrait, history, landscape and experience of the territory. The subject remains recognizable, but the strength of the work lies in the agreement between scale, material, rhythm and color. Each detail participates in an overall structure which leads the eye without closing the meaning. The museum notice dates the work ca. 1778 and specifies the technique: oil on canvas. The work counts as a landmark because it summarizes a tradition while moving it by a decision of composition, light or material. The image and the button lead to the corresponding Alpha Reproduction sheet; the institutional provenance of the model remains indicated and the original Met notice is preserved in the file documentation.

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The Champion in skiff, Thomas Eakins#75
Thomas Eakins · The American Wing

The Champion in skiff

Thomas Eakins makes The Champion in Skiff a decisive work in the career of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The American Wing places this painting in the construction of a national painting, between portrait, history, landscape and experience of the territory. The space is structured by plans, vanishing lines and color relationships. The landscape does not only serve as a setting: it becomes a way of organizing light, time and the memory of a place. The museum notice dates the work to 1871 and specifies the technique: oil on canvas. This rank measures less an abstract celebrity than the painting's ability to illuminate the works around it and the history of the collection. The image and button lead to the corresponding Alpha Reproduction sheet; the institutional provenance of the model remains indicated and the original Met notice is preserved in the file documentation.

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IV
American, Asian and ancient horizon

The American Wing opens to Asian scrolls and Mediterranean frescoes.

The Veteran in a New Field, Winslow Homer#76
Winslow Homer · The American Wing

The Veteran in a new field

Winslow Homer makes The Veteran in a New Field a decisive work in the journey of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The American Wing places this painting in the construction of a national painting, between portrait, history, landscape and experience of the territory. The space is structured by plans, vanishing lines and color ratios. The landscape does not only serve as a setting: it becomes a way of organizing light, time and the memory of a place. The museum notice dates the work to 1865 and specifies the technique: oil on canvas. The painting remains memorable because it unites a very constructed formal invention with an immediate experience of the subject. The museum notice dates the work to 1865 and specifies the technique: oil on canvas. The painting remains memorable because it unites a very constructed formal invention with an immediate experience of the subject. The museum notice dates the work to 1865 and specifies the technique: oil on canvas. The painting remains memorable because it unites a very constructed formal invention with an immediate experience of the subject. The image and button lead to the corresponding Alpha Reproduction sheet; the institutional provenance of the model remains indicated and the original Met notice is preserved in the file documentation.

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Prisoners of the Front, Winslow Homer#77
Winslow Homer · The American Wing

Prisoners of the front

Winslow Homer makes Prisoners of the Front a decisive work in the journey of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The American Wing places this painting in the construction of a national painting, between portrait, history, landscape and experience of the territory. The subject remains recognizable, but the strength of the work lies in the agreement between scale, material, rhythm and color. Each detail contributes to an overall structure which leads the eye without closing the meaning. The museum notice dates the work to 1866 and specifies the technique: oil on canvas. Its place in this classification is due both to its importance in the history of art and to the exceptional quality of its presence within the Met collections. The image and the button lead to the corresponding Alpha Reproduction sheet; the institutional provenance of the model remains indicated and the original Met notice is preserved in the file documentation.

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Storm approaching, Martin Johnson Heade#78
Martin Johnson Heade · The American Wing

Approaching storm

Martin Johnson Heade makes Orage Approaching a decisive work in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's career. The American Wing places this painting in the construction of a national painting, between portrait, history, landscape and experience of the territory. The space is structured by plans, vanishing lines and color relationships. The landscape does not only serve as a setting: it becomes a way of organizing light, time and the memory of a place. The museum notice dates the work to 1859 and specifies the technique: oil on canvas. The work does not only serve as a setting: it becomes a way of organizing light, time and the memory of a place. The museum notice dates the work to 1859 and specifies the technique: oil on canvas. The work counts as a benchmark because it summarizes a tradition while moving it by a decision of composition, light or material. The image and the button lead to the corresponding Alpha Reproduction sheet; the institutional provenance of the model remains indicated and the original Met notice is preserved in the file documentation.

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Chess Players, Thomas Eakins#79
Thomas Eakins · The American Wing

Chess Players

Thomas Eakins makes The Chess Players a decisive work in the journey of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The American Wing places this painting in the construction of a national painting, between portrait, history, landscape and experience of the territory. The subject remains recognizable, but the strength of the work lies in the agreement between scale, material, rhythm and color. Each detail contributes to an overall structure which leads the eye without closing the meaning. The museum notice dates the work to 1876 and specifies the technique: oil on wood. This rank measures less an abstract celebrity than the painting's ability to illuminate the works that surround it and the history of the collection. The image and button lead to the corresponding Alpha Reproduction sheet; the institutional provenance of the model remains indicated and the original Met notice is preserved in the file documentation.

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Still life on violin and score, William Michael Harnett#80
William Michael Harnett · The American Wing

Still life on violin and score

William Michael Harnett makes Still Life on violin and score a decisive work in the career of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The American Wing places this painting in the construction of a national painting, between portrait, history, landscape and experience of the territory. The subject remains recognizable, but the strength of the work lies in the agreement between scale, material, rhythm and color. Each detail contributes to an overall structure which leads the eye without closing the meaning. The museum notice dates the work to 1888 and specifies the technique: oil on canvas. The painting remains memorable because it unites a very constructed formal invention with an immediate experience of the subject. The museum notice dates the work to 1888 and specifies the technique: oil on canvas. The painting remains memorable because it unites a very constructed formal invention with an immediate experience of the subject. The museum notice dates the work to 1888 and specifies the technique: oil on canvas. The painting remains memorable because it unites a very constructed formal invention with an immediate experience of the subject. The image and button lead to the corresponding Alpha Reproduction sheet; the institutional provenance of the model remains indicated and the original Met notice is preserved in the file documentation.

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Northeast Wind, Winslow Homer#81
Winslow Homer · The American Wing

Northeast wind

Winslow Homer makes Northeast Wind a decisive work in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's career. The American Wing places this painting in the construction of a national painting, between portrait, history, landscape and experience of the territory. The subject remains recognizable, but the strength of the work lies in the agreement between scale, material, rhythm and color. Each detail contributes to an overall structure which leads the eye without closing the meaning. The museum notice dates the work to 1895; reworked by 1901 and specifies the technique: oil on canvas. Its place in this classification is due both to its importance in the history of art and to the exceptional quality of its presence within the Met collections. The image and the button lead to the corresponding Alpha Reproduction sheet; the institutional provenance of the model remains indicated and the original Met notice is preserved in the file documentation.

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Preparations for Carnival, Winslow Homer#82
Winslow Homer · The American Wing

Preparations for carnival

Winslow Homer makes Preparations for Carnival a decisive work in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's journey. The American Wing places this painting in the construction of a national painting, between portrait, history, landscape and experience of the territory. The subject remains recognizable, but the strength of the work lies in the agreement between scale, material, rhythm and color. Each detail participates in an overall structure which leads the eye without closing the meaning. The museum notice dates the work to 1877 and specifies the technique: oil on canvas. The work counts as a landmark because it summarizes a tradition while moving it by a decision of composition, light or material. The image and the button lead to the corresponding Alpha Reproduction sheet; the institutional provenance of the model remains indicated and the original Met notice is preserved in the file documentation.

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Lake George, John Frederick Kensett#83
John Frederick Kensett · The American Wing

Lake George

John Frederick Kensett makes Lake George a decisive work in the journey of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The American Wing places this painting in the construction of a national painting, between portrait, history, landscape and experience of the territory. The space is structured by plans, vanishing lines and color relationships. The landscape does not only serve as a setting: it becomes a way of organizing light, time and the memory of a place. The museum notice dates the work to 1869 and specifies the technique: oil on canvas. This rank measures less an abstract celebrity than the painting's ability to illuminate the works around it and the history of the collection. The image and button lead to the corresponding Alpha Reproduction sheet; the institutional provenance of the model remains indicated and the original Met notice is preserved in the file documentation.

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Stage Fort across Gloucester Harbour, Fitz Henry Lane (formerly Fitz Hugh Lane)#84
Fitz Henry Lane (formerly Fitz Hugh Lane) · The American Wing

Fort course across Gloucester Harbour

Fitz Henry Lane (formerly Fitz Hugh Lane) makes Stage Fort on the other side of Gloucester Harbor a decisive work of the Metropolitan Museum of Art's journey. The American Wing places this painting in the construction of a national painting, between portrait, history, landscape and experience of the territory. The space is structured by plans, vanishing lines and color relationships. The landscape is not only used as a setting: it becomes a way of organizing light, time and the memory of a place. The museum notice dates the work to 1862 and specifies the technique: oil on canvas. The painting does not only serve as a setting: it becomes a way of organizing light, time and the memory of a place. The museum notice dates the work to 1862 and specifies the technique: oil on canvas. The painting remains memorable because it unites a very constructed formal invention with an immediate experience of the subject. The museum notice dates the work to 1862 and specifies the technique: oil on canvas. The painting remains memorable because it unites a very constructed formal invention with an immediate experience of the subject. The museum notice dates the work to 1862 and specifies the technique: oil on canvas. The painting remains memorable because it unites a very constructed formal invention with an immediate experience of the subject. The image and button lead to the corresponding Alpha Reproduction sheet; the institutional provenance of the model remains indicated and the original Met notice is preserved in the file documentation.

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George Washington, Charles Willson Peale#85
Charles Willson Peale · The American Wing

George Washington

Charles Willson Peale makes George Washington a decisive work in the career of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The American Wing places this painting in the construction of a national painting, between portrait, history, landscape and experience of the territory. The framing, posture and relationship between the face, hands and background construct a presence more complex than a simple resemblance. Clothing and objects become signs of character, function or status. The museum notice dates the work ca. 1779-81 and specifies the technique: oil on canvas. Its place in this classification is due both to its importance in the history of art and to the exceptional quality of its presence within the Met collections. The image and the button lead to the corresponding Alpha Reproduction sheet; the institutional provenance of the model remains indicated and the original Met notice is preserved in the file documentation.

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George Washington, Gilbert Stuart#86
Gilbert Stuart · The American Wing

George Washington

Gilbert Stuart makes George Washington a decisive work in the journey of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The American Wing places this painting in the construction of a national painting, between portrait, history, landscape and experience of the territory. The framing, posture and relationship between the face, hands and background construct a presence more complex than a simple resemblance. Clothing and objects become signs of character, function or status. The museum's notice dates the work begun 1795 and specifies the technique: oil on canvas. The work's notice dates the work begun 1795 and specifies the technique: oil on canvas. The work's notice counts as a landmark because it summarizes a tradition while moving it by a decision of composition, light or material. The image and the button lead to the corresponding Alpha Reproduction sheet; the institutional provenance of the model remains indicated and the original Met notice is preserved in the file documentation.

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Flesh and black color arrangement: portrait of Théodore Duret, James McNeill Whistler#87
James McNeill Whistler · The American Wing

Flesh and black color arrangement: portrait of Théodore Duret

James McNeill Whistler makes Arrangement in Flesh and Black: Portrait of Theodore Duret a decisive work in the career of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The American Wing places this painting in the construction of a national painting, between portrait, history, landscape and experience of the territory. The framing, posture and relationship between the face, hands and background construct a more complex presence than a simple resemblance. Clothing and objects become signs of character, function or status. The museum's notice dates the work to 1883 and specifies the technique: oil on canvas. This rank measures less an abstract celebrity than the painting's ability to illuminate the works around it and the history of the collection. The image and button lead to the corresponding Alpha Reproduction sheet; the institutional provenance of the model remains indicated and the original Met notice is preserved in the file documentation.

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By the sea, William Merritt Chase#88
William Merritt Chase · The American Wing

By the sea

William Merritt Chase makes By the Sea a decisive work in the journey of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The American Wing places this painting in the construction of a national painting, between portrait, history, landscape and experience of the territory. The space is structured by plans, vanishing lines and color relationships. The landscape does not only serve as a setting: it becomes a way of organizing light, time and the memory of a place. The museum notice dates the work ca. 1892 and specifies the technique: oil on canvas. The painting remains memorable because it unites a very constructed formal invention with an immediate experience of the subject. The museum notice dates the work ca. 1892 and specifies the technique: oil on canvas. The painting remains memorable because it unites a very constructed formal invention with an immediate experience of the subject. The museum notice dates the work ca. 1892 and specifies the technique: oil on canvas. The painting remains memorable because it unites a very constructed formal invention with an immediate experience of the subject. The image and the button lead to the corresponding Alpha Reproduction sheet; the institutional provenance of the model remains indicated and the original Met notice is preserved in the file documentation.

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Carmencita, William Merritt Chase#89
William Merritt Chase · The American Wing

Carmencita

William Merritt Chase makes Carmencita a decisive work in the journey of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The American Wing places this painting in the construction of a national painting, between portrait, history, landscape and experience of the territory. The subject remains recognizable, but the strength of the work lies in the agreement between scale, material, rhythm and color. Each detail contributes to an overall structure which leads the eye without closing the meaning. The museum notice dates the work to 1890 and specifies the technique: oil on canvas. Its place in this classification is due both to its importance in the history of art and to the exceptional quality of its presence within the Met collections. The image and the button lead to the corresponding Alpha Reproduction sheet; the institutional provenance of the model remains indicated and the original Met notice is preserved in the file documentation.

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The Sea Workers, Albert Pinkham Ryder#90
Albert Pinkham Ryder · The American Wing

Sea Workers

Albert Pinkham Ryder makes The Workers of the Sea a decisive work in the journey of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The American Wing places this painting in the construction of a national painting, between portrait, history, landscape and experience of the territory. The space is structured by plans, vanishing lines and color ratios. The landscape does not only serve as a setting: it becomes a way of organizing light, time and the memory of a place. The museum notice dates the work ca. 1880 -85 and specifies the technique: oil on wood. The work counts as a landmark because it summarizes a tradition while moving it by a decision of composition, light or material. The image and the button lead to the corresponding Alpha Reproduction sheet; the institutional provenance of the model remains indicated and the original Met notice is preserved in the file documentation.

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White illuminating the night, Han Gan#91
Han Gan · Asian Art

White illuminating the night

Han Gan makes White Illuminating the Night a decisive work in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's career. The Asian Arts Department recalls that the history of painting is not limited to oil or Western easel paintings. The subject remains recognizable, but the strength of the work lies in the agreement between scale, material, rhythm and color. Each detail participates in an overall structure which leads the eye without closing the meaning. The museum notice dates the work ca. 750 and specifies the technique: horizontal roller; ink on paper. This rank measures less an abstract celebrity than the painting's ability to illuminate the works around it and the history of the collection. The image and button lead to the corresponding Alpha Reproduction sheet; the institutional provenance of the model remains indicated and the original Met notice is preserved in the file documentation.

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Old trees, flat distance, Guo Xi#92
Guo Xi · Asian Art

Old trees, flat distance

Guo Xi makes Old Trees, Plane Distance a decisive work of the Metropolitan Museum of Art's journey. The Asian Arts Department recalls that the history of painting is not limited to oil or Western easel paintings. The space is structured by plans, vanishing lines and color ratios. The landscape does not only serve as a setting: it becomes a way of organizing light, time and the memory of a place. The museum notice dates the work ca. 1080 and specifies the technique: horizontal roller; ink and colors on silk. The painting remains memorable because it unites a very constructed formal invention with an immediate experience of the subject. The museum notice dates the work ca. 1080 and specifies the technique: horizontal roller; ink and colors on silk. The painting remains memorable because it unites a very constructed formal invention with an immediate experience of the subject. The museum notice dates the work ca. 1080 and specifies the technique: horizontal roller; ink and colors on silk. The painting remains memorable because it unites a very constructed formal invention with an immediate experience of the subject. The image and the button lead to the corresponding Alpha Reproduction sheet; the institutional provenance of the model remains indicated and the original Met notice is preserved in the file documentation.

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Wang Xizhi geese geese, Qian Xuan#93
Qian Xuan · Asian Art

Wang Xizhi geese gazing

Qian Xuan makes Wang Xizhi contemplating geese a decisive work in the journey of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The Asian arts department recalls that the history of painting is not limited to oil or Western easel paintings. The subject remains recognizable, but the strength of the work lies in the agreement between scale, material, rhythm and color. Each detail contributes to an overall structure which leads the eye without closing the meaning. The museum notice dates the work ca. 1295 and specifies the technique: horizontal roller; ink, colors, and gold on paper. Its place in this classification is due both to its importance in the history of art and to the exceptional quality of its presence within the Met collections. The image and the button lead to the corresponding Alpha Reproduction sheet; the institutional provenance of the model remains indicated and the original Met notice is preserved in the sheet documentation.

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Old plum tree, Kano Sansetsu#94
Kano Sansetsu · Asian Art

Old plum tree

Kano Sansetsu makes Old Plum a decisive work in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's career. The Asian arts department recalls that the history of painting is not limited to oil or Western easel paintings. The subject remains recognizable, but the strength of the work lies in the agreement between scale, material, rhythm and color. Each detail participates in an overall structure which leads the eye without closing the meaning. The museum notice dates the work to 1646 and specifies the technique: four sliding panels (fusuma); ink, colors, gold, and gold leaf on paper. The work counts as a benchmark because it summarizes a tradition while moving it by a decision of composition, light or material. The image and the button lead to the corresponding Alpha Reproduction sheet; the institutional provenance of the model remains indicated and the original Met notice is preserved in the documentation of the sheet.

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Emperor Xuanzong's Flight to Shu, Unidentified artist#95
Unidentified artist · Asian Art

Emperor Xuanzong's Flight to Shu

Unidentified artist makes The Flight of Emperor Xuanzong to the Shu a decisive work in the journey of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The Asian Arts Department recalls that the history of painting is not limited to oil or Western easel paintings. The subject remains recognizable, but the strength of the work lies in the agreement between scale, material, rhythm and color. Each detail contributes to an overall structure which leads the eye without closing the meaning. The museum notice dates the work mid-12th century and specifies the technique: vertical roller; ink, colors, and gold on silk. This rank measures less an abstract celebrity than the painting's ability to illuminate the works around it and the history of the collection. The author's notice or his date of death does not allow the application of the creation rule, this entry remains documentary: the image and the button directly open the Met notice.

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Avalokiteshvara of water and the moon, Unidentified artist#96
Unidentified artist · Asian Art

Avalokiteshvara of water and moon

Unidentified artist makes Avalokiteshvara of Water and the Moon a decisive work in the career of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The Asian Arts Department recalls that the history of painting is not limited to oil or Western easel paintings. The subject remains recognizable, but the strength of the work lies in the agreement between scale, material, rhythm and color. Each detail contributes to an overall structure which leads the eye without closing the meaning. The museum notice dates the work first half of the 14th century and specifies the technique: vertical roller; ink and colors on silk. The painting remains memorable because it unites a very constructed formal invention with an immediate experience of the subject. The museum notice dates the work first half of the 14th century and specifies the technique: vertical roller; ink and colors on silk. The painting remains memorable because it unites a very constructed formal invention with an immediate experience of the subject. The museum notice dates the work first half of the 14th century and specifies the technique: vertical roller; ink and colors on silk. The painting remains memorable because it unites a very constructed formal invention with an immediate experience of the subject. The museum notice dates the work first half of the 14th century and specifies the technique: vertical roller; ink and colors on silk. The painting remains memorable because it unites a very constructed formal invention with an immediate experience of the subject. The author or his date of death does not allow the creation rule to be applied, this entry remains documentary: the image and the button directly open the Met notice.

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Mural of the villa of Boscoreale, unidentified artist#97
Unidentified artist · Greek and Roman Art

Mural of the Boscoreale villa

Unidentified artist makes Mural of the Villa de Boscoreale a decisive work in the journey of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. This ancient mural shows how architecture, illusion and color already organized the experience of the gaze. The subject remains recognizable, but the strength of the work lies in the agreement between scale, material, rhythm and color. Each detail contributes to an overall structure which leads the gaze without closing the meaning. The museum notice dates the work ca. 50 -40 BCE and specifies the technique: fresco. Its place in this classification is due both to its importance in the history of art and to the exceptional quality of its presence within the Met collections. The museum notice dates the work ca. 50 -40 BCE and specifies the technique: fresco. Its place in this classification is due both to its importance in the history of art and to the exceptional quality of its presence within the Met collections. The museum notice dates the work ca. 50 -40 BCE and specifies the technique: fresco. Its place in this classification is due both to its importance in the history of art and to the exceptional quality of its presence within the Met collections. The author or his date of death does not allow the application of the creation rule, this entry remains documentary: the image and the button directly open the Met notice.

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Landscape on a black background of the villa of Boscotrecase, unidentified artist#98
Unidentified artist · Greek and Roman Art

Landscape on black background of the Boscotrecase villa

Unidentified artist makes Landscape on a Black Background of the Villa de Boscotrecase a decisive work in the journey of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. This ancient mural shows how architecture, illusion and color already organized the experience of the gaze. The space is structured by plans, vanishing lines and color relationships. The landscape does not only serve as a setting: it becomes a way of organizing light, time and the memory of a place. The museum notice dates the work last decade of the 1st century BCE and specifies the technique: fresco. The work counts as a benchmark because it summarizes a tradition while moving it by a decision of composition, light or material. The museum notice dates the work last decade of the 1st century BCE and specifies the technique: fresco. The work counts as a landmark because it summarizes a tradition while moving it by a decision of composition, light or material. The museum notice dates the work last decade of the 1st century BCE and specifies the technique: fresco. The work counts as a landmark because it summarizes a tradition while moving it by a decision of composition, light or material. The author's notice or his date of death does not allow the creation rule to be applied, this entry remains documentary: the image and the button directly open the Met notice.

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Large Indian flying fox, Bhawani Das#99
Bhawani Das · Islamic Art

Large Indian flying fox

Bhawani Das makes Great Indian Frog a decisive work in the journey of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The Met places this painting in a history of forms, collections and views that spans several centuries. The subject remains recognizable, but the strength of the work lies in the agreement between scale, material, rhythm and color. Each detail participates in an overall structure which leads the eye without closing the meaning. The museum notice dates the work ca. 1777-82 and specifies the technique: pencil, ink, and opaque watercolor on paper. This rank measures less an abstract celebrity than the ability of the painting to illuminate the works that surround it and the history of the collection. The author's notice or his date of death does not allow the application of the creation rule, this entry remains documentary: the author or his date of death does not allow the application of the creation rule, this entry remains documentary: the image and the button directly open the Met notice.

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A goldsmith in his studio, Petrus Christus#100
Petrus Christus · Robert Lehman Collection

A goldsmith in his workshop

Petrus Christus makes A Goldsmith in His Studio a decisive work in the journey of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The Robert Lehman collection highlights the quality of the material, the underlying drawing and the pictorial construction. The subject remains recognizable, but the strength of the work lies in the agreement between scale, material, rhythm and color. Each detail contributes to an overall structure which leads the eye without closing the meaning. The museum notice dates the work to 1449 and specifies the technique: oil on oak panel. The painting remains memorable because it unites a very constructed formal invention with an immediate experience of the subject. The museum notice dates the work to 1449 and specifies the technique: oil on oak panel. The painting remains memorable because it unites a very constructed formal invention with an immediate experience of the subject. The museum notice dates the work to 1449 and specifies the technique: oil on oak panel. The painting remains memorable because it unites a very constructed formal invention with an immediate experience of the subject. The image and button lead to the corresponding Alpha Reproduction sheet; the institutional provenance of the model remains indicated and the original Met notice is preserved in the file documentation.

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Editorial method

Three ranking criteria

The top 100 transforms museum data into a reading journey, without presenting itself as an official Met list.

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Importance

The role of the work in the history of art and in the identity of the collection.

02

Documentation

An official notice, a pictorial classification and a verified Open Access image.

03

Balance

Different schools, media and departments to make the scale of the museum visible.

A collection story

From isolated masterpiece to encyclopedic museum

European paintings have long structured the public image of the Met. Bruegel, Rembrandt, Vermeer, Velazquez and Van Gogh still form major entry points.

The American Wing gives landscape and history painting a decisive place: Cole, Church, Homer, Eakins and Leutze tell as much of a nation as a story of the gaze.

Asian scrolls and ancient frescoes finally shift the very definition of the painting. Support, format and reading mode become an integral part of the work.

Institutional sources

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Ranking, attribution, technique and image data come from official resources at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Frequently asked questions

The Metropolitan Museum of Art top 100

Method, images, titles and links: useful benchmarks for reading the ranking.

How was this top 100 established?

The ranking starts from works reported as Highlights in official Met data, then favors historical importance, the quality of the notice, the presence of an Open Access image and the diversity of departments. The order is editorial, not chronological.

Are all entrances paintings?

Yes. The hundred objects were checked in the Met catalog. Drawings, prints, photographs, sculptures and decorative objects were excluded. The selected scrolls, panels and frescoes are classified as paintings by the museum.

Why are the titles in French?

The titles have been translated or Frenchified for the site's readership. The original title remains visible in the official Met notice opened from the institutional source.

Why do some images open an Alpha sheet?

For artists whose death predates 1956, the store uses its own image and reproduction link. The source of the original painting remains the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Why do five works refer directly to the museum?

Their author is unidentified or his date of death cannot be verified in the notice. They are not offered for reproduction in this course and remain strictly documentary.

Are Met images reusable?

The five institutional images selected come from the Met's Open Access notices. You must nevertheless consult the file for each work and the conditions of the museum before any reuse.

Has the Metropolitan Museum of Art validated this classification?

No. This is an independent editorial selection based on public museum data; it does not imply any endorsement or partnership by the Met.

Where can I find complete information?

Each sheet cites the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The institutional links and provenance links present in the Alpha sheets allow you to consult the date, technique, dimensions and history of the collection.

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One hundred paintings, several stories of the gaze

Each work opens a room, an era and a different way of understanding painting.

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