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10 novembre 2010

"Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty " @ The Metropolitan Museum of Art NY

Alexander McQueen (British, 1969 – 2010), The Horn of Plenty, Autumn/Winter 2009-2010. Chris Moore/Catwalking.com NEW YORK, NY.- The spring 2011 exhibition organized by The Costume Institute of The Metropolitan Museum of Art will be Alexander McQueen:...

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30 mars 2010

Vienna Circa 1780: An Imperial Silver Service Rediscovered, on view @ The Metropolitan Museum of Art from April 13 through Nove

Eighteenth-century European court society was famous for its lavish banquets featuring elaborate settings and protocols designed to indicate the status of both host and guests. Integral to these events were extravagant dining services of silver and gold,...

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Tags: 1780, Silver, Vienna, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Sachsen-Teschen Service

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17 mars 2010

"Tutankhamun’s Funeral" @ The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Floral collar. Diam. 47 cm (18 ½ in). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Theodore M. Davis, 1909 NEW YORK, NY.- n 1908, while excavating in the Valley of the Kings in Egypt, American archaeologist Theodore Davis discovered about a dozen large storage...

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Tags: Amenhotep III, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Tutankhamun, Akhenaten

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9 février 2010

'Mastering the Art of Chinese Painting: Xie Zhiliu (1910–1997)' @ The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Xie Zhiliu (Chinese, 1910–1997), Celestial Maiden. Datable to 1942–43. Drawing mounted as a hanging scroll, ink and color on paper, Overall: 51 3/16 x 26 3/4 in. (130 x 68 cm) 2005.411.4 © 2000–2010 The Metropolitan Museum of Art NEW YORK, NY.- A new...

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Tags: Chen Hongshou, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Xie Zhiliu

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21 janvier 2010

'The Drawings of Bronzino" @ The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Agnolo Bronzino, "Head of a Smiling Young Woman in Three-Quarter View", ca. 1542-43. Charcoal and black chalk (with stumping), highlighted with white chalk, on of white paper; some outlines stylus-incised. Musée du Louvre, Département des Arts Graphiques...

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Tags: Drawings, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Agnolo Bronzino

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9 janvier 2010

Photocollages Reveal Wit and Whimsy of the Victorian Era in Metropolitan Museum Exhibition Opening February 2

Marie-Blanche-Hennelle Fournier (French, 1831–1906) Untitled page from the Madame B Album, 1870s. Collage of watercolor, ink, and albumen silver prints. The Art Institute of Chicago, Mary and Leigh Block Endowment, 2005.297 In the 1860s and 1870s, long...

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Tags: Victorian, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, photography, Georgina Berkeley, Lady Filmer, Viscountess Jocelyn, photocollage

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1 octobre 2009

The Marble Boy attributed to Michelangelo on loan @ The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

The Marble Boy Attributed to Michelangelo at the Cultural Services of the French Embassy. Photo: Amaury Laporte. NEW YORK, NY.- The Marble Boy, a fragmentary marble statue of a nude young boy attributed to Michelangelo, will make its way across Fifth...

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Tags: Michelangelo, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Marble Boy

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25 septembre 2009

'Imperial Privilege: Vienna Porcelain of Du Paquier, 1718–44' @ The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Tulip Vase from a Garniture. Austrian (Vienna), Du Paquier factory, ca. 1725. Hard-paste porcelain. H. 6-3/8 in. (16.2 cm.); W. 8-5/16 in. (21.1 cm.) The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of R. Thornton Wilson, in memory of Florence Ellsworth Wilson, 1954...

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Tags: 18th century, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Du Paquier, Vienna Porcelain

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5 septembre 2009

"Silk and Bamboo: Music and Art of China" @ The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Seated Musician, Tang dynasty (618–906), China. Marble. H. 5 1/2 in. (14 cm), W. 3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm), D. 2 3/4 in. (7 cm) Purchase, Friends of Asian Art Gifts, 2006 (2006.156) The Metropolitan Museum of Art will present an exhibition celebrating the musical...

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Tags: Tang dynasty, Ming Dynasty, Shang Dynasty, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Eastern Zhou Dynasty, Nao, Paiban, Pipa, Xun, Zhong

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23 juin 2009

'Afghanistan: Hidden Treasures from the National Museum, Kabul' @ The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Goblet depicting figures harvesting dates (Begram, Room 10), 1–200 CE, glass and paint, National Museum of Afghanistan. ©Thierry Ollivier / Musée Guimet NEW YORK, NY.- Ancient Afghanistan—located at the crossroads of major trade routes, where it attracted...

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Tags: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Afghanistan, National Museum Kabul

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