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The permanent collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art includes more than three million works of art spanning five thousand years of world culture. It is considered one of the finest in the world. This screen saver celebrates eleven treasures that prominently feature the color red.
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Eastman Johnson (American, 18241906)
The Hatch Family, 187071
Oil on canvas; 48 x 73 3/8 in. (121.9 x 186.4 cm)
Gift of Frederic H. Hatch, 1926 (26.97)
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The Annunciation, ca. 12901300
German
Pot-metal glass, vitreous paint; 1993.251.1: 29 1/8 x 28 3/4 in. (74 x 73 cm); 1993.251.2: 29 3/8 x 29 in. (74.6 x 73.7 cm)
The Cloisters Collection, 1993 (1993.251.1, .2)
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Opus Anglicanum (Chasuble), late 15th century
English
Silk and metallic threads on linen; appliquι on silk velvet foundation with silk embroidery and silver-gilt shot; 28 3/4 x 14 3/16 in. (73 x 36 cm)
The Cloisters Collection, 1982 (1982.432)
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Amedeo Modigliani (Italian, 18841920)
Reclining Nude, 1917
Oil on canvas; 23 7/8 x 36 1/2 in. (60.6 x 92.7 cm)
The Mr. and Mrs. Klaus G. Perls Collection, 1997 (1997.149.9)
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Franz von Lenbach (German, 18361904)
Marion Lenbach, the Artist's Daughter, 1900
Oil on canvas; 58 7/8 x 41 1/2 in. (149.5 x 105.4 cm)
Bequest of Collis P. Huntington, 1900 (25.110.46)
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"The Souper Dress", 196667 American; Made New York, New York
Paper; Length at CB: 32 in. (81.3 cm)
Purchase, Isabel Schults Fund and Martin and Caryl Horwitz and Hearst Corporation Gifts, 1995 (1995.178.3)
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Nicolaes Maes (Dutch, 16341693)
The Lacemaker, 165657
Oil on canvas; 17 3/4 x 20 3/4 in. (45.1 x 52.7 cm)
The Friedsam Collection, Bequest of Michael Friedsam, 1931 (32.100.5)
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Thomas Sully (American, 17831872)
Child Asleep (The Rosebud), 1841
Oil on canvas; 23 7/8 x 36 1/2 in. (60.6 x 92.7 cm)
Bequest of Francis T. S. Darley, 1914 (14.126.6)
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Simone Martini (Italian (Sienese), ca. 12841344)
Madonna and Child, ca. 1326
Tempera on wood, gold ground; Overall 23 1/8 x 15 1/2 in. (58.7 x 39.4 cm); painted surface 22 1/2 x 15 1/8 in. (57.2 x 38.4 cm)
Robert Lehman Collection, 1975 (1975.1.12)
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Giotto di Bondone (Italian, Florentine, 1266/761337)
The Epiphany, possibly ca. 1320
Tempera on wood, gold ground; 17 3/4 x 17 1/4 in. (45.1 x 43.8 cm)
John Stewart Kennedy Fund, 1911 (11.126.1)
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Yohji Yamamoto (Japanese, b. 1943)
Dress, spring/summer 2005
Red hand-pleated silk crepe
Purchase, Friends of The Costume Institute Gifts, 2006 (2006.37)
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