"The power that this sculpture has is precisely in the fact that it's not always concerned with naturalism and it's really concerned with telling a story."
Curator Peter Barnet on the "Plaque with the Journey to Emmaus and Noli Me Tangere."
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Throughout 2013, The Met invited curators from across the Museum to each talk about one artwork that changed the way they see the world.
Photography by Oi-Cheong Lee
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Curator Peter Barnet on the "Plaque with the Journey to Emmaus and Noli Me Tangere."
Explore this object:
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/464443
Throughout 2013, The Met invited curators from across the Museum to each talk about one artwork that changed the way they see the world.
Photography by Oi-Cheong Lee
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