Recent Acquisitions: A Selection, 2018–2020: Part I: Antiquity to the Late Eighteenth Century: The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin, v.78, no. 3 (Winter, 2021)

Contributions by Alexis Belis, Carmen C. Bambach, Deniz Beyazit, Monika Bincsik, Barbara Drake Boehm, John Byck, John T. Carpenter, Keith Christiansen, Adam Eaker, Helen C. Evans, John Guy, Navina Najat Haidar, Seán Hemingway, Marsha Hill, Melanie Holcomb, Daniëlle Kisluk-Grosheide, Wolfram Koeppe, Donald J. La Rocca, Sarah Lepinski, Pengliang Lu, Joan R. Mertens, Nadine M. Orenstein, Diana Craig Patch, Joanne Pillsbury, David Pullins, Jessica Regan, Freyda Spira, Perrin Stein, E. Bradley Strauchen-Scherer, Isabel Stünkel, Zhixin Jason Sun, and Pierre Terjanian (2021)

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The first of a special two-part edition of Recent Acquisitions, this Bulletin celebrates works acquired by the Museum in 2019 and 2020, many of which were gifts bestowed in honor of the Museum’s 150th anniversary year. Highlights of this volume include a sumptuous set of handscrolls depicting The Tale of Genji, a second-century Roman wellhead, a drawing of a landscape by French artist Claude Lorrain, and nearly one hundred Indian paintings. This publication also honors the many generous contributions from donors that make possible the continued growth of The Met's collection.

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Director's Note

Recent Acquisitions:
Part I: Antiquity to the Late Eighteenth Century

Donors of Gifts of Works of Art, July 1, 2018–June 30, 2020

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About the authors

Alexis Belis is Assistant Curator, Department of Greek and Roman Art, The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Carmen C. Bambach is Marica F. and Jan T. Vilcek Curator, Department of Drawings and Prints, The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Deniz Beyazit is Associate Curator, Department of Islamic Art, The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Monika Bincsik is Diane and Arthur Abbey Associate Curator for Japanese Decorative Arts, Department of Asian Art, The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Barbara Drake Boehm is Paul and Jill Ruddock Senior Curator, Department of Medieval Art and The Cloisters, The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

John Byck is Associate Curator, Department of Arms and Armor, The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

John T. Carpenter is Mary Griggs Burke Curator of Japanese Art, Department of Asian Art, The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Keith Christiansen is John Pope-Hennessy Chairman, Department of European Paintings, The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Adam Eaker is Assistant Curator, Department of European Paintings, The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Helen C. Evans is Mary and Michael Jaharis Curator of Byzantine Art, Department of Medieval Art and The Cloisters, The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

John Guy is Florence and Herbert Irving Curator of the Arts of South and Southeast Asia, Department of Asian Art, The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Navina Najat Haidar is Nasser Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah Curator in Charge, Department of Islamic Art, The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Seán Hemingway is John A. and Carole O. Moran Curator in Charge, Department of Greek and Roman Art, The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Marsha Hill is Curator Emerita, Department of Egyptian Art, The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Melanie Holcomb is Curator, Department of Medieval Art and The Cloisters, The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Daniëlle Kisluk-Grosheide is Henry R. Kravis Curator, Department of European Sculpture and Decorative Arts, The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Wolfram Koeppe is Marina Kellen French Senior Curator, Department of European Sculpture and Decorative Arts, The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Donald J. La Rocca is Curator Emeritus, Department of Arms and Armor, The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Sarah Lepinski is Associate Curator, Department of Greek and Roman Art, The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Pengliang Lu is Associate Curator, Department of Asian Art, The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Joan R. Mertens is Curator, Department of Greek and Roman Art, The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Iris Moon is Assistant Curator, Department of European Sculpture and Decorative Arts, The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Nadine M. Orenstein is Drue Heinz Curator in Charge, Department of Drawings and Prints, The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Diana Craig Patch is Lila Acheson Wallace Curator in Charge, Department of Egyptian Art, The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Joanne Pillsbury is Andrall E. Pearson Curator, Department of the Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas, The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

David Pullins is Associate Curator, European Paintings, The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Jessica Regan is Associate Curator, The Costume Institute, The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Freyda Spira is Associate Curator, Department of Drawings and Prints, The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Perrin Stein is Curator, Department of Drawings and Prints, The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

E. Bradley Strauchen-Scherer is Curator, Department of Musical Instruments, The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Isabel Stünkel is Associate Curator, Egyptian Art, The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Zhixin Jason Sun is Brooke Russell Astor Curator of Chinese Art, Department of Asian Art, The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Pierre Terjanian is Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Curator in Charge, Department of Arms and Armor, The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

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