Featuring beautiful color reproductions and enlightening descriptions, this is the definitive guide to one of the largest, and most beloved, collections of art in the world.
More than a simple souvenir book, The Metropolitan Museum of Art Guide provides a comprehensive view of art history spanning five millennia and the entire globe, beginning with the ancient world and ending in contemporary times. It includes media as varied as painting, photography, costume, sculpture, decorative arts, musical instruments, arms and armor, works on paper, and many more. Presenting works ranging from the ancient Egyptian Temple of Dendur to Canova's Perseus with the Head of Medusa to Sargent's Madame X, this revised edition is an indispensable volume for lovers of art and art history, and for anyone who has ever dreamed of lingering over the most iconic works in the Metropolitan's unparalleled collection.
Director's Foreword
Introduction
Max Hollein
Ancient World
Ancient Near Eastern Art
Egyptian Art
Greek and Roman Art
Across Cultures
Asian Art
Islamic Art
Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas
Arms and Armor
Musical Instruments
Europe
Medieval Art
The Cloisters
Drawings and Prints
European Paintings
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Robert Lehman Collection
United States
The American Wing
Modern Era
The Costume Institute
Modern and Contemporary Art
Photographs
Index of Works
Photograph Credits
Max Hollein is Director of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.