Connections: Survival

Curator of Egyptian art Dorothea Arnold marvels at the survival and preservation of cultural artifacts in today's culture of obsolescence.

"As we live today, we constantly throw things away, so it is even more astonishing that things survive."

Curator of Egyptian art Dorothea Arnold marvels at the survival and preservation of cultural artifacts in today's culture of obsolescence.


Black and white photograph of chief librarian Ken Soehner standing in an aisle in the library filled with books
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Chief librarian Ken Soehner on his favorite depictions of books.
Kenneth Soehner
October 13, 2011
Black and white photograph of Edie Watts in The Met galleries
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Educator Edie Watts highlights the subtle and surprising instances where bugs are depicted throughout works in The Met collection.
September 26, 2011
Black and white photograph of Valerie Faivre in The Met galleries
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Paper conservator Valerie Faivre brings a French perspective on country scenes, scenes which are disappearing as more and more land is developed.
September 26, 2011
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The Angel of Death and the Sculptor from the Milmore Memorial, Daniel Chester French  American, Marble, American
Daniel Chester French
Piccirilli Brothers Marble Carving Studio
1889–93, carved 1921–26
Sleeping Boy, Philippe Laurent Roland, Terracotta, painted white, Italian, Rome
Philippe Laurent Roland
ca. 1774
Cubiculum (bedroom) from the Villa of P. Fannius Synistor at Boscoreale, Fresco, Roman
Roman
ca. 50–40 BCE
Marble Statue Group of the Three Graces, Marble, Roman
Roman
2nd century CE
Pyramides et le Sphinx, Félix Bonfils  French, Albumen silver print
Félix Bonfils
1860s–70s, printed ca. 1870
Bark Painting, Bark, paint, Ingura people
Ingura people
1940s–1950s
The Judgment of Paris, Lucas Cranach the Elder  German, Oil on beech
Lucas Cranach the Elder
ca. 1528
Aristotle with a Bust of Homer, Rembrandt (Rembrandt van Rijn)  Dutch, Oil on canvas
Rembrandt (Rembrandt van Rijn)
1653
Juan de Pareja (ca. 1608–1670), Velázquez (Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez)  Spanish, Oil on canvas
Velázquez (Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez)
1650
Sphinx of Hatshepsut, Granite, paint
ca. 1479–1458 B.C.
Large Kneeling Statue of Hatshepsut, Granite
ca. 1479–1458 B.C.
Royal hand, Limestone, paint
ca. 1353–1336 B.C.
Shirt, Linen
ca. 1492–1473 B.C.
Coffin of Ukhhotep, son of Hedjpu, Wood (Abies sp. or Cedrus sp.)
ca. 1981–1802 B.C.
Figurine of a Seated Woman, Limestone, organic material, paint, malachite
ca. 3450–3300 B.C.