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Connections: The Nose

Creative producer Masha Turchinsky on prominent noses in The Met collection.
Masha Turchinsky
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"I approach Madame X and I say, 'Sister, I know that nose.'"

Creative producer Masha Turchinsky on prominent noses in The Met collection.

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Masha Turchinsky
Former Senior Manager and Senior Producer, Media Production and Online Features, Digital Department

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Lady at the Tea Table, Mary Cassatt American, Oil on canvas, American
Lady at the Tea Table
Mary Cassatt
1883–85
Madame X (Virginie Amélie Avegno Gautreau), John Singer Sargent American, Oil on canvas, American
Madame X (Virginie Amélie Avegno Gautreau)
John Singer Sargent
1883–84
Madame X (Countess Anna-Elizabeth de Noailles), Auguste Rodin French, Marble, French
Madame X (Countess Anna-Elizabeth de Noailles)
Auguste Rodin
Sitter Countess Anna-Elizabeth de Noailles
ca. 1907
Fragment from a marble head of a man, preserving the nose and mouth, Marble, Roman
Fragment from a marble head of a man, preserving the nose and mouth
Roman
mid-2nd century CE
Marble portrait head of the Emperor Constantine I, Marble, Roman
Marble portrait head of the Emperor Constantine I
Roman
ca. 325–370 CE
Marble funerary altar of Cominia Tyche, Marble, Roman
Marble funerary altar of Cominia Tyche
Roman
ca. 90–100 CE
Marble head from the figure of a woman, Marble, Cycladic
Marble head from the figure of a woman
Cycladic
2700–2500 BCE
Gold ring with carnelian intaglio portrait of Tiberius, Gold, carnelian, Roman
Gold ring with carnelian intaglio portrait of Tiberius
Roman
ca. 14–37 CE
J. Pierpont Morgan, Esq., Edward J. Steichen American, born Luxembourg, Gum bichromate over platinum print
J. Pierpont Morgan, Esq.
Edward J. Steichen
1903, printed 1909–10
Gable Ornament (P'naret), Fernwood, Big Nambas people
Gable Ornament (P'naret)
Big Nambas people
mid-20th century
Pendant mask of Ìyọ́bà Idià, Ìgbèsànmwà (ivory- and wood- carving guild) artists, Ivory, iron, brass, coal, traces of iron oxides, Edo peoples
Pendant mask of Ìyọ́bà Idià
Ìgbèsànmwà (ivory- and wood- carving guild) artists
16th century
Woman's Head, Amedeo Modigliani Italian, Limestone
Woman's Head
Amedeo Modigliani
1912
Face of Senwosret III, Red quartzite
Face of Senwosret III
ca. 1878–1840 B.C.