Art Explained

Mexican Prints at the Vanguard

Discover the rich history of printmaking in Mexico and the The Met’s collecting of these prints.

Mark McDonald September 16

A serene painting depicting the Virgin Mary and Child nestled within a tranquil forest setting, surrounded by lush greenery.

Look Again: European Paintings—Rethinking Spain & The Spanish Americas

Join curator David Pullins and conservator Jose Luis Lazarte Luna as they discuss the new approach to Spanish painting of the “Golden Age”.

David Pullins and José Luis Lazarte Luna August 27

Look Again:European Paintings—Rembrandt: Restoring a Masterpiece

Join curator Adam Eaker and conservator Dorothy Mahon as they discuss the restoration of Rembrandt’s Artistotle with a Bust of Homer, 1653, now on view in the renovated and reinstalled European Paintings galleries at The Met, Look Again: European Paintings 1300-1800.

July 31

A black volute-krater with copper-colored accents. Geometric patterns accent the lip and handles of the vessel, while the scene on the body shows a divine couple seated between two columns, flanked by a priestess and figures playing instruments.

Athenian Masterpieces in Etruscan Tombs

The magnificent volute-krater on loan from Ferrara.

Chiara Pizzirani and Delphine Tonglet July 30

Image of two shadowy figures rowing a boat with a baby in one arm.

Reflections on Flooding

How have printmakers in the United States addressed a long history of inundation and the social inequities it exacerbates?

Juan Gabriel Ramírez Bolívar July 29

Detail of a vibrant quilt made up of squares with narrow, rectangular strips of alternating colors.

Immaterial: Blankets
and Quilts

Threads of identity.

July 16

The Leonard A. Lauder Distinguished Scholar Lecture—Blackbeats: Cubism Reimagined

Join scholar Richard J. Powell as he rethinks the art of Cubism through the historical and aesthetic lens of African American art. Artists such as Dudley Murphy, Aaron Douglas, Jacob Lawrence, Mickalene Thomas, and Nina Chanel Abney use angular and fractured forms that resonate with the cultural effects of ragtime, jazz, hip-hop, and other Black performing arts traditions.

Richard J. Powell July 10