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Learn more about the people depicted throughout the Museum and portraiture traditions around the world.

Marble portrait bust of the emperor Gaius, known as Caligula

Debunking the Myth of Whiteness

Two scholars discuss misconceptions about race and polychromy in the ancient world
Sarah Lepinski and Dan-el Padilla Peralta Jul 7, 2022
Still from "The Living Room" of Berenice Abbott sitting in an armchair in front of a fire with a camera on the table in front of her

Filming Berenice Abbott

Filmmakers Martha Wheelock and Kay Weaver discuss their memories of living and working with the legendary photographer.
Christopher Alessandrini and Stephanie Wuertz Jun 24, 2022

Asian American Modernism with Abang-guard

Explore how four pioneering artists made their way in New York City.
Maureen Catbagan, Louisa Lam, and Jevijoe Vitug Jun 9, 2022

Jeff Rosenheim, curator in charge of the Department of Photographs at The Met, and Maria Morris Hambourg, independent curator and former curator in charge of the Department of Photographs at The Met, were filmed at The Irving Penn Foundation making their selections for the Irving Penn: Centennial exhibition.

May 19, 2022
Iron map of The Death of Socrates

The Death of Socrates: New Discoveries

Technical examination of Jacques Louis David’s masterpiece reveals that the refinements seen in the artist’s preparatory drawings didn’t end when he began painting—rather, they continued through all stages of its execution.

Charlotte Hale and Silvia A. Centeno May 5, 2022
A painting of the philosopher Socrates speaking before a crowd

Prisons Real and Imagined

In Jacques Louis David’s The Death of Socrates (1787), a parable of principle on the eve of the French Revolution.

Perrin Stein Mar 14, 2022
A high-contrast view of Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux's "Why Born Enslaved!" from behind with her profile showing

Fictions of Emancipation: Carpeaux Recast

This podcast features artists discussing works from the exhibition and themes that arise in representations of the Black figure in Western art
Elizabeth Colomba, Delphine Diallo, and Fabienne Kanor Mar 9, 2022
Honus Wagner, Pittsburgh, National League, from the White Border series (T206) for the American Tobacco Company

Tracing Economics through Ephemera

An angle on commerce and consumerism through the “holy grail” of baseball card collecting
Allison Rudnick and Dave Jamieson Mar 2, 2022
Portrait of a queen regent trampling a captive carved into a stelae, or large decorated stone slab, of Maya origin. The sculpture is installed in the Great Hall at the Museum.

Set in Stone: Maya Rulers in the Great Hall

Newly installed, these sculptures celebrate the role of Maya artists in the creation of iconographies of power.
James Doyle Sep 2, 2021

Refashioning the Lavoisiers

A team of experts from across The Met gains new understanding of Jacques Louis David’s iconic portrait.
Silvia A. Centeno, Dorothy Mahon, and David Pullins Sep 1, 2021
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