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Portrait of a Young Man, Probably Robert Devereux by Nicholas Hilliard
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Hear from a scholar whose recent discoveries in British archives have transformed our understanding of these artists and their royal sitters.
October 21, 2022
Curators Lizzie Cleland and Adam Eaker in the Tudors exhibition looking at a painted portrait of Queen Elizabeth I
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Join curators Elizabeth Cleland and Adam Eaker to explore The Tudors, which traces the transformation of the arts in Tudor England through more than 100 objects.
October 19, 2022
Detail of the Astronomicum Caesareum
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This most sumptuous of all Renaissance instructive manuals explained the use of the astrolabe and other instruments used for computing planetary positions
October 3, 2022
A metallic black and gold texture
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Let’s talk about the metals that break the rules.
August 31, 2022
Limestone Assyrian relief with a low-relief carving of two men bearing gifts
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Two scholars consider the displacement of Assyrian people and their art.
Sarah Graff and Sargon Donabed
August 3, 2022
Marble portrait bust of the emperor Gaius, known as Caligula
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Two scholars discuss misconceptions about race and polychromy in the ancient world.
Sarah Lepinski and Dan-el Padilla Peralta
July 7, 2022
A high-contrast view of Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux's "Why Born Enslaved!" from behind with her profile showing
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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
March 9, 2022
The designer Thebe Magugu wearing a shirt depicting two women seated next to each other
The innovative designer speaks about how fashion can address social issues, from gender-based violence to government corruption.
Mellissa Huber
September 10, 2021
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.
Newly installed, these sculptures celebrate the role of Maya artists in the creation of iconographies of power.
James Doyle
September 2, 2021
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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
September 1, 2021
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