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Animals in Medieval Art

October 1, 2001, revised January 1, 2012

By Melanie Holcomb and Barbara Drake Boehm

In addition to providing intriguing interpretations of animals, bestiaries offered tales about the existence of bizarre and loathsome creatures, many of which appeared in medieval art.
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Animals in Ancient Near Eastern Art

February 1, 2014

By Department of Ancient Near Eastern Art

Control of the natural world, as expressed by fierce animals, was a key aspect of the iconography of kingship.
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Essay

Roman Games: Playing with Animals

September 1, 2010

By Jacob Coley

Since the acquisition of exotic creatures was very expensive, they would often be sent to menageries or zoological gardens around Rome to be tamed and trained for public entertainment before they reached the games, where death was inevitable.
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Own a Van Gogh in Animal Crossing, with The Met's New Share Tool

April 27, 2020

By The Digital Editors

Here's how to download Met artworks into the game.
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The Fierce Animacy of the (In)Human Ornament

May 16

By Anne Anlin Cheng

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Exploring the Love Letters of Christopher Isherwood and Don Bachardy

February 7, 2018

By Michael Cirigliano II

Managing Editor Michael Cirigliano II discusses with Simon Callow and Alan Cumming the legacy of Christopher Isherwood and Don Bachardy's relationship, which has been immortalized through their frequent letters and David Hockney's double portrait.
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Horse Armor in Europe

March 1, 2010

By Dirk H. Breiding

Mankind has used animals such as onagers (wild donkeys), horses, camels, elephants, and dogs in conflicts for thousands of years, but no other animal has been employed so widely and continuously and was at times so comprehensively protected as the horse.
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Mules

John Singer Sargent (American, Florence 1856–1925 London)

Date: 1918
Accession Number: 50.130.49

Image for Two fulcra (headrest) attachments in the form of mule's heads

Date: ca. late 3rd–1st century BCE
Accession Number: 13.227.9, .10

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Date: 1st century CE
Accession Number: 27.253.1

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Date: 1st century CE
Accession Number: 23.160.79

Image for Fragmentary terracotta rhyton (vase for libations or drinking)

Attributed to the manner of the Sotades Painter

Date: ca. 460–450 BCE
Accession Number: 06.1099

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John Singer Sargent (American, Florence 1856–1925 London)

Date: September, 1918
Accession Number: 50.130.55

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Anne Goldthwaite (American, Montgomery, Alabama 1869–1944 New York)

Date: 1930–40 (?)
Accession Number: 45.158.1

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Date: 13th century
Accession Number: 08.110.19

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Image for Terracotta lekythos (oil flask)

Attributed to the Amasis Painter

Date: ca. 550–530 BCE
Accession Number: 56.11.1