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The Five Wares of South Italian Vase Painting

December 1, 2010

By Keely Heuer

South Italian wares, unlike Attic, were not widely exported and seem to have been intended solely for local consumption.
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The Spanish Guitar

May 1, 2017

By Daniel Wheeldon

This is in fact the repeating story of the Spanish guitar: the innovations of Spain’s virtuosic musicians and ingenious craftsmen disperse to captivate and transform guitar-playing traditions around the world.
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The Artist Project: James Nares

September 16, 2015
Artist James Nares reflects on Chinese calligraphy in this episode of The Artist Project.
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Time of Day on Painted Athenian Vases

October 1, 2004

By Jennifer Udell

The scenes of myth and daily life that decorate Athenian vases often have a pronounced sense of time, which is depicted in simple pictorial terms that are meant to be easily recognized.
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Expanding Our Collection's Global Reach on the Spanish Wikipedia

March 14, 2018

By Elena Villaespesa

Digital Analyst Elena Villaespesa explores the impact The Met's Open Access initiative has had on engagement with the Museum's collection on the Spanish Wikipedia.
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Southern Italian Vase Painting

October 1, 2004

By Colette Hemingway

Almost from the beginning, South Italian vase painters tended to favor elaborate scenes from daily life, mythology, and Greek theater.
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Funerary Vases in Southern Italy and Sicily

November 1, 2010

By Keely Heuer

Liquid libations offered to the dead were poured through the containers into the soil containing the deceased’s remains.
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Polychrome Sculpture in Spanish America

October 1, 2003

By Johanna Hecht

In some regions, the paint was scratched through in a pattern to show the metallic surface below.
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The Artist Project: Deborah Kass

March 25, 2015
Artist Deborah Kass reflects on Athenian vases in this episode of The Artist Project.
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How to Read Greek Vases

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Plate with the Arms of Blanche of Navarre

Date: 1427–38
Accession Number: 56.171.148

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Vase with cover

Date: late 17th–early 18th century
Accession Number: 56.171.96a, b

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Vase with cover

Date: late 17th–early 18th century
Accession Number: 56.171.97a, b

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Vase

Date: 17th century
Accession Number: 91.1.1222

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[Moorish Vase, Granada]

Señan y Gonzalez (Spanish)

Date: 1880s–90s
Accession Number: 1983.1191.29

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Handled Vase

Date: 16th century
Accession Number: 56.171.79

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Vase

Date: 17th–18th century
Accession Number: 91.1.1212

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Architectural Model Based on the Alhambra

Rafael Contreras (Spanish)

Date: 19th century (?)
Accession Number: 85.13.2

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Vase with cover (one of a pair)

Real Fabrica de Buen Retiro (Spanish)

Date: 1784–95
Accession Number: 42.30.18a, b

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Vase with cover (one of a pair)

Real Fabrica de Buen Retiro (Spanish)

Date: 1784–95
Accession Number: 42.30.17a, b