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editorial

Unrolling the Ceramic Canvases of Maya Painters

November 28, 2016

By James Doyle

Assistant Curator James Doyle explains the innovative process members of The Met's Imaging Department used to digitally record three masterful canvases of Classic Maya vase painters in their entirety.
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Publication

Seventeenth-Century French Ceramic Art

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Essay

Ancient Maya Painted Ceramics

April 1, 2017

By James Doyle

Ceramic vessels nourished in both life and death: they held food and drink for daily life, but also offerings in dedicatory caches and burials, which range from the simplest graves to the richest royal tombs.
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Met Stories: Lowery Stokes Sims—Diversity

February 7, 2020

By Lowery Stokes Sims

Independent curator and art historian Lowery Stokes Sims talks about her role in bringing diversity to The Met collection of contemporary art.
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editorial

A Swim to The Cloisters

October 23, 2014

By Carrie Rebora Barratt

Carrie Rebora Barratt, deputy director for collections and administration, describes her recent, 7.5-mile swim from Pier 96 at 56th Street to just past The Cloisters.
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Calling a Spade a Spade: A Lack of Uniformity in Suits and Decks

February 4, 2016

By Tim Husband

Curator Tim Husband weighs in on suit symbols and hierarchies in early European playing cards.
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Publication

Cultural Convergence in the Northern Qi Period: A Flamboyant Chinese Ceramic Container, a research monograph

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Fragonard's "Twins": Coincidence or Artistic Exchange?

December 21, 2016

By Perrin Stein

Curator Perrin Stein analyzes two drawings of similar-looking men by Jean Honoré Fragonard—one drawn from a model, and the other influenced by a Jusepe de Ribera painting.
Press Release

Daniel H. Weiss Named Next President
of The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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audio

To Swim with Eels

June 12, 2023

By Emelihter Kihleng

Pacific poet Emelihter Kihleng reflects on her genealogy and connections to the lands of Pohnpei.
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Art

Stove

Attributed to the pottery of David II Pfau (1644–1702)

Date: ca. 1684–85
Accession Number: 06.968.2

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Art

Four carnival musicians

Zurich Pottery and Porcelain Factory (Swiss, founded 1763)

Date: ca. 1770
Accession Number: 1982.60.277

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Art

L'Ivresse

After a model by James Vibert (Swiss (also active in Paris), Carouge 1872–1942 Plan-les-Ouates))

Date: ca. 1900
Accession Number: 2004.119

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Art

Harlequina

Franz Anton Bustelli (Swiss, Locarno ca. 1720–1763 Munich)

Date: ca. 1763
Accession Number: 1974.356.524

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Art

Tile

Date: 18th century
Accession Number: 10.81.34

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Art

Tile

Date: 17th century
Accession Number: 02.5.86

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Art

Tile

Date: ca. 1660
Accession Number: 02.5.87

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Art

Dish

Date: dated 1689
Accession Number: 46.104.2

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Art

Plate

Zurich Pottery and Porcelain Factory (Swiss, founded 1763)

Date: ca. 1765
Accession Number: 1995.268.322

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Art

Bird Vendor

Zurich Pottery and Porcelain Factory (Swiss, founded 1763)

Date: ca. 1773
Accession Number: 43.100.64