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Image for The Parthian Empire (247 B.C.–224 A.D.)
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The Parthian Empire (247 B.C.–224 A.D.)

October 1, 2000, revised November 1, 2016

By Blair Fowlkes-Childs and Department of Ancient Near Eastern Art

Parthian art resists a straightforward definition, as it employs styles and motifs from both Hellenistic and earlier Near Eastern traditions that result in innovations in various media.
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American Portrait Miniatures of the Eighteenth Century

October 1, 2003

By Carrie Rebora Barratt

Patronage for miniatures extended beyond the court to include the political and merchant elite, eager to own and wear such stunning small portraits of loved ones.
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Elizabethan England

October 1, 2002

By James Voorhies

Elizabeth I’s admiration for the arts, along with England’s economic buoyancy during her reign, provided ripe conditions for the production of enduring hallmarks in the visual, decorative, and performing arts.
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Portrait Painting in England, 1600–1800

October 1, 2003

By Katharine Baetjer

Portraits and caricatures accounted for a significant percentage of the prints made for sale or as book illustrations. Ceramics, silhouettes, coins, medals, and waxes bore likenesses.
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Gardens of Western Europe, 1600–1800

October 1, 2003

By Vanessa Bezemer Sellers

Seventeenth-century explorations of the world seas and subsequent advances in natural history and botanical sciences directly affected the appearance of gardens.
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Empire Style, 1800–1815

October 1, 2004

By Cybele Gontar

Revolutionary conquests were echoed in the fine and decorative arts, in which figures of Fame and Victory abounded.
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Portraiture in Renaissance and Baroque Europe

August 1, 2007

By Jean Sorabella

A portrait does not merely record someone’s features, however, but says something about who he or she is, offering a vivid sense of a real person’s presence.
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Sèvres Porcelain in the Nineteenth Century

October 1, 2004

By Jeffrey H. Munger

The factory’s output reflected an ongoing desire for technical innovation as well as a wide embrace of diverse decorative styles that were employed simultaneously.
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Watercolor Painting in Britain, 1750–1850

October 1, 2004

By Elizabeth E. Barker

The technique of water-based painting dates to ancient times, and belongs to the history of many cultures in the world.
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editorial

Featured Publication—Interview with the Photographer: Joe Coscia

March 28, 2012

By Nadja Hansen

Chief Photographer Joe Coscia has worked at the Museum for more than twenty years. One of his recent assignments was to photograph the works of art for Masterpieces of European Sculpture in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1400–1900, written by Ian Wardropper and published last fall.
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Bodhisattva, probably Avalokiteshvara (Guanyin)

Date: ca. 550–560
Accession Number: 65.29.4

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Art

"Jewelry" by Debbie Kuo

February, 2011

"It’s like the Byzantine bling of the present day."

Departmental administrator Debbie Kuo, jewelry designer, talks about her favorite pieces of jewelry from the Met’s collection.