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Essay

The Gods and Goddesses of Canaan

April 1, 2009

By Ira Spar

Although there existed no single state theology, the major gods reflect local geographical concerns about the fertility of the earth and the importance of water as well as relationships to the sky and the underworld.

video

A Conversation on Karl Bodmer: North American Portraits

June 16, 2021

By Gerard Baker, Annika Johnson, Patricia Marroquin Norby, and Scott Manning Stevens

This conversation focuses on Bodmer’s exceptionally detailed portraits of Omaha, Mandan, Hidatsa, Blackfoot, and other Plains nations peoples and the impact of the portraits on their communities.

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The New York Buddhist Vihara Monks

July 28, 2023

This video features Buddhist monks from the New York Buddhist Vihara Foundation chanting a blessing of suttas (sutras), the spoken word of the Buddha as preserved in the Sri Lankan tradition.

editorial

A Perfect Platform, Part Two: Outside the Walls

August 13, 2015

By Bryan Stevenson

Gardener Bryan Stevenson details the recent creation of a new hops bed outside the walls of The Cloisters museum and gardens.

editorial

A Perfect Platform, Part One: Building in Bonnefont

August 7, 2015

By Bryan Stevenson

Gardener Bryan Stevenson outlines how the gardens department at The Cloisters went about constructing the new hops trellis in the Bonnefont Herb Garden.

editorial

Van Eyck's The Crucifixion; The Last Judgment: Rethinking a Masterwork

February 2, 2016

By Maryan Ainsworth and Keith Christiansen

Curators Maryan Ainsworth and Keith Christiansen highlight the aspects of Jan van Eyck's The Crucifixion; The Last Judgment that prompted them to reconsider the masterwork.

Publication

"A Sèvres Biscuit Bust of Louis XV Acquired by The Frick Collection in Memory of Guy Bauman"

editorial

Something Fishy Going On

March 9, 2017

By Maryan Ainsworth

Curator Maryan Ainsworth examines some "fishy" details in a painting by Beuckelaer recently acquired by The Met.

editorial

Featured Publication: German Paintings in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1350–1600

June 5, 2013

By Nadja Hansen and Hilary Becker

Just in time to celebrate the opening of the New European Paintings Galleries, Curator Maryan Ainsworth has coauthored a comprehensive guide to the Met's German paintings.

editorial

An Artist's Traveling Adventures: Jan Gossart in Rome

March 20, 2017

By Maryan Ainsworth

Curator Maryan Ainsworth reveals the story of Jan Gossart's trip to Rome and its influence on his painting Christ Carrying the Cross, which was recently acquired by The Met.