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Artemisia Gentileschi's Esther Before Ahasuerus

Each time I stand before this painting I am impressed by the clever way the artist—the most famous female painter of the seventeenth century—has infused a well-known biblical story with her understanding of a gendered society in which women employed beauty and cleverness to gain the upper hand.
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The Legacy of Guitar Virtuoso Justin Holland Lives On

Associate Curator Jayson Dobney and guitarist Ernie Jackson introduce readers to nineteenth-century African-American guitar virtuoso Justin Holland.
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Fragonard's Trip to Holland: Fact or Fiction?

Curator Perrin Stein takes a look at a drawing by Jean Honoré Fragonard that serves as a clue as to whether or not the artist took a trip to Holland in 1773.
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Indian Skies: The Howard Hodgkin Collection of Indian Court Painting

Court painting, both devotional and secular, has a long history in India and has inspired artists from diverse global traditions. This Bulletin features more than fifty stunning examples of Indian court painting by Mughal, Deccani, Rajasthani, and Pahari artists all from the former collection of British painter Howard Hodgkin (1932–2017). The works featured include stunning portraits, beautifully detailed text illustrations, studies of the natural world, and devotional subjects. Authors explore Hodgkins’s interest in these works and the relationship between his collecting and artistic practice while also providing detailed discussions of individual styles of the Indian courts and the vibrant exchange across their kingdoms from the sixteenth to the nineteenth century.
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Indian Skies: The Howard Hodgkin Collection of Indian Court Painting

Through June 9
Over the course of sixty years, British artist Howard Hodgkin (British, London 1932–2017 London) formed a collection of Indian paintings and drawings that is recognized as one of the finest of its kind. A highly regarded painter and printmaker, Hod…
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The Luminous Image: Painted Glass Roundels in the Lowlands, 1480–1560

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"Philippe-Laurent Roland in The Metropolitan Museum of Art"

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The Making of 82nd & Fifth

Howard Silver, media producer for special projects, introduces a short video that provides a behind-the-scenes look at how the 82nd & Fifth team produces each two-minute episode in the series.
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Unpacking a Box of Love

Volunteer Cataloger Nancy Rosin highlights a selection of rare, intricate valentines from the 18th and 19th centuries that are now part of The Met collection.
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"A Flamboyant Gothic Portal from Poitou at The Cloisters"

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Valentine

Esther Howland (American, Worcester, Massachusetts 1828–1904 Quincy, Massachusetts)

Date:ca. 1860
Medium:Cameo-embossed, open-work, gilded, glossy lace paper, chromolithography, die-cut scraps
Accession Number:1981.1136.649
Location:Not on view
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Valentine

Esther Howland (American, Worcester, Massachusetts 1828–1904 Quincy, Massachusetts)

Date:mid 19th century
Medium:Collage, colored papers, lace paper, chromolithographed die-cut scrap
Accession Number:1981.1136.560
Location:Not on view
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Valentine

Esther Howland (American, Worcester, Massachusetts 1828–1904 Quincy, Massachusetts)

Date:mid 19th century
Medium:Collage, colored papers, lace paper, chromolithographed die-cut scraps
Accession Number:1981.1136.561
Location:Not on view
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Valentine

Esther Howland (American, Worcester, Massachusetts 1828–1904 Quincy, Massachusetts)

Date:mid 19th century
Medium:Open-work cameo embossed lace paper, colored paper wafers, die cut scraps, motto paper
Accession Number:1981.1136.564
Location:Not on view
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Valentine

Esther Howland (American, Worcester, Massachusetts 1828–1904 Quincy, Massachusetts)

Date:1847–70
Medium:Cameo-embossed lace paper, chromolithographed die cut scraps, green glossy paper, blue ink, red ink
Accession Number:1981.1136.633
Location:Not on view
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Valentine

Esther Howland (American, Worcester, Massachusetts 1828–1904 Quincy, Massachusetts)

Date:1847–70
Medium:Cameo-embossed, open-work lace paper, chromolithography, colored paper
Accession Number:1981.1136.629
Location:Not on view
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Valentine

Esther Howland (American, Worcester, Massachusetts 1828–1904 Quincy, Massachusetts)

Date:1850–70
Medium:Cameo-embossed lace paper, chromolithography, metallic die-cut, graphite
Accession Number:1981.1136.596
Location:Not on view
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Valentine

Esther Howland (American, Worcester, Massachusetts 1828–1904 Quincy, Massachusetts)

Date:1850–70
Medium:Cameo-embossed, open-work lace paper, chromolithography, colored paper
Accession Number:1981.1136.595
Location:Not on view
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Valentine

Esther Howland (American, Worcester, Massachusetts 1828–1904 Quincy, Massachusetts)

Date:1850–60
Medium:Open-work, cameo embossed paper, chromolithographed die-cut scraps, colored paper
Accession Number:1981.1136.579
Location:Not on view
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Valentine

Esther Howland (American, Worcester, Massachusetts 1828–1904 Quincy, Massachusetts)

Date:1850–60
Medium:Open-work, cameo embossed paper, silver paper, chromolithographed die-cut scraps, colored paper, graphite
Accession Number:1981.1136.578
Location:Not on view