The Friends Group of the Department of European Paintings offers people who are passionate about art a unique opportunity to engage closely with the collection.
Keith Christiansen, John Pope-Hennessy Chairman of the Department of European Paintings, discusses a number of exciting new additions to the European Paintings galleries.
Keith Christiansen invites readers to view a selection of the Museum's newly acquired paintings now on view in European Paintings: Recent Acquisitions 2015–16.
The Met’s greatest Old Master paintings are back on view in a series of provocative galleries that introduce fresh themes and narratives about European art.
Collections Management Associate Bianca Ruthven highlights some of the recent discoveries being made about the European Paintings collection as artworks are being moved in preparation for the Skylights Project.
The use of botanical imagery in painting proliferated especially in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, as artists became increasingly interested in the realistic depiction of objects from the natural world.
Join curators Stephan Wolohojian, Adam Eaker, David Pullins, and Anna-Claire Stinebring along with their special guests as they guide you through the newly reopened galleries dedicated to European Paintings from 1300 to 1800.
