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Ravi Shankar: Ambassador of Hindustani Music

April 7, 2014

By Allen Roda

In honor of Ravi Shankar's ninety-fourth birthday, Curatorial Fellow Allen Roda continues his exploration of the Museum's collection of Indian instruments—this time focusing on a sitār made by Murari Adhikari.

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Musical Instruments of the Indian Subcontinent

March 1, 2009

By Allen Roda

Both Hindustani and Karnatak music use the system of ragas—sets of pitches and small motives for melody construction—and tala for rhythm.

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Meet the Artist—Hew Locke: Gilt

September 29, 2022

Go behind the scenes with artist Hew Locke

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The Art of the Ayyubid Period (ca. 1171–1260)

October 1, 2001

By Linda Komaroff and Suzan Yalman

Signatures of artists on refined and prized brass works inlaid with silver seem to indicate that the craftsmen were from Mosul (in present-day Iraq) and had fled from the approaching Mongol armies.

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The Art of the Seljuqs of Iran (ca. 1040–1157)

October 1, 2001

By Linda Komaroff and Suzan Yalman

Under the Seljuq sultanate, Iran enjoyed a period of material and cultural prosperity, and the ingenuity in architecture and the arts during this period had a notable impact on later artistic developments.

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The Medieval Garden Enclosed—The Golden Quince

October 27, 2008

By Deirdre Larkin

Deirdre Larkin, managing horticulturalist of The Met Cloisters, discusses quince and its significance in medieval gardens.

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The Art of the Mughals after 1600

October 1, 2003

By Marika Sardar

Jahangir’s claim that he could instantly recognize any painter’s work is a reflection of the rise of the individual artist.

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The Art of the Umayyad Period (661–750)

October 1, 2001

By Linda Komaroff and Suzan Yalman

The Umayyad period is often considered the formative period in Islamic art.

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The "Lovely Sound" as Symbol of Nineteenth-Century Multiculturalism

March 27, 2014

By Allen Roda

Curatorial Fellow Allen Roda introduces readers to the sūr pyār—an extremely rare nineteenth-century composite instrument from North India.

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Jain Manuscript Painting

January 1, 2012

By John Guy

As the custom of building large temple complexes became more widespread, so did the production of images and other objects associated with ritual and worship.