Of the forty-odd stelae and thirty accompanying altars carved in this manner at Tikal, eighteen feature royal portraits and historical texts.

Metadata and Collections Librarian William Blueher examines some of the stranger items to be found in the Digital Collections.

Curator Jeff L. Rosenheim showcases the first daguerreotypes made of a total solar eclipse, by photographers William and Frederick Langenheim.

In 1949 the Metropolitan Museum was bequeathed a masterpiece of Italian Renaissance painting. Painted around 1485 by the Florentine master Filippino Lippi, it shows the Madonna and Child seated in a domestic interior, with a view through a window onto a landscape with a river.

Guest author Dylan Sauerwald highlights examples of the types of music that the musicians featured in Valentin de Boulogne's paintings may have been playing.

Guest Blogger Anika shares her love of the artworks in the galleries of the Department of European Paintings.

Former High School Intern Peter W. discusses Lucian Freud's painting and how contemporary art leaves a lot up for debate.

Joseph, a participant in this summer's Digital Stories workshop, shares his impressions of the exhibition Garry Winogrand, on view through September 21.

Curator Tim Husband highlights the artistry of and reveals the meaning behind an exceptional deck of playing cards featured in the exhibition The World in Play: Luxury Cards, 1430–1540.

Managing Horticulturist Deidre Larkin reflects on growth and differences of male and female hop plants in the Cloisters Garden.