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Publication

"Nō Motifs in the Decoration of a Mid-Edo Period Kosode"

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How Alexander Calder's "Mobile" injects motion into sculpture

June 19, 2013

"I think the mobiles help to slow us down."

Publication

"The Heraldic Lion in Akan Art: A Study of Motif Assimilation in Southern Ghana"

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"Sasanian Seals in the Moore Collection: Motive and Meaning in Some Popular Subjects"

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This wooden sculpture has motion and vitality unseen in most Egyptian art

May 15, 2013

By Catharine H. Roehrig

"They’ve captured her in a moment in time."

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Waves, Waterfalls, and Whirling Water on Japanese Kimono

November 12, 2014

By Monika Bincsik

Mellon Curatorial Fellow Monika Bincsik traces the use and meaning of water motifs used on kimono throughout the past 150 years.

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This painting has more to do with the act of painting than with the actual narrative

July 10, 2013

By Asher Miller

"It's a still image, but I see it in motion."

Past Exhibition

Van Gogh's Cypresses

May 22–August 27, 2023

Van Gogh’s Cypresses is the first exhibition to focus on the trees—among the most famous in the history of art—immortalized in signature images by Vincent van Gogh (1853–1890). Such iconic pictures as Wheat Field with Cypresses and The Starry Night…

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Tiles, Carpets, and Panels: A Few of Peter Hristoff's Favorite Things

January 14, 2016

By Peter Hristoff

Ahead of an Artists on Artworks event on January 29, Artist in Residence Peter Hristoff gives readers a look at some of the objects in the Met's collection that inspire his work.

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Climbing in the Garden

May 22, 2014

By Caleb Leech

Managing Horticulturist Caleb Leech describes several of the climbing plants at The Cloisters and discusses the interest they held for medieval artists and students of nature.