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Essay

Life of Jesus of Nazareth

June 1, 2008, revised September 1, 2008

By Michael Morris

The life of Jesus of Nazareth as recorded in the Christian Bible has been a principal subject for art since the late Roman empire.
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This relief of Jesus' final hours changed how sculptures tell stories

August 21, 2013

By Charles T. Little

"Amongst the violence and the chaos, you have to dissect the beauty and the tranquility that’s taking place here."
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Exhibition

Jesse Krimes: Corrections

Through July 13
Photography has played a key role in structuring systems of power in society, including those related to crime and punishment. This exhibition presents immersive contemporary installations by the artist Jesse Krimes (American, b. 1982) alongside ni…
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editorial

Skill versus Judgment

May 29, 2013

By Maleficent Twemlow

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Meet the Artist — Jesse Krimes: Corrections | Met Exhibitions

October 31, 2024
Go behind the scenes with Jesse Krimes as he discusses his inspiration and artistic process for his works in the exhibition Jesse Krimes: Corrections, on view at The Met through July 13, 2025.
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Essay

Jews and the Arts in Medieval Europe

June 1, 2008, revised August 1, 2010

By Melanie Holcomb and Barbara Drake Boehm

Jews served as both patrons and artists, and the art that does survive reveals awareness by Jews of the artistic currents of the day and regular interaction with the majority Christian or Muslim (in the case of Spain) community.
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"Where did Praxiteles see me naked?" Depictions of Venus in Sixteenth-Century Italian Painting

September 13, 2018

By Keith Christiansen

Curator Keith Christiansen explores a provocative new juxtaposition of four paintings by Veronese, Titian, and Lotto, all of which depict Venus, the goddess of love.
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Publication

"Women at the Altar of Jesus's Tomb in the Anastasis"

The Metropolitan Museum Journal is issued annually and publishes original research on works of art in the Museum's collection. Highlights of volume 59 include new discoveries with regard to unexpectedly playful facade sculptures on a 16th-century English merchant's house; a study of small devotional paintings on copper made in Mexico by Nicolás Enríquez for the private use of a Spanish merchant; and the rich story of an Ottoman prayer rug, the restoration of which was overseen by previously overlooked 20th-century tastemaker Robert-Sadia Pardo.
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The Mediated Image and Jesse Krimes

April 28

By Lisa Sutcliffe

The artist’s work challenges the social and political context of mass incarceration.
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editorial

Infinite Jest: A New Exhibition about an Old Tradition

October 3, 2011

By Thomas P. Campbell

Humor and museums are not often linked. We can be informative, inspiring, even entertaining. But funny? Perhaps not as often as we should be.
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Art

Crib of the Infant Jesus

Date: 15th century
Accession Number: 1974.121a–d

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Art

Plaque with the Baptism of Jesus

Date: ca. 1150–75
Accession Number: 17.190.430

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Art

The Miracle of the Palm Tree on the Flight to Egypt

Date: ca. 1490–1510
Accession Number: 38.184

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Art

Relief of the Betrayal and Arrest of Jesus

Date: 1264–88
Accession Number: 17.120.5

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Art

The Child Jesus Triumphant

Juan de Mesa (Spanish (Andalusian), Cordova 1583–1627 Seville)

Date: ca. 1625
Accession Number: 64.164.244a, b

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Art

Capital with the Temptation of Jesus

Date: ca. 1175–1200
Accession Number: 21.21.1

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Art

Child Jesus (from a nativity)

Date: 18th century (?)
Accession Number: 64.164.174

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Art

Medallion with the Betrayal of Jesus

Date: early 16th century
Accession Number: 17.190.474b

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Nicolás De Jesús : a Mexican artist for global justice

Nicolás de Jesús (Mexican, born 1960)

Date: 2022
Accession Number: C 015211

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Nativity

Circle of Antoine Le Moiturier (French, ca. 1425–ca. 1497)

Date: ca. 1450
Accession Number: 16.32.158