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Healing and Magic in Ancient Egypt

May 30, 2020

By Isabel Stünkel

These ancient Egyptian artworks provided healing magic to those who used them.
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Mesopotamian Magic in the First Millennium B.C.

December 1, 2018

By Miriam Said

Far from being considered irrational, magic was the guiding principle by which Mesopotamians understood various natural phenomena and their positive and negative consequences.
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"Tamgas and Runes, Magic Numbers and Magic Symbols"

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The Magic of Marbling: The Art of Karli Frigge

Through July 31
Karli Frigge (1943–) is one of the world’s most prominent and innovative paper marblers. From 1960 to 2000 she produced marbled papers and publications that are renowned for their innovation and creativity. The Magic of Marbling: The Art of Karli F…
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The Magic of Signs and Patterns in North African Art

October 1, 2004

By Salwa Mikdadi

By combining signs with magical numbers or stylizing traditional symbols, contemporary artists tap the unconscious to create abstract work that references the past and present.
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Plastic, Paint, and Movie Magic: A Close Look at Disney Animation Cels

January 12, 2022

By Rachel Mustalish

The animated films of Disney are some of the best known worldwide. The Metropolitan Museum of Art owns several of the animation cels and drawings that were a fundamental part of the filmmaking process.
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Paul Klee: "In the Magic Kitchen" | MetSpeaks

December 15, 2022

By Charles W. Haxthausen

Join scholar Charles W. Haxthausen as he explores the variety of artist Paul Klee’s practice and reflects on its art-historical implications.
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Immaterial: Metals, Part One

August 17, 2022
Dive into the magic of iron, bronze, lead, and copper.
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Might and Magic: The Use of Talismans in Islamic Arms and Armor

September 13, 2016

By Rachel Parikh

Former Mellon Curatorial Fellow Rachel Parikh explores the use of talismans—objects believed to be imbued with magical properties—in arms and armor from the Islamic world.
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The Secrets of Belle's Boudoir: A Lioness, Her Pearls, and Her Museums

February 25, 2016
In 1881, Belle Worsham commissioned a magic space from leading New York City decorator George Schastey. With erotic symbols on all its surfaces, this room—now part of The Met collection—launched the most successful sexual career of the Gilded Age.
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Double-Barreled Wheellock Pistol Made for Emperor Charles V (reigned 1519–56)

Peter Peck (German, Munich, 1503–1596)

Date: ca. 1540–45
Accession Number: 14.25.1425

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Breastplate

Giovan Paolo Negroli (Italian, Milan ca. 1513–1569)

Date: ca. 1540–45
Accession Number: 14.25.1855

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Pair of Gauntlets

Date: ca. 1560
Accession Number: 14.25.902a, b

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Dish with centaur and centauress battling

Date: ca. 1500–1510
Accession Number: 29.100.95

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Powder Flask

Date: 19th century
Accession Number: 14.25.1494

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Powder Flask with Holder

Date: late 16th–early 17th century
Accession Number: 14.25.1475a, b

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Powder Flask

Date: 17th century
Accession Number: 14.25.1496

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Staircase balustrade from Chesterfield House, London

Date: probably ca. 1747
Accession Number: 65.164

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Candlestick (one of a pair)

Master I. C. (probably Jean Court or Jean de Court) (working in the second half of the sixteenth century)

Date: ca. 1560–70
Accession Number: 39.66.2

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Candlestick (one of a pair)

Master I. C. (probably Jean Court or Jean de Court) (working in the second half of the sixteenth century)

Date: ca. 1560–70
Accession Number: 39.66.1