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Hanae Mori (1926–2022)

December 1, 2023

By Ayaka Sano

The first Asian designer to become a member of the Paris haute couture syndicate, Hanae Mori occupied a singular position at the forefront of the global fashion industry over the course of her storied five-decade career.
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The Artist Project: Mariko Mori

June 22, 2015
Artist Mariko Mori reflects on Botticelli's _The Annunciation_ in this episode of The Artist Project.
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Early Maori Wood Carvings

October 1, 2002

By Jennifer Wagelie

Examples of ancient Maori wood sculpture are rare but a number survive, due, in part, to the practice of hiding valuable carvings by immersing them in swamps during times of unrest.
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Wari Imperial Art

March 6

By José Ochatoma Paravicino

The artistic expressions of the Wari and Tiwanaku societies dominated the Central Andes for nearly five hundred years (600–1000 CE).
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El arte imperial wari

March 6

By José Ochatoma Paravicino

Tanto la sociedad wari como la tiwanaku prepararon el terreno para imperios andinos posteriores.
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Roman Mold-Blown Glass

October 1, 2003

By Rosemarie Trentinella

The invention of glassblowing led to an enormous increase in the range of shapes and designs that glassworkers could produce, and the mold-blowing process soon developed as an offshoot of free-blowing.
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Examining The Adoration of the Magi

August 1, 2022

By Laura Hartman and Christine Seidel

A recent conservation treatment of The Adoration of the Magi provided the opportunity to examine the painting and to investigate the stages of its production.
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A Satirical View of Early Flight: Wiener Werkstätte Postcards by Moriz Jung

June 30, 2014

By Theresa Ketterer

Former intern Theresa Ketterer discusses a unique group of picture postcards in the Museum's collection of drawings and prints.
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Meet Me at The Met: Amor Towles

October 7, 2024
For writer Amor Towles, The Met is not just one museum, but many.
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Glass with Mold-Blown Decoration from Islamic Lands

October 1, 2002

By Qamar Adamjee and Stefano Carboni

Since their introduction by the Romans in the early first century A.D., molds have been used continuously and remain one of the most common tools of the glassmaker.
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Renaissance Memento Mori Signet

Date: ca. 1600
Accession Number: L.2015.72.34

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Skull Memento Mori Locket Ring

Date: 17th century
Accession Number: L.2015.72.33

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Renaissance Gimmel Ring with Memento Mori

Date: dated 1631
Accession Number: L.2015.73.1

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Design for a Knife Handle with a Memento Mori

Johann Theodor de Bry (Netherlandish, Strasbourg 1561–1623 Bad Schwalbach)

Date: 1580–1600
Accession Number: 53.670.58

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Design for a Knife Handle with a Memento Mori

Johann Theodor de Bry (Netherlandish, Strasbourg 1561–1623 Bad Schwalbach)

Date: 1580–1600
Accession Number: 1977.558.1

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"Memento Mori" Brooch with stand from the "Thanatos Series"

Bruce Metcalf (American, born Amherst, Massachusetts, 1949)

Date: 2001
Accession Number: 2007.384.37a, b

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Design for Knife Handles with the Temptation of Adam and Eve and a Memento Mori Scene

Johann Theodor de Bry (Netherlandish, Strasbourg 1561–1623 Bad Schwalbach)

Date: 1580–1600
Accession Number: 31.32.9

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The Met Presents the Dynamic Work of Cecily Brown in Focused Career Survey

Exhibition Dates: April 4–December 3, 2023 

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Rosary Terminal Bead with Lovers and Death's Head

Date: ca. 1500–1525
Accession Number: 17.190.305

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Memento Mori

Muriel Spark

Date: 1959
Accession Number: 1994.265.14